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relationship between board gender diversity and firm performance from a dynamic perspective through using quantile regression. This … this impact depends on the measure of performance under consideration. Typically, board gender diversity affects negatively … that using traditional OLS and fixed- random-effect estimations may mask the true effect of board gender diversity. …
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The current paper studies the impact of board gender-diversity on firm risk-taking in a developing market. Our study is … associated with cash ratio. Second, we showed no significant relationship between gender-diversity on board and the propensity to …
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independence. Consistent with Guthrie et al. (2012) findings, our results suggest serious doubt on the effectiveness of new … independence board requirement in constraining CEO compensation as suggested by the managerial power hypothesis. …
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In this article, we conduct a longitudinal study of women’s progress on French corporate boards of directors. We particularly focus on the extent to which women directors have circumvented the glass ceiling. Using a sample of SBF 120 companies over a 10-year period from 2000 to 2009, our...
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of our paper, we discuss the different theoretical frameworks which supported the business case of gender diversity on …
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This study develops a new trade-off view of corporate governance from an examination of rules that limit voting rights as a defensive measure against a hostile takeover attempt. The theoretical framework concerns a listed company, the capital of which is mainly detained by atomistic shareholders...
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We aim at giving a general view of the context in which appears the latest
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In all the defensive measures against takeover bids, those based on rules limiting voting rights are generally cited as the most effective. Ironically, the supposed efficacy seems to have never been tested or modeled. This is precisely the subject of our article that focuses in terms of...
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of efficiency. From this perspective, law is contingent upon normative conditions of economic theory and the best …
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Institutional investors are predominant on the financial markets and are becoming more active in their portfolio management. This article attempts to enhance our understanding of the incidence of shareholder activism on market reaction in the wake of seve
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