Why Boards Fail: A Behavioral–Structural Synthesis of Recurrent Governance Breakdowns

Nada Kakabadse; Pingying Zhang

doi:10.1111/corg.70051

Why Boards Fail: A Behavioral–Structural Synthesis of Recurrent Governance Breakdowns

Nada Kakabadse
, Pingying Zhang

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Original language	English
Journal	Corporate Governance: An International Review
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/corg.70051
State	Accepted/In press - 2026
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

General Business,Management and Accounting
Strategy and Management
Management of Technology and Innovation

Keywords

behavioral governance
behavioral–structural drift
board dynamics
board failure
corporate governance
corporate governance failure
strategic myopia

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