2000/10/01 by Kathleen A. Farrell, David A. Whidbee · 1 citation
Business, Management and Accounting · #Corporate Finance and Governance #Private Equity and Venture Capital #Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance
paper · doi:10.1086/209656
We find an increased likelihood of outside director turnover following forced CEO succession, especially among those directors that are closely aligned with the outgoing CEO, own little equity, and make poor replacement decisions. Directors that remain on the board, however, are more likely to acquire new directorships than those that remain on the board of a matched- sample firm. Overall, the results suggest that outside directors who are not aligned with the CEO and own relatively large equity stakes are rewarded when they remove a poorly performing CEO and replace him or her with a CEO that improves firm performance. Copyright 2000 by University of Chicago Press.