Bezemer, P., Peij, S., De Kruijs, L. & Maassen, G. (2014), How two-tier boards can be more effective. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, 14, 15-31.
VOL.14 NO.1 2014, pp.15-31, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, ISSN 1472-0701
This study seeks to explore how non-executive directors address governance problems on Dutch two-tier boards.
Forthcoming Fall 2015
Peij, S., Bezemer, P. & Maassen, G. (2015), Role ambiguity and conflicts: A study of company secretaries and two-tier boards in the Netherlands, Corporate Ownership and Control, Vol. 12.
Stefan C. Peij; Pieter-Jan Bezemer; Gregory F. Maassen, The effectiveness of supervisory boards: an exploratory study of challenges in Dutch boardrooms - Int. J. of Business Governance and Ethics, 2012 Vol.7, No.3, pp.191 - 208.
Triggered by highly publicised corporate scandals, changing societal expectations and the collapse of financial markets, the roles of boards of directors have changed significantly in safeguarding the interest of shareholders and other stakeholders.
Pieter-Jan Bezemer, Stefan C. Peij, Gregory F. Maassen, Han van Halder (2012). The changing role of the supervisory board chairman: the case of the Netherlands (1997–2007). Journal of Management and Governance, 16:37–55 - Springer Netherlands. ISSN 1385-3457 (Print) 1572-963X (Online) - DOI 10.1007/s10997-010-9128-3
Bezemer. P., Maassen, G.F., Van den Bosch, F.A.J., Volberda, H.W. (2007) Investigating the Development of the Internal and External Service Tasks of Non-Executive Directors: The Case of the Netherlands (1997-2005). Corporate Governance, 15 (6), 1119 - 1129.
USAID - Shareholders' rights survey 2004 - 2005: A survey measuring the awareness of shareholders' rights in Macedonia. Thomas Patrick Carson, Ph.D., Dr. Gregory F. Maassen and Samir Latif. Advisor Zdravko Sami.
Maassen, G.F. and Bosch, F.A.J. van den (1999). On the Supposed independence of Two-tier Boards: Formal Structure and Reality in the Netherlands, Corporate Governance: An International Review, 1:31-37.
Maassen, G.F. (2002). An International Comparison of Corporate Governance Models. A Study on the Formal Independence and Convergence of One-Tier and Two-Tier Corporate Boards of Directors in the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Amsterdam: Spencer Stuart Executive Search.
Maassen, G.F. and Bosch, F.A.J. van den (2002, 2007, 2011). A Review of International Developments, In: Handboek Corporate Governance, Kluwer Publishers. Stephan Peij, Editor (In Dutch).
Maassen, G.F., Bosch, F.A.J. van den, and Volberda, H. (2004). The Importance of Disclosure in Corporate Governance Self-regulation Across Europe: A Review of the Winter Report and the EU Action Plan. International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, 1(2): 146-159.
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Maassen, G.F. (2002). An International Comparison of Corporate Governance Models. A Study on the Formal Independence and Convergence of One-Tier and Two-Tier Corporate Boards of Directors in the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Amsterdam: Spencer Stuart Executive Search.