This paper analyses the relationship between board diversity and some board operating performance but also the relationship between board diversity and enterprise risk. The analyses, carried out on a sample of 249 Italian companies during the period 2006-2009, show that diversity affects the...

The study analyzes the relationship between the board diversity and some profiles of the operating performance of BoD .The research is based on a sample of 237 Italian listed firms during the period 2007-2009. The results show a positive relationship between the monitoring activity and the...