Distant proximity of board members A qualitative study on the social function of monitoring, in which board members have a relation with the CEO, while having to critically monitor the CEO.
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2022-06-27
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The purpose of this research is shedding light on how board members view the social process behind monitoring. The main question answered in this research is as follows: How do board members combine maintaining a relationship with the CEO, while having to critically monitor the CEO? The individual board member is faced with his function of critically monitoring the CEO, while he or she is trying to maintain a personal relationship with the CEO. The personal relationship with the CEO might have an influence on the impartiality and independency of the board members. The weighing of these two values is a new insight in board member literature. The board members experience keeping distant proximity by staying close enough to the CEO to retrieve information and give advice and keeping distance to critically monitor as a playing field.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen