Volume 19 Number 2 December 1994


Board Size and Potential Corporate and Director Interlocks in Australasia 1984-1993

Matthew R. Roy, Mark A. Fox and Robert T. Hamilton

Abstract

This paper examines all New Zealand listed public companies in the years 1987, 1990 and 1993 to highlight changes over time in interlocking directorates. Potential company and individual director interlocks, as well as average board size, are found to have decreased since 1984. This points to a marked reversal of the trends identified in Firth (1987). The prevalance of interlocks in New Zealand appears no greater than in Australia and may fall with the implementation of the Companies Act 1993.

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Keywords

INTERLOCKS; BOARDS OF DIRECTORS; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.


Contact Details

Matthew R. Roy
Department of Accounting, Finance and Information Systems
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch NEW ZEALAND

Mark A. Fox
Department of Management
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch NEW ZEALAND

Robert T. Hamilton
Department of Management
University of Canterbury
Christchurch NEW ZEALAND



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