L'Impact de l'Indépendance et de la dualité du Conseil d'Administration sur la Performance des Entreprises : Application au Contexte Américain

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to study the relationship between the characteristics of board of directors and firm performance in a sample of 100 american firms, over the period 2001–2003. We particularly focus on board independence and CEO duality. Our results indicate a positive impact of board independence on the firm performance. We also find a negative relationship between CEO duality and performance. Finally we can indicate that Results of our empirical test fail to support stewardship theory and provide support for agency theory.