The Role of the Interlocking Director and Board Receptivity in the Diffusion of Practices
研究了连锁董事个体差异如何影响信息传递，以及组织特征如何影响董事会对实践扩散的接受度，有助于理解企业间实践传播机制。
Board interlocks are frequently examined as conduits of practices between firms. I propose that variance among the individual directors who create these linkages affects the likelihood information is transmitted across them. Further, I discuss organizational characteristics that shape how receptive a board is to the diffusion of practices. I conceptualize a model to investigate, first, which directors are more likely to transmit experience or knowledge about organizational practices and, second, what factors influence how that information is received.