Board Interlocking and Accounting Choices in Brazilian Electric Energy Companies with Stock Exchange

This article aims to analyze the influence of stability and the intensity of board interlocking on accounting choices. The sample consists of 57 companies in the electricity sector out of a total of 59 with shares traded on Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (B3), analyzed in a a period ranging from 2010 to 2016...

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Main Authors: Flávio Ribeiro, Ademir Clemente
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Language:English
Published: FUCAPE Business School 2023-01-01
Series:BBR: Brazilian Business Review
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Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=123075331003
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description This article aims to analyze the influence of stability and the intensity of board interlocking on accounting choices. The sample consists of 57 companies in the electricity sector out of a total of 59 with shares traded on Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (B3), analyzed in a a period ranging from 2010 to 2016. This resulted in 177 different connections between companies. Company stability and intensity of existing relationships between the boards were used as proxies for an interlocking framework. For determining the accounting choice, an attempt was made to identify similarities between the choices adopted by the companies. The findings reveal considerable changes in the connection structures of companies. This began with the formation of a major network in the years 2010 and 2011, and ended with five well-defined groups in 2016. The results suggest that stability and intensity of connections favor dissemination of accounting choices. This is especially true for choices related to measurement and classification. These findings converge with Connelly and Slyke (2012) according to whom the existence of common counselors favor the access and dissemination of information between companies.
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spelling doaj-art-2d2002b5233e4a2a9611ab7290f34b1d2025-02-06T23:39:34ZengFUCAPE Business SchoolBBR: Brazilian Business Review1807-734X2023-01-012013855http://dx.doi.org/10.15728/bbr.2023.20.1.3.ptBoard Interlocking and Accounting Choices in Brazilian Electric Energy Companies with Stock ExchangeFlávio RibeiroAdemir ClementeThis article aims to analyze the influence of stability and the intensity of board interlocking on accounting choices. The sample consists of 57 companies in the electricity sector out of a total of 59 with shares traded on Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (B3), analyzed in a a period ranging from 2010 to 2016. This resulted in 177 different connections between companies. Company stability and intensity of existing relationships between the boards were used as proxies for an interlocking framework. For determining the accounting choice, an attempt was made to identify similarities between the choices adopted by the companies. The findings reveal considerable changes in the connection structures of companies. This began with the formation of a major network in the years 2010 and 2011, and ended with five well-defined groups in 2016. The results suggest that stability and intensity of connections favor dissemination of accounting choices. This is especially true for choices related to measurement and classification. These findings converge with Connelly and Slyke (2012) according to whom the existence of common counselors favor the access and dissemination of information between companies.http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=123075331003board interlockingboard interlocking stabilityintensity of board interlockingaccounting choiceselectricity sector
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Board Interlocking and Accounting Choices in Brazilian Electric Energy Companies with Stock Exchange
BBR: Brazilian Business Review
board interlocking
board interlocking stability
intensity of board interlocking
accounting choices
electricity sector
title Board Interlocking and Accounting Choices in Brazilian Electric Energy Companies with Stock Exchange
title_full Board Interlocking and Accounting Choices in Brazilian Electric Energy Companies with Stock Exchange
title_fullStr Board Interlocking and Accounting Choices in Brazilian Electric Energy Companies with Stock Exchange
title_full_unstemmed Board Interlocking and Accounting Choices in Brazilian Electric Energy Companies with Stock Exchange
title_short Board Interlocking and Accounting Choices in Brazilian Electric Energy Companies with Stock Exchange
title_sort board interlocking and accounting choices in brazilian electric energy companies with stock exchange
topic board interlocking
board interlocking stability
intensity of board interlocking
accounting choices
electricity sector
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