The double‐edged sword of going “overboard”: Board connectedness, debt quality, and the cost of debt
Ahmad Hammami,
Alexey Lyubimov,
Rozhin Yousefvand Mansouri
Abstract:Board connectedness, a result of directors serving the boards of more than one firm, impacts companies positively (access to resources provided by connected directors) and negatively (directors being “spread too thin”). Given that debt quality has a high influence on the cost of debt, this paper examines how the cost of debt (bond yield spread) is influenced by a firm's board connectedness while considering the effect that debt quality (bond ratings) may have on such a relationship. Results show that the relat… Show more
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