The technostructure gap: the educational qualifications of executive and non-executive directors
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Article Title | The technostructure gap: the educational qualifications of executive and non-executive directors |
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ERA Journal ID | 19082 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Phillips, Peter J. (Author) and Cotter, Julie (Author) |
Journal Title | Corporate Ownership and Control |
Journal Citation | 7 (4), pp. 102-113 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2010 |
Place of Publication | Sumy, Ukraine |
ISSN | 1727-9232 |
1810-3057 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.virtusinterpress.org/additional_files/journ_coc/issues/COC_(Volume_7_Issue_4_Summer_2010).pdf |
Abstract | The purpose of this paper is to investigate the educational qualifications and experience of executive and non-executive members of directorial boards in Australia. Inspired by Galbraith's (1967) analysis of the technostructure, we examine the educational qualifications of managerial (executive) directors and non-executive directors to assess the extent of divergences in the relevance (to the company's operations) of executives' and non-executives' educational qualifications. In addition, we measure the 'relatedness' of executives' and non-executives' educational qualifications to determine the extent to which the set of educational qualifications of executive directors diverges from that of non-executive directors. We find significant differences in the relevance of the educational qualifications possessed by executives and non-executives. We also find very low relatedness between the two sets of educational qualifications. The advantages of board diversity on the one hand and the disadvantages that may attend potentially sub-optimal technical information flow on the other are discussed. |
Keywords | technostructure; CEO; board of directors; education; qualifications |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390303. Higher education |
380109. Industry economics and industrial organisation | |
350709. Organisation and management theory | |
Public Notes | No evidence of copyright restrictions preventing deposit. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Accounting, Economics and Finance |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9zzv4/the-technostructure-gap-the-educational-qualifications-of-executive-and-non-executive-directors
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