The study examines the relation between the nationality and educational background diversity of directors serving on corporate boards and the firms' corporate social responsibility (CSR). We measures nationality diversity by directors' national citizenship and educational background diversity by...

This study examines the association between board diversity and corporate risk taking. Research on board diversity has focused on gender diversity, leaving board diversity beyond gender diversity largely unexplored. We construct diversity indexes to measure board diversity in multiple...

This study examines the association between board diversity, measured in both relation-oriented dimension (i.e., gender, race, and age) and task-oriented dimension (i.e., tenure and expertise), and board performance in corporate investment monitoring. We assess sub-optimal investment by...

Drawn from theories in group diversity and group performance, this study examines the association between board diversity, measured in both relation-oriented dimension (i.e., gender, race, and age) and task-oriented dimension (i.e., tenure and expertise), and board performance in corporate...

Drawing from social capital, social network theory of stakeholder influence, and stakeholder management, this study examines the relationship between board network centrality and firms' environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. Using social network analysis, we construct five board...