This paper examines the effect of board gender diversity on firm performance in China's listed firms from 1999 to 2011 …-controlled firms. This paper sheds new light on China's boardroom dynamics. As governments increasingly contemplate board gender …

antecedents that prompt the adoption of GLM by export-oriented manufacturing enterprises in China. Fourth, they examine the … manufacturing exporters in China. The commonly held view that economic motivation is related to the adoption of GLM is not supported …

performance in China. We find that independent directors have an overall positive effect on firm operating performance in China …