...Arthur Frederico Lerner; Leonardo Flach; Francisco Bravo-Urquiza Purpose This paper aims to examine whether gender diversity in boards of directors ( BOD ) and executive teams ( ET ) relates to financial performance in Brazilian financial cooperatives, and whether BOD and ET tenure moderates...

... 2025 19 07 2025 04 08 2025 © 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only CSR Financial performance Gender diversity Moderation Board of Directors ESG J16 L1 M14 In recent decades, corporate social...

...Álvaro Melón-Izco; Arkaitz Bañuelos Campo Purpose This paper aims to analyse the gender wage gap (GWG) in the board of directors at the executive-director level. The authors aim to answer two questions: (1) Is the GWG explained by differences between males and females, by discriminatory causes...

... and experienced advice (Ibrahim et al., 2003). As such, an effective board of directors is one of the firm’s major competitive or strategic tools (Ibrahim and Angelidis, 1995). Including WOBs can strengthen the board by introducing diverse perspectives that enhance decision-making outcomes (e.g. Dalton...

... on various theories to demonstrate the benefits of gender-diverse boards on corporate financial performance. Agency theory is a particularly prominent theory in which the board of directors is a key governance mechanism, as directors are responsible for monitoring and controlling the CEO (Fama and Jensen...

... and male board members (both the board of directors and the supervisory board) – before and after the introduction of the mandated gender quota law – data were collected from the publicly available annual financial and corporate governance reports of the whole universe of PLCs in Portugal, further...

... social responsibility Firm value Board of directors Economic performance Educational background In most European countries, women’s employment rates are not only lower than men’s but also their wages are lower, and they hold fewer managerial positions. This gender gap extends to women’s...

.... Findings The results show that there is a positive association between board diversity and firms’ financial outcomes, which is explained by disclosing risk information. Research limitations/implications The results indicate that the effect of boards of directors on firm outcoumes is influenced...

... 26 11 2019 31 01 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Corporate governance Diversity Board of directors Female directors Director affiliation Family companies Borsa Istanbul Director independence Apparently...

... is not driven by regulatory pressures. 05 05 2017 25 10 2017 18 11 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Top management Board of directors Business performance Upper echelon Gender diversity When more women lead...

... from important organizations or groups; and the creation of legitimacy for the firm in the external environment (Pfeffer and Salancik, 1978). The board of directors, an important mechanism in a company, holds the responsibility for leading and directing a firm, as well as protecting...

..., 1993). The issue becomes important in light of the very low number of women in positions of corporate decision-making around the world. The under-representation of women on boards of directors is, therefore, an issue of importance for shareholders, society, government and researchers. The recent...