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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.

The Netherlands Board Index program is a unique longitudinal research project that systematically follows the evolution of corporate governance and board practices in the Netherlands.

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. (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.

The Effectiveness of Shareholders Meetings: An Overview of Recent Developments (Gregory F. Maassen and Darrell Brown), in: International Corporate Governance After Sarbanes-Oxley, Paul Ali and Greg N. Gregoriou (Editors).

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., 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.

Macedonia: Recent Developments by Samir Latif and Gregory F. Maassen in: Corporate Governance of Non-Listed Companies in Emerging Markets, OECD

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. (2004). The Emerging Role of Audit Committees. Femus 10(4): 26-29.

Maassen, G.F. and van de Coevering, P. (2006). Reform Strategies for Boards of Directors in Emerging Markets. How the private sector can be involved in the development of modern business standards  - Working Paper Erasmus University Rotterdam School of Management.

Analysis of the Law of the Republic of Armenia on Joint Stock Companies. Davit Karapetyan and Gregory Maassen.

USAID - Corporate Governance in Macedonia. An Analysis of Non-Listed Joint Stock Companies. OECD International Meeting on Corporate Governance of Non-Listed Companies, Istanbul, Turkey. Gregory Maassen and Samir Latif.

Model Provisions on Investor Protection in CIS Member States. Rilka Dragneva and Wlliam Simons (Leiden University), Davit Karapetyan (IFC), Eric Vinken CILC), Alexei Zverev (EBRD), Hans-Joachim Schramm (Bremen University) and Gregory Maassen (Erasmus University).

Commercial Law and Institutional Review 2005 Macedonia - USAID. Written by Wade Channel (Principal Author and Editor), Samir Latif, Darrell Brown and Gregory Maassen.

Commercial Law and Institutional Review 2003 Macedonia - USAID. Written by Wade Channel (Principal Author and Editor), Samir Latif, Darrell Brown and Gregory Maassen.

OECD / IFC Fact-Sheet on Joint Stock Companies in Mongolia.

OECD / IFC Fact-Sheet on Joint Stock Companies in Kazakhstan.

OECD / IFC Armenia Corporate Governance Country Analysis, Dr. Gregory F. Maassen, IFC, Yerevan, Armenia and Dr. Tigran Karapetyan,Vice Chairman, Securities Exchange Commission, presented at 2nd Meeting of the Eurasian Corporate Governance Roundtable.

USAID Corporate Governance Survey 2003 - 2004: A Census of 416 Joint Stock Companies in Macedonia. Thomas Patrick Carson, Ph.D. and Dr. Gregory F. Maassen.

Bezemer. P., Maassen, G.F., Van den Bosch, F.A.J. & Volberda, H.W. (2008). De adviserende rol van commissarissen in het licht van de Code Tabaksblat. Goed Bestuur: Tijdschrift over Governance, 2: 45-51 (in Dutch).

Gregory F. Maassen, Gebruik Toezichthoudende Commissies Sterk Toegenomen: Stand van Zaken in Honderd Beursgenoteerde Ondernemingen. In: Goed Bestuur, 3-2005 (in Dutch).

Cumulative Voting and the Protection of Minority Shareholders in the CIS In: Investor Protection in the CIS - Legal Reform and Voluntary Harmonization - Law in Eastern Europe, No. 57. Gregory Maassen and Rilka Dragneva.

Bezemer. P., Maassen, G.F., Van den Bosch, F.A.J. & Volberda, H.W. (2007). Veranderingen in de service-rol van commissarissen in Nederland. Maandblad voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie, 9: 420-428 (in Dutch).

Investigating the Development of the Internal and External Service Tasks of Non-executive Directors: the Case of the Netherlands (1997–2005). Pieter-Jan Bezemer, Gregory F. Maassen, Frans A. J. Van den Bosch and Henk W. Volberda.

Maassen, G.F. and Bosch, F.A.J. van den & Maljers, F.A. (1997). Een Internationale Vergelijking van Corporate Governance Modellen. Is er Sprake van Convergentie? Bedrijfskunde, Tijdschrift voor Modern Management, 4:35-41 (in Dutch).

Maassen, G.F. (1998). De Audit-Commissie van de Raad van Commissarissen in Nederland: Een Internationaal Perspectief, Maandblad voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie, 7/8:410-419 (in Dutch).

Maassen, G.F (2004). Corporate Governance and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: How SMEs Can Benefit from Corporate Governance Principles and Corporate Social Responsibility. Macedonian Business Lawyers Association.

Maassen, G.F. (2004). The Relationship Between Corporate Governance and the Performance of Joint Stock Companies. How the Macedonian Company Law Can Help. Macedonian Business Lawyers Review 9 (4): 115-130.

Maassen, G.F. (2004). Independent Directors for Macedonian Joint Stock Companies. Why the Proposed Company Law Should Emphasize Disclosure Requirements. Macedonian Business Lawyers Review 10 (4):185-201.

