This study examined the orientations of 125 executive officers and board members from seven financial institutions concerning the composition of their firm’s sociometrically-defined dominant coalitions. Hypotheses testing found that in seven small banks, dominant coalition members could be distinguished from non-members by their orientation toward internal organizational factors. In contrast to prior research, the study found no evidence of a significant relationship between board members’ tenure, relative to that of the CEO, and their membership in the organization S dominant coalition.