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Elon Musk won't have a board to watch him when he takes Twitter private – does that matter?

  • Written by Michael Withers, Associate Professor of Business, Texas A&M University
imageTwitter will soon be without the benefits – and problems – of a public board of directors.A-Digit/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

It appears Twitter’s board of directorsfinally warmed to Elon Musk’s hostile bid and agreed to a sale – but not before it took a severe beating from the Tesla and SpaceX...

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