Spanish Abstract: Para un panel de empresas pertenecientes al índice bursátil STOXX Europa 600 y para el período 2004-2018, se analiza cómo la regulación en matería de diversidad de género en los consejos de administración influye en la presencia de mujeres en los consejos y en sus...

This article analyses how the features of companies’ corporate governance influence the implementation of sustainability actions that work towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) proposed by the United Nations in 2015. For this purpose, a panel of Spanish companies listed on...

This paper aims to analyze the role of financial institutions as shareholders of non financial listed firms. After revising the main characteristics of the two-types of financial systems (market and bank oriented) and presenting the theoretical framework of the benefits and costs of financial...

This article analyses the effectiveness of the different regulations promoting gender diversity on boards of directors and how formal and informal institutional factors influence the relationship between regulations and the presence of female directors on boards. It describes the gender...

In this study, we analyze 692 listed firms in the GCC for a period of seven years (2009–2015). This study provides valuable insights into corporate ownership in the emerging economies of the GCC. First, the findings provide major and minor investors with a comprehensive understanding of the...