Title: External board members in family firms. Subject: Bachelor's thesis in business administration, 15 credits Authors: Maria Persson & Jenny SundqvistKeywords: Family firm, external board member, board, competence. Research questions: • What can external board members contribute with the company's current expertise? • What are the positive and negative aspects of bringing in external board members? Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to explain the impact that external board members canhave on current competence, as well as positive and negative aspects in a family business. Method: This study was conducted with an abductive research approach. Furthermore, thestudy has applied a qualitative research method in which nine respondents from nine differentcompanies were interviewed. The literature study has been carried out by collecting theoriesfrom previous research studies. Conclusion: The conclusion of this study shows that the appointment of external boardmembers has predominantly positive aspects compared to negative aspects. The externalboard members entail a broader and more advanced competence in the family company'sboard, which adds to and maintains the company's legitimacy.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:hh-47086 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Sundqvist, Jenny, Persson, Maria |
| Publisher | Högskolan i Halmstad |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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