CONSTRAINTS IN ACQUIRING AND UTILIZING DIRECTORS' EXPERIENCE: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF NEW-MARKET ENTRY IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Diestre, Luis; Rajagopalan, Nandini; Dutta, Shantanu
• 署名单位: IE University; University of Southern California
• 刊物名称: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0143-2095
• DOI: 10.1002/smj.2215
• 发表日期: 2015
• 页码: 339-359
• 关键词: director interlocks; new-market entry; director appointment; new-product development; Biopharmaceutical Industry

摘要

In this study we provide evidence that firms considering entering new markets are more likely to appoint directors with experience in those markets; and subsequently, we show that directors' market experience increases the likelihood of new-market entry. Moreover, we explore the presence of constraints in both, acquiring experienced directors and utilizing their experience. Specifically, we find that experienced directors are less likely to join firms with financial restatements in the recent past as well as firms with a lower status than the firms where they currently serve. In addition, we find that interlocking directors' experience is less likely to lead to new-market entry for firms that lack new-product development experience and that exhibit a high level of market overlap with interlocked firms. Copyright (c) 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.