Firm's Network versus Board Members' Network: Who to Appoint?

Thomas Vallée (1) , Joël Massol (1)

1 LEMNA - Laboratoire d'économie et de management de Nantes Atlantique

A crucial question at the center of corporate governance theories and of the literature on social networks alike is the sense of empower of prestige, or influence on the actors of a social network. This paper approaches the possibility of measuring this influence by detecting key individuals who support network dynamics. By means of a study conducted on a sample of CAC 40 directors, it will be shown that the most influential elements are not necessarily the best placed at the beginning. Contrary to all expectations, a dynamics of influence is based on criteria of indispensability to the network that will be presented as an example.

Mots clés: corporate governance; outside directors; networks of directors

Domaines: Economies et finances; Gestion et management

Thomas Vallée, Joël Massol. Firm's Network versus Board Members' Network: Who to Appoint?. 2013. ⟨hal-00829905⟩