African Journal of Business Management Vol. 5(34), pp. 13254-13266, 28 December, 2011 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM DOI: 10.5897/AJBM11.1811 ISSN 1993-8233 ©2011 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper Board structure and corporate entrepreneurship: A case study of U.K Satirenjit Kaur Johl 1 *, Alistair Bruce 2 and Martin Binks 2 1 Management and Humanities Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia. 2 The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. Accepted 12 September, 2011 This study examines the relationship between corporate governance that is board structure and composition and corporate entrepreneurship. Existing research examines aspects of governance and entrepreneurship without any consideration of the links that may exist between these two drivers. This study seeks to address this gap. Five propositions were developed to test the relationship of board structure and corporate entrepreneurship: relationship between ratio of outsiders and the level of corporate entrepreneurship; relationship between the presence of outside board of directors with ownership and the level of corporate entrepreneurship; relationship between board size and corporate entrepreneurship level in the organisation; relationship between the frequency of board meetings and entrepreneurial activities; relationship between the frequency of board committee meetings and entrepreneurial activities. A mixed method approach (pragmatic) was employed for testing these 5 propositions in triangulating and elaborating upon the research findings. Two qualitative studies were undertaken to ascertain the nature of corporate entrepreneurship and corporate governance, as they are generally perceived. This, along with other evidences, enabled the development of a corporate entrepreneurship index and corporate governance index. A quantitative analysis using survey and secondary data was then undertaken, based on the FTSE100 companies to ascertain the nature of relationship between these two indices. Qualitative case studies were then used through an interview process to gain deeper understanding of the issues involved. The findings indicated that certain aspects of board structure and composition such as board size, frequency of board and sub-committee meetings were found to impact negatively on entrepreneurial activities. Key words: Corporate governance, corporate entrepreneurship, board structure, board composition, triangulation. INTRODUCTION This paper discusses on the research conducted to investigate the relationship between board structure and composition and corporate entrepreneurship. The mixed method approach (quantitative and qualitative) is used to test five propositions and to triangulate and elaborate upon the research findings. The triangulation method *Corresponding author. E-mail: satire@petronas.com.my. Abbreviations: NBSC, New bridge street consultant; ABI, association of British insurers; USS, Universities superannuation scheme; NED, non-executive directors; CEO, chief executive officer. allows the use of multiple measures and methods to overcome the inherent weaknesses of a single measurement instrument. Eisenhardt (1989) described triangulation as a series of methods that aid data capture and which can be used to substantiate hypotheses and constructs. In this paper a brief background of the research will be given. Next, a discussion on the board of directors will be made through answering the following questions: 1. Does the ratio of outsiders have an impact on corporate entrepreneurship? 2. Does the presence of outside board of directors with ownership have an impact on corporate entrepreneur- ship?