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Institutional ownership and firm performance : evidence from an emerging economy

Abedin, Syeda Humayra; Haque, Humaira; Shahjahan, Tanjina; … - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 12, pp. 1-17

Using the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) estimation technique based on a sample of 180 listed firms from 2008 to 2018, this study investigates the impact of institutional ownership on firm performance in the Bangladeshi setting. Consistent with the "active monitoring" view, the results indicate...

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Contingent effect of board gender diversity on performance in emerging markets : evidence from the Egyptian revolution

Ararat, Melsa; El-Helaly, Moataz; Lowe, Alan; Shehata, … - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 14 (2021) 11, pp. 1-16

. Drawing on this background, the authors compare the effect of board gender diversity before and after the revolution. Results … indicate that gender diversity in corporate boards is coupled with improvements in firm performance in the immediate post …

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Does board gender diversity really improve firm performance? : evidence from Greek listed firms

Arvanitis, Stavros E.; Varouchas, Evangelos G.; … - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 7, pp. 1-19

In recent decades, the contribution of board gender diversity to corporate performance has drawn the interest of … researchers, politicians and regulators. This paper examines whether board gender diversity affected the financial performance of … positive relation between board gender diversity and firm performance. This finding remains robust to three different proxies …

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Financial Fraud, Independent Female Directors and CEO Power

Yami, Nafisah; Poletti-Hughes, Jannine - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 12, pp. 1-24

This paper investigates the effect of female directors on financial fraud, focusing on the role of independent female directors and their demographics, such as experience, financial expertise, and audit committee membership. We find that independent female directors have a negative and...

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The influence of female directors and institutional pressures on corporate social responsibility in family firms in Latin America

García-Sánchez, Isabel-María; Rodríguez-Ariza, Lázaro - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 14 (2021) 1/28, pp. 1-20

This paper has two main aims. Firstly, we examine whether, given a critical mass of female board members, their presence has a different effect on the firm's CSR practices according to its family or non-family nature. We then consider whether the moderating role of the institutional environment...

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Women on boards and firm performance : a microeconometric search for a connection

Gruszczyński, Marek - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 13 (2020) 9/218, pp. 1-13

This paper discusses questions of the gender diversity of corporate boards vis-à-vis firm performance. Typically …

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Disentangling director attributes : human capital versus social capital of directors

Andersen, Angela; Garel, Alexandre; Gilbert, Aaron; … - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 8, pp. 1-21

This study seeks to disentangle the human capital and the social capital of directors to improve our understanding of the value that directors bring to their boardroom. Employing social network analysis (SNA) to measure the social capital of directors and using a unique and comprehensive sample...

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The old boys club in New Zealand listed companies

Chen, Chen; Ding, David K.; Wilson, William R. - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 14 (2021) 8, pp. 1-21

The board of directors plays an important role in implementing corporate governance in the firm, as directors have a fiduciary duty to the firm's shareholders. The effectiveness of directors is a key determinant of corporate value and they need to bring a range of skills and experience to the...

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Does board cultural diversity contributed by foreign directors improve firm performance? : evidence from Australia

Dodd, Olga; Zheng, Bowen - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 8, pp. 1-23

Australian firms hire an increasing number of foreign directors who bring various cultural perspectives to their boards' conversations. We evaluate the effect of board cultural diversity contributed by foreign directors on firm performance for a sample of Australian companies, constituents of...

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Theoretical investigation on the optimal contracting for directors holding multiple directorships

Lin, Guoyu; Brown, Anna - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 4, pp. 1-16

This paper is the first (to our knowledge) to analytically model the optimal contracting for a member of the board of directors who holds multiple directorships. Prior literature has found conflicting evidence on the overall effect of multiple directorships on shareholder welfare: busy board...

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