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| Title: | Cooperative Financial Performance and Board of Director Characteristics: A Quantitative Investigation |
| Authors: | Bond, Jennifer Keeling |
| Authors (Email): | Bond, Jennifer Keeling (jennifer.bond@colostate.edu) |
| Issue Date: | 2009 |
| Abstract: | This article empirically tests the hypothesis that cooperative boards of directors
and board size, specifically, can influence firm performance. Most existing
studies of cooperative governance rely on qualitative data to draw inferences;
however, this chapter uses several USDA data sets and a survey of co-op
managers to determine whether above-average board size has a negative impact
on co-op performance. This approach is comparable to those found in the
corporate governance literature; however, it contributes to the cooperative
literature by providing statistically-based findings on optimal board size.
Specifically, this study finds that additional board members do eventually
reduce some measures of performance; however, board size must be quite large. |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/56955 |
| Institution/Association: | Journal of Cooperatives>Volume 22, 2009 |
| Total Pages: | 25 |
| From Page: | 22 |
| To Page: | 44 |
| Collections: | Volume 22, 2009
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