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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Diverse board"”.
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Achieving Healthequity: A Role For Nurse Leaders On Nonprofit Boards
<p>Diverse board leadership plays a key role in effective local and community nonprofit organizations. Nurses with core governance competencies are uniquely positioned to serve on boards of the nonprofit organizations in the communities that they already live and work in, especially but not …
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Building inclusive boards : the perspectives of nonprofit leaders and prospective board members
… of the United States is becoming increasingly diverse, data on the composition of nonprofit boards nationally indicate a persistent pattern of under-representation of minority groups. This exploratory study was conducted in a large metropolitan area with a diverse population. The research …
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The impact of board gender diversity on corporate governance and corporate social responsibility : a case of the South African mining sector
… for the low level of women members in their board of directors. Studies suggests that women can provide boards with unique qualities and resources that can improve board dynamics, strategic decision-making and company performance. It is further suggested that women are generally more inclined …
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Three Essays on the Role of Corporate Governance in Firms' Spending on R&D and Controlling Earnings-Management Practices: The Role of Independent Directors’ Tenure and Network in Controlling Earnings-Management Practices; The Impact of Board Diversity on the Corporate Propensity to R&D Spending; The Association between Directors’ Multiple-Board Sittings, Tenure, Financial Expertise, and R&D Spending
… by building on agency theory and emphasising board monitoring, first essay investigates the role of independent directors’ tenure and connection to several boards in controlling real earnings management (REM). This study finds that independent directors elected to board before appointment of …