...Ayman Issa; Mohammad A.A. Zaid; Jalal Rajeh Hanaysha; Ammar Ali Gull Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of board diversity (e.g. education, gender, nationality and royal family members) on voluntary corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure for a sample of banks...

... across industry classifications independent of technological importance and is particularly driven by materials and health-care sectors. Findings support calls for more board diversity in line with board female membership positively influencing innovative investment and development activities...