Maassen, G.F. (2004). Major Transactions: How the Macedonian 2004 Company Law Protects Directors, Managers and Shareholders. Macedonian Business Lawyers Review 11 (5): 113-127.

Maassen, G.F., Bosch, F.A.J. van den, Volberda, H.W. (2005).  Het Gebruik van Toezichthoudende Commissies Binnen Raden van Commissarissen in Beursgenoteerde Ondernemingen, Maandblad voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie (in Dutch).

Bezemer, P., Peij, S., Maassen, G.F. and Van Halder, H. (2009), The Changing Role of Supervisory Board Chairman: The Case of the Netherlands (1997-2007). Paper presented at the European Academy of Management, Liverpool, May 2009.

Over the last ten years, the corporate governance context in most Western countries has changed as a result of irregularities, increased regulation, heightened societal expectations and shareholder activism.

Bezemer, P., Peij, S., De Kruijs, L. & Maassen, G. (2013), Boardroom Dynamics of two-tier boards: How non-executive directors manage working relationships with executives. Paper presented at the European Academy of Management, Istanbul, June 2013.

This study explores how non-executive directors are challenged by management while they seek to improve the effectiveness of supervisory boards in the Netherlands.

The Effectiveness of Supervisory Boards: an Exploratory Study of Group Dynamics and Challenges in Dutch Board Rooms (2012 forthcoming - under review)

S. C. Peij, P.-J. Bezemer, G. F. Maassen

Bezemer. P., Volberda, H.W, Van den Bosch, F.A.J. (2006) The Influence of the Board of Directors on the Strategic Renewal Behavior of Listed Corporations: Board control versus Board Collaboration. Paper presented at the EURAM conference, Oslo, May 17-20

Bezemer. P., Maassen, G.F., Van den Bosch, F.A.J. & Volberda, H.W. (2008). Assessing corporate responses to changing board network expectations in the Netherlands, paper presented at the EURAM Conference, Ljubljana, May 2008. This paper was also presented at the Norefjell Workshop, Castel di Sangro, January 2008.

Bezemer. P., Maassen, G.F., Van den Bosch, F.A.J. & Volberda, H.W. (2007). The hidden effects of corporate governance reform in the Netherlands: Non-Executive directors' changing external and internal service roles, paper presented at the EURAM conference, Paris, May 2007.

Maassen, G.F. and van Montfort, J. (1996). An Introduction to Organizational Economics: Part I and II, Working paper 13:13 Presented at Erasmus University Rotterdam Corporate Governance Project (in Dutch).

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Maassen, G.F. (1996). The Comparison of Corporate Governance Models, Paper presented at the Scientific Conference on Corporate Governance, Rotterdam: VSB.

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Maassen, G.F. and Bosch, F.A.J. van den (1997). Comparing Major International Corporate Governance Models: A Convergence of One-tier and Two-tier Board Models? Paper presented at the Academy of Management, Boston.

Van Gulik, E.H.W; Gedajlovic, E.R.; Maassen, G.F.; Bosch, F.A.J. van den; Volberda, H.W (2000). On the Service Role of Boards of Directors: Pfeffer (1972) Across Contexts. Paper presented at the ASAC-IFSAM 2000 Conference in Montreal, Canada.

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Van Gulik, E.H.W; Gedajlovic, E.R.; Maassen, G.F.; Bosch, F.A.J. van den; Volberda, H.W (2000). On the Demographic Diversity Between Top Management Teams and Boards of Directors. Paper presented at the 20th Annual International SMS Conference in Vancouver, Canada.

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Van Gulik, E.H.W; Gedajlovic, E.R.; Maassen, G.F.; Bosch, F.A.J. van den; Volberda, H.W (2000a). Do Pfeffer’s (1972) Findings on the Service Role of Boards of Directors Generalize Across Context and Analytical Techniques? The Case of Dutch Boards of Directors. Paper presented at the Academy of Management, Toronto.

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Maassen, G.F.; Gedajlovic, E.R.; Bosch, F.A.J. van den; Volberda, H.W (2005). On the Service Role of Boards of Directors: Pfeffer (1972) Across Contexts.

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Maassen, G.F. (2004). The Importance of Independent Directors for Indonesian Boards of Directors: A Review of the EU Corporate Governance Action Plan. Corporate Boards Update (Indonesia).

Armenia Corporate Governance Manual. Principal authors: Davit Karapetyan, Rilka Dragneva and Gregory Maassen Janet Katz (Editor).

Russia Corporate Governance Manual.  Davit Karapetyan, Polina Kalnitskaya, Igor Abramov, Natalya Kosheleva, Gregory Maassen and many other specialists contributed to this manual.

Maassen, G.F. and van Montfort, J. (1994). Management Buy Out: A Palace Revolution? Amsterdam: Thesis University of Amsterdam (in Dutch). Layout by Reinout Wijnveen.