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This paper aims to enrich social network and managerial powers theories by examining the effects of board-CEO friendship ties in tourism firms. Specifically, we focus on the association between the board-CEO social network ties (e.g., serving external boards together or sharing memberships at social organizations) and performance and risk-taking behaviour among tourism firms. The findings show that friendship ties between CEO and board members result in higher risk-taking, lower profitability, and market values. In addition, professional ties (i.e., current and past employment) significantly impact tourism firms’ outcomes, whereas non-professional ties (i.e., education and other social organizations) do not. The findings prevail after controlling for the Covid-19 pandemic. However, friendship ties lead to better information sharing, resulting in more effective decision-making by board members.
Author(s): Trinh VQ, Seetaram N, Duong KT, Vo XV
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Tourism Economics
Year: 2023
Pages: epub ahead of print
Online publication date: 23/09/2022
Acceptance date: 27/08/2022
Date deposited: 27/08/2022
ISSN (print): 1354-8166
ISSN (electronic): 2044-0375
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/13548166221125988
DOI: 10.1177/13548166221125988
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