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Corporate executives managing some of the largest public companies in the U.S. are shaped by their daughters. When a firm's CEO has a daughter, the corporate social responsibility rating is about 9.1% higher, compared to a median firm. The results are robust to confronting several sources of...
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female presence, meant as women in decision-making positions, on a firm's performance both in financial and sustainability …
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We study the relationship between gender diversity on boards and corporate social irresponsibility (CSI). We hypothesize a bi-directional causality. Firms exposed to CSI incidents are likely to increase their board gender diversity for reputational purposes. At the same time, board gender...
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The perception of women's statutory place within organizations has been influenced by gender bias, which has led to … result in designing better, less biased, more merit-based structures and provide women with better career opportunities …. Countries and organizations promoting gender equality practices prove that women's inclusion in the labor market can be 'cost …
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The aim of this paper is to analyze the influence on Spanish Small and Medium Enterprises exporting activity of women … in managerial positions. We distinguish women in three roles: as owners, as board members and as executive managers. Data … instability. Applying panel data methodology we observe that firms with executive women are more likely to export, have higher …
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The theme of the global Entrepreneurship Summit –‘Women First, Prosperity for All', highlighted that if women do better …, countries do better. According to the Women's Financial Network, women start businesses at two times the rate of men …. Traditional cultural perception perceived the roles of women to be confined within the four walls of the house, but in recent …
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An optimum composition of the board of directors is often considered as an effective approach for achieving robust corporate governance. Broadly, the board of directors exercises four critical roles: “advice and counsel, channels of information flow, preferential access to resources, and...
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We examine gender differences in the language of CFOs that participate in quarterly earnings calls. Female executives are more concise, less optimistic, are clearer, use fewer idioms or clichés, and provide more numbers in their speech. These differences are particularly strong in the more...
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