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Corporate governance relies significantly on the board of directors, who act as custodians of shareholders' interests. The dynamics of social connections between Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and board members form a critical element that influences information exchange within this vital governance structure. This study seeks to assess the impact of these social connections on organizational performance. We conducted a comprehensive analysis of the professional backgrounds of CEOs and board members to measure the extent of their social connections. Employing multiple regression analysis with robust error corrections, we considered essential economic and financial metrics, including Return on Assets (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE), and Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA). Our findings reveal that professional social connections have a positive influence on ROA (β = 0.0230|p-value ≤ 0.05) and EBITDA (β = 420,517,1|p-value ≤ 0.05), while educational connections exhibited no significant effect, and familial connections were found to adversely affect EBITDA (β = − 516,307,0|p-value ≤ 0.05). This study highlights the real influence of social connections on firm performance, shedding light on the complex interplay between social dynamics and corporate success. These insights contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of corporate governance and the factors driving organizational performance. Graphical abstract
Corporate governance relies significantly on the board of directors, who act as custodians of shareholders' interests. The dynamics of social connections between Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and board members form a critical element that influences information exchange within this vital governance structure. This study seeks to assess the impact of these social connections on organizational performance. We conducted a comprehensive analysis of the professional backgrounds of CEOs and board members to measure the extent of their social connections. Employing multiple regression analysis with robust error corrections, we considered essential economic and financial metrics, including Return on Assets (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE), and Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA). Our findings reveal that professional social connections have a positive influence on ROA (β = 0.0230|p-value ≤ 0.05) and EBITDA (β = 420,517,1|p-value ≤ 0.05), while educational connections exhibited no significant effect, and familial connections were found to adversely affect EBITDA (β = − 516,307,0|p-value ≤ 0.05). This study highlights the real influence of social connections on firm performance, shedding light on the complex interplay between social dynamics and corporate success. These insights contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of corporate governance and the factors driving organizational performance. Graphical abstract
ResumenPresentamos la literatura brasileña de análisis de redes sociales (ARS), incluyendo estudio que utilizan las redes sólo como método o técnica de análisis. En relación con los grupos de investigación, los autores identifican crecimiento y diversificación del ARS en Brasil, con estudios de diferentes áreas disciplinares, tales como gobierno y políticas públicas, sociedad civil, sociología económica, migración, estudios culturales, antropología y ciencias de la información. Pese a la relevancia reciente y creciente de este método, los autores enfatizan que todavía hay margen para un mayor desarrollo de las técnicas y los indicadores de evaluación, dirigidos a construir explicaciones en temas diversos, más allá de la descripción de las estructuras relacionales.Palabras clave: Crónica -Brasil -Análisis de redes sociales -Estado del arte. Notes on social network analysis in Brazil AbstractThis paper presents the Brazilian literature on Social Network Analysis (SNA), including studies that use networks exclusively as a method and analysis technique. Relating representative studies of leading research groups, the authors identify growth and diversification of SNA in Brazil, covering studies in different disciplinary fields, such as government and public policy, civil society, economic sociology, migration, cultural studies, anthropology and information science. Despite the recent and increasing relevance of this method, the authors emphasize that there is still room for analysis to proceed further in the use of SNA techniques and measures, aiming to construct explanatory arguments for various phenomena, beyond the description of relational structures.El presente texto tiene por objetivo mapear, en líneas generales, la producción brasileña que utiliza el Análisis de Redes Sociales (ARS) como método y técnica de análisis. Se incluyen trabajos de investigadores instalados en instituciones brasileñas, publicados tanto en Brasil como en el exterior.
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