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The interaction effect of nomination committee's effectiveness on board of directors' characteristics and firm performance

Al Absy, Mujeeb Saif Mohsen; AlMahari, Nada Hameed - In: Administrative Sciences 13 (2023) 5, pp. 1-17

This study aimed to examine the interaction effect of the nomination committee's effectiveness on the board of directors' characteristics and firm performance (measured by return on assets and earnings per share). The nomination committee was scored for committee separation, size, independence,...

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The influence of female directors and institutional pressures on corporate social responsibility in family firms in Latin America

García-Sánchez, Isabel-María; Rodríguez-Ariza, Lázaro - In: Journal of Risk and Financial Management 14 (2021) 1, pp. 1-20

This paper has two main aims. Firstly, we examine whether, given a critical mass of female board members, their presence has a different effect on the firm's CSR practices according to its family or non-family nature. We then consider whether the moderating role of the institutional environment...

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Quota Regulations of Gender Composition on Boards of Directors

Smith, Nina - In: CESifo DICE Report 12 (2014) 2, pp. 42-48

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A Comparison of Corporate Governance and Tax Avoidance of UK and Japanese Firms

Salhi, Bassem; Al Jabr, Jabr; Jarboui, Anis - In: Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe 23 (2020) 3, pp. 111-132

The present study was designed to determine the relationship between corporate governance and tax avoidance in an international setting. Financial and governance data sourced from the Datastream database for a sample of Japanese and UK firms between 2012 and 2017 are used. First, we examine the...

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Exploring the Relationship Between Board Characteristics and Environmental Disclosure: Empirical Evidence for European Firms

Chouaibi, Jamel; Miladi, Emna; Elouni, Nizar - In: Journal of Accounting and Management Information … 21 (2022) 1, pp. 51-76

Research Question - Does the effect of selected board characteristics is contingent on the level of environmental disclosure by European firms. Motivation - Sustainable development is based on a vision where the protection of the environment, social progress and economic efficiency are...

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Internal and External Corporate Governance Mechanisms and Earnings Management: An International Perspective

Zehri, Fatma; Zgarni, Inaam - In: Journal of Accounting and Management Information … 19 (2020) 1, pp. 33-64

Research question: This research aims to: 1. Determine which corporate governance mechanisms are most relevant in constraining earnings management and 2. Explain whether differences in results found in previous literature are attributable to moderating effects related to the legal system (common...

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Gender diversity on the board of directors and its impact on the Palestinian financial performance of the firm

Dwaikat, Nizar; Qubbaj, Ihab Sameer; Queiri, Abdelbaset - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 9 (2021) 1, pp. 1-15

This study aims to examine the impact of gender diversity in the Board of Directors (BOD) on the firm performance …-2015. Gender diversity was measured as a percentage of women in the BOD, and dummy variable for the existence of at least one woman … between gender diversity and company performance. The findings show that women still exist modestly in the BOD, women exist …

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Board gender diversity and firm performance: Evidence from the Russian agri-food industry

Tleubayev, Alisher; Bobojonov, Ihtiyor; Gagalyuk, Taras; … - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 23 (2020) 1, pp. 35-53

This study provides pioneering empirical evidence on board gender diversity and firm performance relationship for the …, mainly due to their executive, rather than monitoring effects. The paper shed light on gender diversity of Russian corporate …

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Disentangling director attributes: Human capital versus social capital of directors

Andersen, Angela; Garel, Alexandre; Gilbert, Aaron; … - In: Journal of Risk and Financial Management 15 (2022) 8, pp. 1-21

This study seeks to disentangle the human capital and the social capital of directors to improve our understanding of the value that directors bring to their boardroom. Employing social network analysis (SNA) to measure the social capital of directors and using a unique and comprehensive sample...

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Board meetings and bank performance in Africa

Kyei, Simms Mensah; Werner, Katarzyna; Appiah, Kingsley … - In: Cogent Business & Management 9 (2022) 1, pp. 1-16

This study examines the relationship between a board meeting and banks performance in Africa. This paper provides insight on this question after taking into account the endogeneity of the relationship between board meetings and performance. Specifically, we use the GMM technique and a sample of...

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