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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Corporate Boards"”.
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Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards: A Holistic Analysis
Gender quotas for corporate boards have risen in popularity ever since Norway implemented the first quota in 2003. Proponents point to economic arguments (i.e. enhanced return on assets and return on equity) as well as social good rationales (i.e. bolstered corporate social responsibility and …
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Gender Diversity in Corporate Boards in France: An Analysis
… quota mandate for women’s representation on corporate boards in 2003, governments have looked to gender quotas as a tool to accelerate gender equality. Though the effects in Norway were at first mixed, as the so-called “golden skirt” problem resulted in only a few women occupying multiple …
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The global landscape of gender quotas on corporate boards : contexts for adoption and opposition in 2014
… acceleration in the adoption of gender quotas on boards since Norway pioneered legislation in 2003. Countries that have made parallel reforms have primarily been in the western European bloc, while other countries have displayed strong resistance to this measure. The reasons underlying support and …
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Critical Mass of Women on Biotech Corporate Boards and Its Implication For Firm Performance: A Mixed Method Explanatory Sequential Study
… diversity attribute. Participants suggested that boards prefer all forms of diversity as it gains from different perspectives of members while avoiding the trap of “groupthink.” Further, the board selection process varies according to the board size and is generally through a professional network …
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A woman's worth: the impact of board bender diversity on company performance - a cross-country analysis
… to investigate whether female representation on corporate boards impacts company financial and non-financial performance. Existing studies show conflicting results regarding the impact that female representation on the boards of directors may have on financial and non-financial performance, …
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Corporate Governance and Firm Financial Performance: The Nigerian Evidence
… females and ethnic minorities on the Nigerian corporate boards, finding reveals a significantly positive association between the ethnic minority directors’ representation, female directors’ presence on the board and firm performance. Findings of the study further suggest that, the female and …
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Essays on boards of directors
… consists of three self-contained essays on corporate boards of directors. In the first essay, I examine the effect of overconfident CEO directors on corporate innovation and find that such directors are significantly associated with not only greater innovation input as measured by R&D …
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Supervisory Board Gender Diversity and Gender Quotas: Analysing the Impact on Financial Performance and Management Board Gender Diversity in Germany.
… ten years after the financial crisis in 2007 corporate boards are again busy navigating through turbulent times. Today, the financial market and a globalized and interconnected world are not the only challenges they need to manage. For quite some time companies have been facing additional …
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The analysis of the relationship between board characteristics and firm financial performance in the Central Eastern European region
… a vállalatirányítási, vállalatkormányzási (corporate governance) jellemzők és a cégek pénzügyi teljesítménymutatói közötti kapcsolatot elemzi a közép-kelet-európai (CEE) régióban a 2006 és 2016 között időszakban, tőzsdén jegyzett vállalatok körében. A disszertációban a szerző két publikált …
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The Evolution of Hedge Fund Activism: From Corporate Raiders to Sustainability Crusaders?
… by nominating specialist climate directors to corporate boards. Third, it outlines how the phenomenon of activist board representation exposes the deficiencies of the independent monitoring board and provides suggestions for potential corporate governance improvements. Finally, it theorizes the …
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Sharing Leadership in Top Teams: A Qualitative Case Study of One Governing Board in the Nonprofit Sector
… and an ‘ethical form of board leadership’ for corporate boards following poor governance and various scandals (Vandewaerde et al, 2011, p.404) to explore sharing leadership and governance in one nonprofit board in practice. Three data collection techniques namely interviews, observation and …
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Corporate governance in the UK post-Cadbury
This thesis examines the corporate governance structures of UK companies following the publication of the Cadbury Committee's Report on the financial aspects of corporate governance in 1992. New evidence is provided on the role of managerial control, board structure and equity issuance in company …
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Critical Evaluation of Leadership Gender Diversity as a Driver of ESG Disclosure: A Case Study of Companies Listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
… investigates whether the presence of women on corporate boards influences the quality of ESG disclosure in South Africa - an emerging market recognised both for strong non-financial disclosure, governance frameworks and persistent socio-environmental challenges.<br/>Drawing on stakeholder, …
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Essays on Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
… and power that passive investors have to affect corporate policy by supporting fellow shareholder sponsored proposals.In the second essay, we investigate the effectiveness of shareholder voice. In 2017, “The Big Three” institutional investors launched campaigns to increase gender diversity on …
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THE EFFECTS OF BOARD AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DISCLOSURE: EVIDENCE FROM EAST AFRICAN COUNTRIES
The corporate boards and ownership structure are central to the effective monitoring and success of a firm. However, most studies have focused on developed nations while paying relatively little attention to developing countries where institutions and corporate governance systems are weak. …
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Mergers and acquisitions issues in a transitional market : evidence from China
Mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance are two extensively researched areas in finance. However, these areas have been studied separately and carried out mainly in developed and mature markets. Therefore, there is limited evidence on the link between mergers and acquisitions transactions …
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Three Essays in Corporate Stewardship
… and real effects of creating a separate corporate social responsibility (CSR) committee on corporate boards. We find that a firm’s decision to establish a CSR committee is shaped by the cost-benefit trade-offs associated with country and corporate characteristics. On average, CSR …
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Moral hyperactivity in corporations: is corporate governance the solution?
Until recently, moral hyperactivity in US corporate settings has primarily gone unnoticed in academic research. This is in large part due to the closed-door secrecy of the inner workings of corporate governance.<br/><br/>Currently, when examining moral hyperactivity, academic literature primarily …
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The Effects of Board Gender Diversity on Bank Performance and Risk-taking: Evidence from the Banking Sector in sub-Saharan Africa
… Africa (SSA), where female representation on corporate boards continues to lag behind that observed in other regions. Despite growing global attention to board diversity, most empirical evidence on the relationship between gender diversity, performance, and risk-taking originates from …
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