Murray Rice has co-authored an article in the Professional Geographer entitled: "The Geography of Corporate Directors: Personal Backgrounds, Firm and Regional Success." The article is the latest product of an extended, multi-year collaboration with a colleague from Ontario, Canada. By analyzing where directors were born, where they attended university, and where they live, the study uncovers regional groupings of directors that influence firm success. The research findings illustrate how northeastern U.S. corporations have historically relied on high-level managers with personal histories in their same region. Given that institutions of the region are embedded in the decision-making process of managers, these firms risk becoming locked into past procedures. As a result, the article argues that their ability to adapt is stifled, contributing to a lack of firm and regional success.