Chairman of the Board: Demographics Effects on Role Pursuit

Insufficient attention has been given to the role of chairman. The study offers additional insight on how demographic factors influence the shaping and determination of the role of chairman. This paper should be of interest to practitioners, consultants, line managers, board members, chairmen, management academics and business studies students.

This paper aims to undertake a study of national configurational demographics in order to determine the spread of understanding of the chairman’s role, performance and contribution.

The two key conclusions highlight the requirement for governance due diligence, examining the financial and competitive strength of the organisation as well as uncovering contextual sensitivities.

Reference:

N. Kakabadse and A. Kakabadse  (2007),  “Chairman of the Board: Demographics Effects on Role Pursuit“,  Journal of Management Development,  Vol. 26,  Issue 2, pp. 169-192.