Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the crucial question of whether gender diversity in boardroom is associated with CEO pay and CEO pay-performance link. Design/methodology/approach: The authors used the data of companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange for a sample...

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the question concerning whether tournament incentives motivate chief executive officers (CEOs) to be socially responsible. Design/methodology/approach: Data from all A-share Chinese companies listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges for the...

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the question concerning whether gender diversity in the boardroom matters to lenders or not? Design/methodology/approach: To answer this question, the authors use the data from 2009 to 2015 of all A-share listed companies on the Shanghai and Shenzhen...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to address whether gender diversity on compensation committees ensures objective determination of CEOs’ compensation. Design/methodology/approach: The authors use a sample of companies listed in China from 2006 to 2015. The authors use pooled ordinary...