accountants, 68, 111–113, 119, 124, 130, 151, 180, 182, 232, 242, 254, 277, 279, 296, 302

acquisition, 1, 16, 33, 40–41, 43, 49–50, 63, 67–68, 70–71, 92, 136, 156, 158, 161, 168, 170, 174–175, 178–179, 185, 226, 247, 249, 256, 302

Adizes, I., 44

agency theory, 4, 12–17, 21, 23–24, 29, 48, 57, 70, 172–173

Air Canada, 161

Alchian & Demsetz, 15

alliance, 22, 31, 261

Allaire & Firsirotu, 9n2

Amburgey, Kelley, & Barnett, 26

American Stock Exchange (AMEX), 140, 189–192, 195, 197n4

Anderson, Hankansson, & Johanson, 30

antitrust, 22

assets, 38, 49, 54, 67, 160, 170–171, 249, 270

attorneys, 110–112

audit committee, 2, 9n7, 25, 91, 122, 126, 139–140, 144, 158–159, 161, 174–175, 177, 180–181, 189–195, 217, 230, 232, 234–235, 240, 246–247, 261, 266, 268–269, 272, 277–278, 287–288, 291, 308

Balkin & Gomez-Mejia, 44

bankers, 50, 68, 110–113, 119, 124, 157, 219, 222, 250–251, 256, 263, 265

bankruptcy, 1, 3, 53–57, 59n9, 60nn15–16, 64, 69, 71, 88, 164, 165n8, 170, 177, 185

Barr, Stimpert, & Huff, 34, 59n9, 70, 178

Baysinger & Butler, 20

Becht, Franks, Mayer, & Rossi, 17

Berle & Means, 12–13, 20–21

Bhagat & Black, 2, 20, 51–52, 169

board

experience, 3, 7, 70, 78, 87, 91, 98–100, 105, 109, 122, 128, 132–133, 152, 155, 161, 163, 165n8, 168–169, 171, 180, 205, 252–260, 262–263, 265, 268, 269, 271, 301–303

functions, 5, 17, 42–43, 70–71, 79, 178–179, 236

independent board, 16, 20–21, 35, 51–52, 57, 141, 151, 180–181, 202, 257, 268

meeting, 16, 79, 89, 91–93, 132, 134, 143, 149, 234, 238, 245, 247–248, 254, 263, 267, 296–297

performance, 3–5, 34, 51, 60n12, 103–104, 173–174, 186

role, 6, 25, 28, 72, 88, 95, 130, 145, 155, 167, 174, 185, 207

selection criteria, 1, 6, 31, 33, 67, 72–73, 77, 176, 181

Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDP), 38, 60n10, 97