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Female directors and acquisitions: Australian evidence
Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2021Abstract This study investigates the influence of female directors on the acquisition decisions of Australian companies. We use a dual approach, conducting empirical analyses while exploring the views of industry experts with extensive acquisition experience.
Lucas, Ryley +3 more
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Female directors and CEO power
Economics Letters, 2018Abstract Beyond the recent studies on boardroom gender diversity, this letter investigates the effect of boardroom gender diversity on CEO power. Using the data of all A-share listed companies on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges for 2005–2015 we find reliable evidence that gender diversity on the board is positively associated with CEO power.
Muhammad Usman +4 more
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Do Gender Quotas Change Attitudes Towards Female Directors?
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020We study the long-term effect of gender quotas in India, the largest emerging market to mandate female directors on corporate boards. After the reform, female independent director appointments increase from less than 10% to over 30%. The marginal female director is of similar quality, as measured by education, specialization, and stock price reactions,
Naaraayanan, S. Lakshmi +1 more
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Female directors and UK company acquisitiveness
International Review of Financial Analysis, 2013We show that the presence, and proportion, of female directors are strongly related to the level of acquisitiveness of a company. This finding is made through a dataset covering significant size acquisitions made by FTSE 100 constituents over a 12-year time period from 2000 to 2011 and includes multiple controls for potential confounding financial and ...
Michael Dowling, Zakaria Ali Aribi
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Female Directors and Innovation in Public Hospitals
2020The paper aims to examine the influence of gender diversity among hospital directors on the adoption of innovation. To this aim, it empirically analyses a sample of 108 Italian public hospitals, including general, teaching and research hospitals, for the 2015–2016 time frame.
Arena C. +3 more
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Firm sustainable investment: Are female directors greener?
Business Strategy and the Environment, 2020AbstractAre female directors greener than their male counterparts? We investigate this issue by examining the impact of female directors on firm sustainable investment. Using data of S&P 1500 indexed firms in the United States, covering the period 2004–2016, we find a positive relationship between female directors and sustainable investment ...
Muhammad Atif +2 more
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Female Directors, CEO Overconfidence and Excess Cash
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2019Is the moderating effect of female board representation on the CEO overconfidence sufficiently strong to alter the firms’ excess cash decisions? We address this question using data on 1,163 US-listed firms for 2000-2017. Prior research posits that overly confident CEOs hold less cash compared to their rational counterparts.
Izidin El Kalak, Onur Kemal Tosun
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Female Director, CEO Compensation, and Earnings Smoothing
Journal of Accounting and Finance, 2023This paper is the first one in the literature to examine the effect of female directors on earnings smoothing and the potential channels through which such an effect may occur. When the interaction of female directors and CEO incentive compensation is not included, there is no significant overall effect of female directors on earnings smoothing ...
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Female Directors and CSR: Does the Presence of Female Directors Affect CSR Focus?
International Review of Financial Analysis, 2023Xingzi Ren +3 more
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