The Complementary Roles of Board Incentives and Market Monitoring: Theory and Evidence

75 Pages Posted: 11 Feb 2016 Last revised: 1 Jul 2017

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Peter L. Swan

University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney; Financial Research Network (FIRN)

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Date Written: October 20, 2016

Abstract

In this paper I rectify the market governance model of Holmstrom and Tirole (1993) to develop and test a number of hypotheses concerning company board structure and incentives. Exogeneity stems from the forced departure of "non-independent" directors with substantial shareholdings from boards due to regulatory-induced pressure. Various market and accounting measures of performance, investment decision-making with respect to acquisitions, and negotiation and monitoring of CEO and non-executive director pay substantially worsen in the presence of this external market monitoring. I conclude that informed traders utilize information about the actions of board members that reinforce market-based incentives.

Keywords: Independent directors, Board monitoring, Governance through Trading, Board performance, Gray directors

JEL Classification: G34, J41, J44, L25

Suggested Citation

Swan, Peter Lawrence, The Complementary Roles of Board Incentives and Market Monitoring: Theory and Evidence (October 20, 2016). 2016 Financial Markets and Corporate Governance, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2719999 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2719999

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