Board structure, director expertise, and advisory role of outside directors

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Chen, Sheng-Syan; Chen, Yan-Shing; Kang, Jun-Koo; Peng, Shu-Cing
• 署名单位: National Chengchi University; National Taiwan University; Nanyang Technological University; National Central University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0304-405X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2020.05.008
• 发表日期: 2020
• 页码: 483-503
• 关键词: Permanent normal trade relations; China-related experience; Board structure; Advisory role; Director labor market

摘要

We investigate how a shock to corporate demand for experienced directors (i.e., U.S. Congress' grant of Permanent Normal Trade Relations status to China in 2000) affects U.S. firms' board structure and board advisory role. We find that firms appoint more outside directors with China-related experience after the grant. Firms with such directors realize higher returns around announcements of investments involving Chinese firms and bet-ter post-deal operating performance, particularly when these directors reside in the U.S. The appointment of directors with China experience is also greeted more positively by the stock market and they gain more board seats after the grant. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.