The supervisory role the board of directors is an essential corporate governance control mechanism, particularly in countries where external mechanisms are not well developed. The composition of the board based on gender can affect the quality of this supervisory role and thus the financial...

The paper investigates board characteristics and committees' structure in the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) using unique data culled from the database of the Hellenic Observatory of Corporate Governance. The current corporate governance framework applying in Greece is also analysed while...

An optimum composition of the board of directors is often considered as an effective approach for achieving robust corporate governance. Broadly, the board of directors exercises four critical roles: “advice and counsel, channels of information flow, preferential access to resources, and...