The Effect of Corporate Gender Diversity on Board and Firm Performance
The Effect of Corporate Gender Diversity on Board and Firm Performance

Author: Nura Isah

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 10

ISBN-13:

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Effective and qualitative corporate governance is the distinctive feature of newly emerging economy. Corporate governance has received significant attention due to global financial crisis and recent corporate failures involving multinational corporations all over the world. As the global economic system is changing, the corporate governance mechanisms are becoming essential determinants of companies current and future performance. Gender diversity and corporate performance have a strong association which entirely relies on effective board management. Therefore, the basic assumption is that appropriate gender diversity within the board will improved board effectiveness which in turn affect the firm performance. The major objective of this study is to examines the effects of board gender diversity on board and the firm performance. The study describes an extant research on theoretical and empirical perspectives with emphasis on the impact of women directors on corporate boards and firm performance. The study used secondary source as a method of data collections. The findings from the studies provides different outcomes; while some authors believe board gender diversity improve the level of firm performance, Others empirical studies discovered no any relationship between board gender diversity and firm financial performance. However, others were neutral by reporting neither positive nor negative relationship between gender diversity and firm performance. Furthermore, with respect to theoretical perspective, the study discover that both the agency theory and resource dependency theory only suggest the link between board gender diversity and firm performance, yet the real nature of the link remain unclear.

Gender Diversity in the Boardroom
Gender Diversity in the Boardroom

Author: Cathrine Seierstad

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-09-13

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 3319561421

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This edited collection provides a structured and in-depth analysis of the current use of quota strategies for resolving the pressing issue of gender inequality, and the lack of female representation on corporate boards. Filling the gap in existing literature on this topic, the two volumes of Gender Diversity in the Boardroom offers systematic overviews of current debates surrounding the optimisation of gender diversity, and the suggested pathways for progress. Focusing on sixteen European countries, the skilled contributors explore the current situation in relation to women on boards debates and approaches taken. They include detailed reflections from critical stakeholders, such as politicians, practitioners and policy-makers. Volume 1 focuses on eight European countries having adopted quotas and is a promising and highly valuable resource for academics, practitioners, policy makers and anyone interested in gender diversity because it examines and critiques the current corporate governance system and national strategies for increasing the share of women not only on boards, but within companies beyond the boardroom.

Gender Diversity in Senior Positions and Firm Performance
Gender Diversity in Senior Positions and Firm Performance

Author: Lone Engbo Christiansen

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2016-03-07

Total Pages: 29

ISBN-13: 1513553283

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This paper examines the link between gender diversity in senior corporate positions and financial performance of 2 million companies in Europe. We document a positive association between corporate return on assets and the share of women in senior positions and establish two potential channels through which gender diversity may affect firm performance. The positive correlation is more pronounced in, first, sectors where women form a larger share of the labor force (such as the services sector) and, second, where complementarities in skills and critical thinking are in high demand (such as high-tech and knowledge-intensive sectors).

Gender and Corporate Governance
Gender and Corporate Governance

Author: Francisco Bravo-Urquiza

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2019-11-28

Total Pages: 103

ISBN-13: 0429554761

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Gender diversity as a corporate governance mechanism is high on the agenda for regulators, firms, and researchers. Particularly, gender board composition has received a great deal of attention in recent years. The theoretical foundations of the benefits associated with the inclusion of female directors on boards, how to measure gender diversity in the boardroom, and its real impact on board decisions and firm strategies remain hotly debated. Drawing on empirical data, this book summarises the current situation regarding gender board diversity and provides a concise overview of the most important concerns about this topic. This will be a vital tool to guide the future debate on gender diversity and corporate governance for researchers and advanced students, as well as regulators, policy makers and board members.

