...Hussain Muhammad; Muhammad Farooq Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of board gender diversity (BGD) and sustainability committees (SC) on environmental, social and governance (ESG) controversies, aiming to assess the effectiveness of these governance mechanisms in mitigating ESG risks...

...Mesfin Yemer Yasin Purpose This study aims to investigate whether board gender diversity has improved and influence environment, social and governance (ESG) performance. It also explores whether firm earning volatility moderates the relationship between board gender diversity and ESG performance...

...Giovanna Gavana; Pietro Gottardo; Anna Maria Moisello Purpose This paper aims to study how corporate governance and country-related contextual factors affect the relationship between board gender diversity and environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure in its components: governance...

..., the researcher expects that family control would expropriate private benefits from minority shareholders and invest less in anticorruption disclosures because of the entrenchment effect ensuing from agency Type II problems. On the other hand, corporate governance developments emphasize board gender diversity...

...Hussain Muhammad; Stefania Migliori; Sana Mohsni Purpose This study aims to explore the moderating role of board gender diversity (BGD) in the relationship between corporate governance mechanisms (i.e. board size, board independence, chief executive officer (CEO) gender, CEO duality and ownership...

...Mahnoor Sattar; Pallab Kumar Biswas; Helen Roberts Purpose This paper aims to examine the relationship between board gender diversity and private firm performance. Design/methodology/approach The authors test the association between board gender diversity and private firm performance...