We argue gender-diverse boards are associated with distinct preferences that reassure investors about their commitment to moderate risk and boost long-term corporate survival. Results suggest a strong relation between gender-diverse boards and bondholder-aligned CEO compensation components,...

This paper examines how the extent of industrial firms' connectedness to other firms through board interlocks is associated with their bond yield spreads. We hypothesize that the transmission of more “soft” information about better connected firms would lower information asymmetries of such...

The recent surge in the use of team-managed funds in the mutual fund industry suggests that the benefits of team management might outweigh its costs. However, extant empirical evidence is not consistent with the view that team managed funds generate superior returns relative to individual...