Endogenously chosen boards of directors and their monitoring of the CEO

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Hermalin, BE
Weisbach, MS
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[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Haas Sch Business, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[2] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Econ, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[3] Univ Arizona, Coll Business & Publ Adm, Dept Finance, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
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How can boards be chosen through a process partially controlled by the CEO, yet, in many instances, still be effective monitors of him? We offer an answer based on a model in which board effectiveness is a function of its independence. This, in turn, is a function of negotiations (implicit or explicit) between existing directors and the CEO over who will fill vacancies on the board. The CEO's bargaining power over the board-selection process comes from his perceived ability relative to potential successors. Many empirical findings about board structure and performance arise as equilibrium phenomena of this model.
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