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The impact of the characteristics of the board of directors on the financial performance of Tunisian companies
Zied, Bouaziz; Mohamed, Triki - In: International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting 5 (2013) 2, pp. 178-201
The board of directors plays a key role as an internal mechanism of corporate governance. Indeed, its effectiveness is … independence of its members, board size, the cumulative functions of decision and control, the degree of independence of the audit … committee and the gender diversity of the board. To test the validity of our hypothesis, which states the existence of a certain …
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Board performance and firm performance of Malaysian listed companies
Kamardin, Hasnah; Haron, Hasnah - In: International Journal of Economics and Accounting 2 (2011) 3, pp. 282-306
companies and examines the relationship between board roles and firm performance. Four board roles (strategy, service …This study explores the roles of the board of directors (BOD) (as a proxy for board performance) in Malaysian listed … participation in the board roles in the financial year 2006. The sample of the study is 109 directors, which represents a 20 …
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Gender Diversity on European Banks’ Boards of Directors
Cabo, Ruth Mateos de; Gimeno, Ricardo; Nieto, María - In: Journal of Business Ethics 109 (2012) 2, pp. 145-162
This article investigates the gender diversity of the corporate board of European Union banks. Employing a large sample … board gender diversity. First, the proportion of women on the board is higher for lower-risk banks. We argue that there may … prone to include women on their board, since they may be seen as providers of diverse external resources that are more …
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Are Demographic Attributes and Firm Characteristics Drivers of Gender Diversity? Investigating Women’s Positions on French Boards of Directors
Nekhili, Mehdi; Gatfaoui, Hayette - In: Journal of Business Ethics 118 (2013) 2, pp. 227-249
. The third important question refers to women in senior positions on French boards (e.g., as independent members or board …. First, our results give evidence that the appointment of women directors is strongly related to family ownership and board … the demographic attributes of their women directors when they are appointed to senior board positions. Our study sheds …
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Corporate executive’s gender and audit fees
Huang, Ting-Chiao; Huang, Hua-Wei; Lee, Chih-Chen - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 29 (2014), pp. 527-547
Purpose –The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between a corporate executive’s gender and audit fees. Based on the findings of extant research that there are gender-based differences that may have implications for the financial reporting process, the authors posit an...
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Women in Bank Boardrooms: Evidence from Italian Data
Prete, Silvia Del; Stefani, Maria Lucia - In: Rivista di Politica Economica (2012) 2, pp. 129-160
Using a unique dataset on Italian banks, we firstly investigate the main determinants of women’s participation on top-decisional memberships and, secondly, we study correlations between women’s presence on boards and bank performance. Our main findings suggest that: 1) women are...
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Women on Boards in Italy
Bianco, Magda; Ciavarella, Angela; Signoretti, Rossella - In: Rivista di Politica Economica (2012) 2, pp. 19-51
Female presence still concerns the minority of companies and a small number of women; female directorship is associated to some characteristics of firms and of women themselves, depending in particular on whether they have family links with controlling agents. Two very different models emerge....
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Women on corporate boards in Italy
Bianco, Magda; Ciavarella, Angela; Signoretti, Rossella - Banca d'Italia - 2013
fewer “connected” directors. With reference to governance-related outcomes, the number of board meetings is positively … correlated with the presence of women on boards, while no difference is found between female and male directors in board meeting …
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Women on Italian bank boards: are they �gold dust�?
Prete, Silvia Del; Stefani, Maria Lucia - Banca d'Italia - 2013
riskiness, implying that credit policies are more stringent when women are on the board, possibly due to their higher risk …
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Effects of Board Composition on Financial Performance: Empirical Analysis of Companies Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
Bosire, Eric M.; Ongore, Vincent O. - In: International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues 5 (2015) 1, pp. 23-43
The aim of this study is to find out the effects of board composition on financial performance of firms listed at the … independent board members as a component of board composition was not actually one of the predictors of a firm’s financial … performance. Board size did not significantly influence firm performance, but an assessment of board size in a composite model …
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