analyses the association between the board of directors’ composition and firm financing policies. Particularly, the fraction of … independent directors on the board, the fraction of female directors, the board size, and whether the Chief Executive Officer (CEO …) is also the chairman of the board are analysed. It is conjectured that a more independent and efficient board leads to a …

negative effect on performance. The results also reveal that managers lack control while the board of directors seems to exert … board of directors. Finally, our results reveal a negative association between the presence of a group of dominant …

settings prevailing in governance studies explain board’s roles at the light of the agency theory framework. However, a … directorates and occur when an individual simultaneously sits on the board of two companies. Moreover, since banks control …

, and structure of the board of directors. The statistical technique for the resistance of the hypotheses is T-Test for …

This paper aims to analyze the effectiveness of the board monitoring role on specific loan portfolio quality measures …. The results of the analysis show an overall weakness of the board role (expressed by Independents and Audit Committee on … board) in monitoring loan portfolio quality of the bank, with the subsequent damage of the interests of stakeholders. A …

use a 1999 Korean law as an exogenous shock to assess how board structure affects firm market value. The law mandates 50 …

effectiveness of a board should be appreciated taking into account the business structure, ownership and institutional model of the … firm, on the one hand, and the characteristics of its board, in terms of its composition, structure and skills, on the …, also in the light of the industry standards and regulations, and provides an overview of the board assessment methodologies …

“tougher” for women in terms of opportunities to hold seats on the board. …

driving forces on takeover activities. It also intends to consider the specific influence that technological regimes and their …