Board composition of turkish listed companies: is there any difference between industries?

With this study, it was aimed to determine board characteristics of the companies, which are defined as CEO duality, insider/outsider ratio and size of the board, by taking into consideration the industries that the companies operate. The research related with board of directors is an important research stream. Although, many relations were investigated, few research examined whether board characteristics differ between different industries. Boards of directors are important mechanisms for Turkish organizations, since the performance of most of the organizations is directly related with these groups. Therefore, it is important to understand the characteristics of these groups. The sample of the study includes the companies which shares are publicly traded in

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Board Size ,

CEO Duality ,

Insider/Outsider Ratio ,