Financing decisions as a source of conflict in venture boards |
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| Authors: | Daniel P Forbes M Audrey Korsgaard Harry J Sapienza |
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| Institution: | 1. U. of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management, 321 — 19th Ave. South, Suite #3-365, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA;2. U. of South Carolina, Moore School of Business, 1705 College Street, Columbia, SC 29209, USA |
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| Abstract: | Governance scholarship has suggested that venture boards should be structured so as to stimulate internal conflict. However, structure is a weak predictor of board effectiveness. Moreover, conflict can be dysfunctional, especially when it is focused on relationships rather than tasks. We show that venture boards experience more relationship conflict when they make financing decisions that involve devaluation of the venture and that this effect is moderated by whether the CEO is a founder. Our findings should prompt venture governance scholars to reconsider the importance of board structure, the value of board conflict and the behavior of founder- versus non-founder CEOs. |
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| Keywords: | Boards of directors Conflict Founders Decision making |
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