Using a panel dataset of non-financial public companies in Italy covering the period 2005–2013, this paper provides an empirical analysis of the relationship between female representation on corporate boards and corporate debt. The presence of women in the boardroom might seem to push...

This study investigates the relationship between local culture, as measured by religiosity, and dividend payouts based on a sample of 155 Italian firms over the period 2000-2016, yielding 2,382 firm-year observations. We find a significantly positive relationship between religiosity and dividend...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between financial decisions and ownership structure by using the control contests on a sample of Italian listed companies. Design/methodology/approach: The analysis adopts a balanced panel data set of 984 firm-year...

Using a panel dataset for 369 firm-year observations during the period 2005-2013 in the Italian context, we investigate the impact of certain characteristics of corporate boards on the magnitude of corporate Research and Development (R&D). Our findings reveal a negative relationship between R&D...