Boardroom politics under rising populism: Performance feedback and the appointment of political directors
Published online on May 14, 2026
Abstract
Strategic Organization, Ahead of Print.
We examine whether firms appoint former politicians to corporate boards in response to financial performance feedback. Integrating the behavioral theory of the firm with research on corporate political connections, we argue that performance feedback does ...
We examine whether firms appoint former politicians to corporate boards in response to financial performance feedback. Integrating the behavioral theory of the firm with research on corporate political connections, we argue that performance feedback does ...