We show that female directors have a significant impact on board inputs and firm outcomes. In a sample of US firms, we find that female directors have better attendance records than male directors, male directors have fewer attendance problems the more gender-diverse the board is, and women are more likely to join monitoring committees. These results suggest that gender-diverse boards allocate ...

One of the issues that have gained a lot of attention in recent years is the board gender diversity. Many researchers believe that gender diversity in the board reinforces corporate social responsibility and on the other hand, gender diversity is one of the signs and effects of corporate social responsibility in the board, so there is a mutual relationship between board gender diversity and cor...

<p>This study aims to investigate the effects of corporate governance on company performance and dividends paid by company. In developing countries where protection system against public investors is still weak, becomes important. This uses a sample manufacturing companies in three countries. i.e., Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand. The variables that represent are board characteristics owner...

Despite significant advances in education and political participation, women remain underrepresented in leadership positions in politics and business across the globe. In many countries, policy-makers have responded by introducing gender quotas in politics and increasingly, many have expressed an interest in requiring gender quotas for corporate boards. This paper reviews the evidence on the eq...

Previous research has only mentioned that women from family firms often served as members of the Boards Directors joint‐stock companies in last third nineteenth century, but it not explored extent to which they were actually involved managerial activities or day‐to‐day operations. Using a new database twenty‐eight large mainly textile industry, this article combines archival and prosopographica...

Manuscript Type: Empirical Research Question/Issue: We utilize institutional theory to examine corporate governance in microfinance institutions (MFIs). Many MFIs operate at the bottom of the economic pyramid (BOP), which is usually agrarian, impoverished, and plagued with institutional voids. We investigate the link between the composition of the boards of MFIs and the ability of the MFIs to f...

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This paper examines the impact of Board characteristics (board size, board independence, and gender) on corporate policy dividend for a set 128 firm-year listed companies manufacturing sector from Amman Stock Exchange between years 2016-2018. The directors have great influence in handling agency conflict. They approve any decision made by executive manager before decisions manner. Also, dividen...