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Diversity on corporate boards : how much difference does difference make?

Rhode, Deborah L.; Packel, Amanda K. - 2010

In recent years, increasing attention has focused on the influence of gender and racial diversity on boards of directors. Sixteen countries now require quotas to increase women's representation on boards, and many more have voluntary quotas in corporate governance codes. In the United States,...

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You Pay a Fee for Strong Beliefs : Homogeneity as a Driver of Corporate Governance Failure

Rost, Katja - 2008

The financial crisis made apparent the fact that managers and the boards of banks had failed to see the implications of irrational behavior and had ignored the risk associated with group think. Taking data from Switzerland our study shows that there is an increasing homogeneity of management and...

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At the Table But Can’t Break Through the Glass Ceiling : Board Leadership Positions Elude Diverse Directors

Field, Laura Casares - 2019

We explore the labor market effects of gender and race by examining board leadership appointments. Prior studies are often limited by observing only hired candidates, whereas the boardroom provides a controlled setting where both hired and unhired candidates are observable. Although diverse...

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The Impact of Management Board Diversity on Corporate Performance. An Empirical Analysis for the German Two-Tier System

Eulerich, Marc - 2017

For the last two decades, board diversity is increasingly considered as a significant mechanism of good corporate governance. Thus, the question arises whether a heterogeneously or rather a homogenously composed board contributes to the efficiency of a company's management and monitoring....

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Board Room Diversity and Firm Value : Evidence from India

Haldar, Arunima - 2014

This study examines the relationship between board diversity and firm value for 500 large listed Indian firms. This relationship is examined using annual data from 2003-13. Board Diversity is measured by presence of women on the board. Firm Value is measured by using both accounting and market...

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Board Diversity and Executive Compensation

Malki, Issam; Mathew, Sudha; Muradoglu, Yaz Gulnur; … - 2022

Corporate boards are responsible for the governance of firms. The board’s responsibilities include setting the strategic aims of the firms, providing the necessary leadership, supervising management, and reporting to shareholders. Given that the overall goal is to maximise firm value, this...

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Diversity of Dutch pension fund boards

Swinkels, Laurens; Ziesemer, Vinzenz - In: Pensions : an international journal 17 (2012) 3, pp. 137-143

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Does Diversity in Executive Boards Make a Difference? Nationality Diversity and Firm Performance in German, Dutch and British Multinational Enterprises

Honing, Sirik - 2012

UK and the Netherlands has been used. Research findings did not show convincing support for the main research question … nationality diversity within the executive boards between Germany, UK and the Netherlands are discussed and tested. Lastly, this … UK and the Netherlands. First, the findings show that more foreigners within the executive board would lead to higher …

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A Comparison of Gender Diversity in the Corporate Governance Codes of France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom

Lückerath-Rovers, Mijntje - 2010

International differences exist in the legal, cultural, ownership and other aspects of corporate governance. Convergence, however, is achieved in core aspects of corporate governance, such as transparency, disclosure, and the importance of independent, non-executive directors (Mallin, 2007)....

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Gender diversity and firm performance : evidence from Dutch and Danish boardrooms

Marinova, Joana; Plantenga, Janneke; Remery, Chantal - In: The international journal of human resource management 27 (2016) 15/16, pp. 1777-1790

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