The recent coverage of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association management crisis raises many governance questions (RTE 2017). Part of the crisis concerns a dispute as to who is the valid chairperson with two potential candidates. So how important is this issue, that is how important is the chairperson? And does it matter who is chairperson … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2017
Chairperson-CEO Duality
CEO-Chairperson duality, that is, combining the roles of CEO and Chairperson of a board of directors, has been a focus of research, and the UK Governance Code discourages role duality (Solomon 2013; FRC 2014). This separation recognises the different roles of the two positions and that separation will minimise agency issues (Solomon 2013). The primary … Continue reading
Corporate Governance 