Board-Level Financial Oversight in Industrial Enterprises: Linking EBITDA, Working Capital, and Strategic Growth Execution
Abstract
Board-level financial oversight in industrial enterprises is often reduced to periodic performance monitoring centered on EBITDA and top-line growth. While these metrics provide valuable insight into operational profitability, they frequently fail to capture liquidity strain, capital intensity risk, and structural vulnerabilities embedded within working capital dynamics. In capital-intensive industrial environments, growth execution requires more than margin expansion; it demands disciplined alignment between EBITDA performance, cash conversion efficiency, and strategic investment sequencing. This paper argues that board-level oversight must evolve from reactive financial review toward integrated financial governance architecture. By linking EBITDA discipline with working capital governance and strategic capital allocation, boards can transform financial supervision into a forward-looking mechanism that shapes enterprise resilience and competitive positioning. The study develops a conceptual framework positioning financial oversight as a strategic capability embedded in governance systems rather than a compliance-oriented review function. The analysis contributes to corporate governance literature by extending oversight theory beyond agency monitoring toward growth execution architecture.
Keywords
Board governance; Financial oversight; EBITDA discipline; Working capital management; Strategic growth execution; Capital-intensive enterprises; ROCE; Corporate governance architecture.
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Aydin Ture "Board-Level Financial Oversight in Industrial Enterprises: Linking EBITDA, Working Capital, and Strategic Growth Execution" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 8 Issue 1 2024 Page 875-884 https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV8I1-1715582
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Aydin Ture
"Board-Level Financial Oversight in Industrial Enterprises: Linking EBITDA, Working Capital, and Strategic Growth Execution" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 8(1) https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV8I1-1715582
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