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British corporate networks, 1976-2010: extending the study of finance-industry relationships (2018)
Journal Article
Buchnea, E., Tilba, A., & Wilson, J. (2020). British corporate networks, 1976-2010: extending the study of finance-industry relationships. Business History, 62(6), 1027-1057. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2018.1512096

Using an extensive and unique data set that has been created to record the composition of the boards of directors of the top 250 British firms between 1904 and 2010, this article builds upon a previous study by the authors on the corporate network to... Read More about British corporate networks, 1976-2010: extending the study of finance-industry relationships.

The British corporate network, 1904–1976: Revisiting the finance–industry relationship (2017)
Journal Article
Wilson, J. F., Buchnea, E., & Tilba, A. (2018). The British corporate network, 1904–1976: Revisiting the finance–industry relationship. Business History, 60(6), 779-806. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2017.1333106

The relationship between finance and industry in Britain has received substantial attention, largely focusing on the role played by clearing banks as lenders to industry. This article, through the use of a unique dataset detailing the composition of... Read More about The British corporate network, 1904–1976: Revisiting the finance–industry relationship.

Vocabularies of Motive and Temporal Perspectives: Examples of Pension Fund Engagement and Disengagement (2017)
Journal Article
Tilba, A., & Wilson, J. F. (2017). Vocabularies of Motive and Temporal Perspectives: Examples of Pension Fund Engagement and Disengagement. British Journal of Management, 28(3), 502-518. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12225

Prior research on institutional investors’ role in corporate governance draws a distinction between engaged and disengaged pension funds. The aim of this study was to shed more light on how pension fund practitioners talk about engagement and disenga... Read More about Vocabularies of Motive and Temporal Perspectives: Examples of Pension Fund Engagement and Disengagement.

‘To invite disappointment or worse’: governance, audit and due diligence in the Ferranti–ISC merger (2015)
Journal Article
Billings, M., Tilba, A., & Wilson, J. (2016). ‘To invite disappointment or worse’: governance, audit and due diligence in the Ferranti–ISC merger. Business History, 58(4), 453-478. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2015.1085973

Mergers and acquisitions frequently destroy shareholder value, and UK companies have a particularly poor record in US deals. But outcomes are rarely as calamitous as in the case of the British electronics group Ferranti which in 1987 entered into a s... Read More about ‘To invite disappointment or worse’: governance, audit and due diligence in the Ferranti–ISC merger.

Stewardship and Fiduciary Duties: The Spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tilba, A. (2014, December). Stewardship and Fiduciary Duties: The Spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement. Presented at British Academy of Management conference (BAM 2014): The Role of the Business School in Supporting Economic and Social Development, Belfast, Northern Ireland

A critical issue for the future growth of institutional investor Stewardship and engagement over investee companies is whether it is compatible with the fiduciary duties of pension fund trustees. This study examines how a range of interpretations of... Read More about Stewardship and Fiduciary Duties: The Spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement.

Engaged versus Disengaged Ownership: The Case of Pension Funds in the UK (2012)
Journal Article
Tilba, A., & McNulty, T. (2013). Engaged versus Disengaged Ownership: The Case of Pension Funds in the UK. Corporate Governance, 21(2), 165-182. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8683.2012.00933.x

Manuscript Type Empirical Research Question/Issue This study examines how the practice of pension fund investment management informs the ownership behavior of pension funds vis‐à‐vis investee corporations. Research Findings/Insights Using data from:... Read More about Engaged versus Disengaged Ownership: The Case of Pension Funds in the UK.