Handbook of Research on Women in Management and the Global Labor Market
Handbook of Research on Women in Management and the Global Labor Market

Author: Pereira, Elisabeth T.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2019-06-28

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 1522591737

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Existent literature has identified the existence of some differences between men and women entrepreneurs in terms of propensity to innovation, approach to creativity, decision making, resilience, and co-creation. Without properly examining the current inequalities in social-economic structures, it is difficult to examine the results of corporate female leadership. The Handbook of Research on Women in Management and the Global Labor Market is a pivotal reference source that examines the point of convergence among entrepreneurship organizations, relationship, creativity, and culture from a gender perspective, and researches the relation between current inequalities in social-economic structures and organizations in the labor market, education and individual skills, wages, work performance, promotion, and mobility. While highlighting topics such as gender gap, woman empowerment, and gender inequality, this publication is ideally designed for managers, government officials, policymakers, academicians, practitioners, and students.

The Bottom Line
The Bottom Line

Author: Catalyst

Publisher: Catalyst

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 0895842440

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This study explores whether there is a demonstrable connection between gender diversity and organizational financial performance.

Women, Work and Computerization
Women, Work and Computerization

Author: Ellen Balka

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-11-11

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 038735509X

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ELLENBALKA Simon Fraser University ebalka@Sfu. ca 1. INTRODUCTION In developing the call for papers for the 7th International Federation of Information Processors (IFIP) Women, Work and Computerization Conference, we sought to cast our net widely. We wanted to encourage presenters to think broadly about women, work and computerization. Towards this end, the programme committee developed a call for papers that, in its final form, requested paper submissions around four related themes. These are (1) Setting the Course: Taking Stock of Where We Are and Where We're Going; (2) Charting Undiscovered Terrain: Creating Models, Tools and Theories; (3) Navigating the Unknown: Sex, Time, Space and Place, and (4) Taking the Helm: Education and Pedagogy. Our overall conference theme, 'Charting a Course to the Future' was inspired in part by Vancouver's geography, which is both coastal and mountainous. As such, navigation plays an important part in the lives of many as we seek to enjoy our environs. In addition, as the first Women, Work and Computerization conference of the new millennium, we hoped to encourage the broad community of scholars that has made past Women, Work and Computerization conferences a success to actively engage in imagining--and working towards-- a better future for women in relation to computers. The contributions to this volume are both a reflection of the hard work undertaken by many to improve the situation of women in relation to computerization, and a testament to how much work is yet to be done.

Effect of Board Diversity on Firm Performance in Different Social Contexts
Effect of Board Diversity on Firm Performance in Different Social Contexts

Author: Nam The Nguyen

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13:

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The business case for board diversity is contrasted in two different social contexts in this thesis. Specifically, the effect of differences in gender, ethnicity, and the age of the directors may have on firm financial performance is compared across a sample of Vietnamese and Australian listed companies. The research employs the most efficient panel data regression method using a selection procedure of fixed/random effects testing. Regression output indicates that the gender and ethnic diversity of the board more positively influences Tobin's Q in Vietnam than they do in Australia while age diversity does not. Additionally, ethnic diversity more positively influences return on assets in Vietnam than in Australia, whereas age diversity more positively affects return on assets in Australia than in Vietnam. The result also suggests that there is no difference in the impact of gender diversity on return on assets across the two nations. These findings will have important implications for global harmonisation, the convergence of corporate governance, in general, and, in particular, recommendations about board diversity.

Women on Corporate Boards of Directors
Women on Corporate Boards of Directors

Author: Ronald J. Burke

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2000-03-31

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9780792361626

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This volume, the first to focus exclusively on women serving on corporate boards of directors, provides the latest thinking and research findings on this increasingly important corporate governance issue. It includes censuses of women directors in a number of countries, identifies reasons for their limited numbers, indicates why appointing qualified women to boards offers competitive advantages, and suggests practical ways corporations can attract, recruit and appoint more women board members. Researchers interested in gender and corporate governance issues, companies interested in increasing their numbers of women board members, and women and men serving or hoping to serve on corporate boards will find this book of interest.