A company with a gender-diverse board of directors is interpreted as revealing a preference for diversity and a weaker commitment to shareholder value, according to new research in the INFORMS journal Organization Science.
Economics & Business
Nov 12, 2019
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There is a popular notion abroad that women are not risk takers and their mere presence on a bank board will reduce risky strategies and behaviours.
Economics & Business
Dec 3, 2014
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In a study published online yesterday focused on the medical products industry—which includes medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biologics—a group of researchers found that, compared to firms with all-male boards, firms ...
Economics & Business
Mar 27, 2020
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Does female membership on corporate boards impact mergers and acquisitions? As the percentage of females on boards of America's largest companies has risen from 15 percent in 2005 to 20 percent in 2015, the question is relevant ...
Economics & Business
May 19, 2016
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Women's abilities to make fair decisions when competing interests are at stake make them better corporate leaders, researchers have found.
Economics & Business
Mar 26, 2013
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While minorities and females are represented on boards of directors of many major corporations in the U.S., they often have fewer leadership opportunities within those organizations. In a new study, University of Missouri ...
Economics & Business
Jan 9, 2017
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The more women there are on a corporate board the less a company pays for its acquisitions, according to a new study by researchers at UBC's Sauder School of Business.
Economics & Business
Nov 25, 2013
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Prof. Judy Tsui, PolyU’s Vice President (International and Executive Education), Director of the Graduate School of Business and Chair Professor of Accounting, Prof. Ferdinand A. Gul, Chair Professor of Accounting and ...
Business
Aug 4, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research into how the stock market perceives the capabilities of female company directors finds that an initial negative response by investors is overturned in the longer term, once markets respond to ...
Economics & Business
Feb 24, 2012
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Groundbreaking research by the University of Exeter Business School reveals that female company directors defy negative gender stereotyping by astutely valuing future company performance.
Economics & Business
Jun 7, 2013
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