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The impact of management board diversity on corporate performance : an empirical analysis for the German two-tier system
Eulerich, Marc; Velte, Patrick; Uum, Carolin van - In: Problems and perspectives in management : PPM ; … 12 (2014) 1, pp. 25-39
For the last two decades, board diversity is increasingly considered as a significant mechanism of good corporate … consider board diversity to be associated with an increasing firm performance. Therefore, the economic impact of board … diversity aspects needs to be investigated empirically. This study examines the relationship between diversity within management …
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Corporate reporting provides insight into companies' commitment to gender equality
Kirsch, Anja; Sondergeld, Virginia; Thompson, Philipp … - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 13 (2023) 3/4, pp. 32-39
Many companies in Germany must provide information beyond financial figures in their annual reports. For some years now, legislators have increasingly required information on non-financial aspects, such as the shares of women in leadership positions. Using a quantitative text analysis of annual...
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Gender parity on top boards is still a far-off goal, and it is time for companies to take action
Kirsch, Anja; Sondergeld, Virginia; Thompson, Philipp … - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 13 (2023) 3/4, pp. 17-19
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The determinants of the German corporate governance rating
Drobetz, Wolfgang; Gugler, Klaus; Hirschvogl, Simone - 2004
This paper analyzes the determinants of the German corporate governance rating recently developed by Drobetz, Schillhofer, and Zimmermann (2004). We find a non- linear relationship between ownership concentration and the quality of firmlevel corporate governance as measured by the rating. Firms...
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The relationship of board diversity and stock performance in monistic and dualistic board structures : results from Germany and UK
Herberger, Tim; Oehler, Andreas - In: The journal of corporate accounting & finance 35 (2024) 2, pp. 135-146
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Clarifying the impact of corporate governance and intellectual capital on financial performance : a longitudinal study of Deutsche Bank (1957-2019)
Nawaz, Tasawar; Ohlrogge, Oliver - In: International journal of finance & economics : IJFE 28 (2023) 4, pp. 3808-3823
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Executive boards remain dominated by men, but change is finally coming
Kirsch, Anja; Sondergeld, Virginia; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 12 (2022) 3/4, pp. 18-19
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Markedly more women on executive boards of large companies : inclusion requirement seemingly already having an effect
Kirsch, Anja; Sondergeld, Virginia; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 12 (2022) 3/4, pp. 20-31
There was a significant increase in the number of women on executive boards of large companies in Germany from 2020 to 2021 after years of slow progress: In fall 2021, there were 139 women on the executive boards of the 200 largest companies, 38 more than in 2020. This is an increase of a good...
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While gender quotas for top positions in the private sector differ across EU countries, they are effective overall
Kirsch, Anja; Sondergeld, Virginia; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 12 (2022) 3/4, pp. 32-39
This second report in the DIW Berlin Women Executives Barometer 2022 explores the designs and effects of gender quotas across Europe, coming to the conclusion that they are an effective instrument for increasing the share of women in top positions at large companies. Furthermore, the quotas...
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Financial sector : proportion of women in top decision-making bodies is increasing more slowly than at the beginning of the decade : equal gender representation is still a long way...
Holst, Elke; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 8 (2018) 3, pp. 32-45
Over the past year, the proportion of women serving on the executive and supervisory boards of the top 100 largest banks in Germany rose slightly to almost nine and 23 percent, respectively. However, growth has come to a halt in the 60 largest insurance companies: on both executive and...
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