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Are gender-diverse banks less risk-averse? Evidence from the Kenyan commercial banks
Ochenge, Rogers - 2024
This paper examines the effect of board gender diversity on bank risk. The empirical analysis is conducted using 21 … sample Kenyan commercial banks during the period 2010-2022 in a panel regression framework. Two key results are documented … imposing gender quotas in bank boards as a way of mitigating bank risk. …
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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 14 (2021) 1, pp. 1-20
to an unbalanced data panel of 5124 companies for the period 2010-2016-confirm our hypothesis and also highlight the …
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The Effect of CSR on Stock Performance: New Evidence for the USA and Europe
von Arx, Urs; Ziegler, Andreas - 2008
This paper provides new empirical evidence for the effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on corporate financial performance. In contrast to former studies, we examine two different regions, namely the USA and Europe. Our econometric analysis shows that environmental and social...
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Social incentives matter: Evidence from an online real effort experiment
Tonin, Mirco; Vlassopoulos, Michael - 2012
Contributing to a social cause can be an important driver for workers in the public and non-profit sector as well as in firms that engage in Corporate Social Responsibility activities. This paper compares the effectiveness of social incentives to financial incentives using an online real effort...
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El gobierno corporativo y la responsabilidad social corporativa en el sector bancario: El papel del consejo de administración
Martínez-Ferrero, Jennifer; Vaquero-Cacho, Luis-Andrés; … - In: Investigaciones Europeas de Dirección y Economía de … 21 (2015) 3, pp. 129-138
This article presents a review of the studies on on boards of directors and corporate social responsibility practices in the banking industry. Several characteristics of bank boards, in particular independence and diversity, may impact their CSR commitments. By studying a sample of 159 banks in...
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Gender diversity on the board and firms' corporate social responsibility
Gaio, Cristina; Gonçalves, Tiago Cruz - In: International Journal of Financial Studies 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-16
considerably debated characteristic of Board diversity is gender, since women differ from men in terms of personality …, communication style, and values. Therefore, this study analyzes the relationship between CSR and gender diversity on Boards, in a …
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Effective directors: The right questions to ask (QTA)
Valeur, Charlotte (contributor); Fargeot, Claire (contributor) - 2022
"Being a good board member is not about knowing everything; it is about asking the right questions and challenging appropriately. Effective Directors: Questions To Ask (QTA) is a reference book for board members and executives globally to support them in their work. With chapters written by...
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Impact of strategic management, corporate social responsibility on firm performance in the post mandate period: Evidence from India
Mitra, Nayan - In: International Journal of Corporate Social … 6 (2021) 1, pp. 1-15
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is like a chameleon, that changes its colour according to the context it is in. In the developed economy, it takes the form of sustainability and/ or philanthropy, whereas, in emerging economies, it speaks the language of religious, political and/or mandated...
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Links between sustainability-related innovation and sustainability management
Wagner, Marcus - 2008
on panel data, the paper analyses the link of corporate sustainability performance with sustainability innovation and the … effect of being a family firm using panel estimation techniques. The paper discusses the results of the analysis, which point …
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Age and gender composition of the workforce, productivity and profits: Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises
Pfeifer, Christian; Wagner, Joachim - 2012
and gender) and its performance (productivity and profitability) for a large representative sample of enterprises from …
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