Board networks as a source of intellectual capital for companies

The purpose of this paper is to use the dynamic capabilities framework to explain the effect of board networks, as a source of intellectual capital, on firm performance. The authors propose that the influence of board interlocks depends on their ability to contribute to strategic decision making. As...

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Autores: Blanco Alcántara, David, Díez Esteban, José María, Romero Merino, María Elena
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Burgos (UBU)
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos (RIUBU)
OAI Identifier:oai:riubu.ubu.es:10259/8640
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10259/8640
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Network analysis
Boards of directors
Intellectual capital
Dynamic capabilities framework
Interlocking directorship
Intra-industry relationships
G3
Economía
Gestión de empresas
Economics
Industrial management
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Sumario:The purpose of this paper is to use the dynamic capabilities framework to explain the effect of board networks, as a source of intellectual capital, on firm performance. The authors propose that the influence of board interlocks depends on their ability to contribute to strategic decision making. As a result, their effect is subject to the business context in which they occur and the different role of the interconnected directors involved.