Purpose This study investigates the impact of female directors on firms' financial performance by scrutinizing the different roles they are empowered to fulfill. Design/methodology/approach This study examines the impact of the roles performed by female directors on firms' financial performance...

Purpose: This study aims to examine the influence of some prominent corporate governance (CG) mechanisms such as board size (BS), board independence (BI), role duality (RD), board’s gender diversity (GD), ownership concentration (OC), audit committee independence (ACI), nomination and...

Purpose: This paper aims to examine the impact of gender diversity both at operational and leadership levels on the financial performance of firms in India. Design/methodology/approach: The study is based on a panel data set of 100 large Indian corporate firms. This study uses the Blau index...

The purpose of this study is to examine whether or not voluntary disclosure made by Indian listed companies are value-relevant in the capital market. The sample consists of top 100 non-financial, non-utility companies based on market capitalization listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) over...