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Articles on independent directors

March 4, 2025

Billionaire entrepreneurs can make for bold businesses but often with fewer checks and balances

Claire Wright, University of Technology Sydney

Tech giant Richard White is regarded as the best person to run his company despite a series of personal and professional concerns.

October 22, 2020

Natalie Elms, Queensland University of Technology

Cosy personal relationships among the corporate elite abound. So what makes an independent director actually independent?

September 13, 2018

Roman Lanis, University of Technology Sydney; Chelsea Liu, University of Adelaide; Grant Richardson, Macquarie University, and Ross McClure, University of Technology Sydney

The candidates most likely to be chosen as independent directors are those good at avoiding tax.

Roman Lanis
Associate Professor, Accounting, University of Technology Sydney
Chelsea Liu
Associate Professor, Adelaide Business School, Adelaide University
Ross McClure
PhD Candidate, casual academic, University of Technology Sydney
Grant Richardson
Professor of Accounting, Macquarie University
Natalie Elms
Senior Lecturer, School of Accountancy, Queensland University of Technology
Claire Wright
Senior Lecturer and Business Historian, School of Management, University of Technology Sydney