The internationalisation of top management teams and boards in Nordic countries
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2003-12-12
Editor(s)
Abstract
As firms internationalise, they face increasingly complex environments and must learn to deal with the challenges that go along with the establishment of foreign operations. Appointing foreign directors at board and top management team level is one way of handling such challenges, as this enables the company to draw upon a larger knowledge-base at the top of the organisation and extends the company's international business networks. A sample of 118 companies from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden was employed in order to test whether higher levels of internationalisation increases the likelihood of appointing foreigners board and top management level. The effects of foreign ownership, government interest, and large-scale merger activity were also studied. Results show broad support for the hypothesised relationships between internationalisation indicators and composition of boards and top management teams.
Language
English
Keywords
internationalisation
top management team
board of directors
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
FIM
Start page
47
Event Title
29th European International Business Academy (EIBA) conference
Event Location
Copenhagen
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
15818
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Greve Ruigrok FIMHSG Working Paper 2004.pdf
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Format
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