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Annual Review of Financial Economics, 2021
This article reviews existing research on board diversity. What role does diversity of board members play in board governance, and how does it influence firm behavior and firm value? First, given the recent focus on board diversity among institutional investors and regulators, we present stylized facts and time trends in board diversity.
Anzhela Knyazeva +2 more
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This article reviews existing research on board diversity. What role does diversity of board members play in board governance, and how does it influence firm behavior and firm value? First, given the recent focus on board diversity among institutional investors and regulators, we present stylized facts and time trends in board diversity.
Anzhela Knyazeva +2 more
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Does the board diversity impact bank performance in the MENA countries? A multilevel study
, 2021Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of board diversity (e.g. nationality, gender and educational level) on financial performance for a sample of banks listed in 11 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region.
A. Issa +4 more
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SSRN Electronic Journal, 2014
Examinations of public company board composition have focused on the absence of women but rarely on the absence of visible minorities. Given an increasingly diverse domestic population and increased participation of second-generation immigrants in the professional cadre, we think that board diversity, and in particular visible minority directors (VMDs),
Anand, Anita, Jog, Vijay
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Examinations of public company board composition have focused on the absence of women but rarely on the absence of visible minorities. Given an increasingly diverse domestic population and increased participation of second-generation immigrants in the professional cadre, we think that board diversity, and in particular visible minority directors (VMDs),
Anand, Anita, Jog, Vijay
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Board diversity and corporate social responsibility disclosure of multinational corporations
Applied Economics, 2021This study discovers the relationship between board diversity and corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure of multinational corporations (MNCs).
Xuhui Peng, Zhihan Yang, J. Shao, Xue Li
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2016
This Research Spotlight provides a summary of the research literature on whether companies with diverse boards (in terms of background, gender, or ethnicity) exhibit better performance and governance quality than companies without diverse boards. It reviews the evidence of: The relation between diversity and corporate performance, the relation between ...
Larcker, David F., Tayan, Brian
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This Research Spotlight provides a summary of the research literature on whether companies with diverse boards (in terms of background, gender, or ethnicity) exhibit better performance and governance quality than companies without diverse boards. It reviews the evidence of: The relation between diversity and corporate performance, the relation between ...
Larcker, David F., Tayan, Brian
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Can board diversity predict the risk of financial distress?
, 2021Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore whether different board diversity attributes (corporate governance aspect) can be used to predict financial distress.
Umair Bin Yousaf, Khalil Jebran, M. Wang
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Board diversity and financial performance: empirical evidence from the United Kingdom
Accounting Research Journal, 2021Purpose This study aims to investigate the relationship between board diversity and financial performance from a wide perspective, including multiple dimensions of board diversity. Design/methodology/approach The cross-sectional design of the FTSE 350
Khaled Hosny, Adel Elgharbawy
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Board diversity as a determinant of the social performance in the European banking sector
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 2022PurposeThis study intends to test the relationship between banks’ board diversity, detected with age and gender characteristics, and banks’ social performance.
Candida Bussoli +2 more
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Board diversity and firm efficiency: evidence from China
Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, 2021Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how multiple facets of board diversity influence technical efficiency (TE) and total factor productivity (TFP). Design/methodology/approach The authors measure board diversity in two dimensions: relation-
Farman Ali +3 more
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Board & Administrator for Administrators Only, 2018
Leading with Intent: 2017 National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices showed that 65 percent of nonprofit executives are dissatisfied with the level of racial and ethnic diversity on their boards.
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Leading with Intent: 2017 National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices showed that 65 percent of nonprofit executives are dissatisfied with the level of racial and ethnic diversity on their boards.
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