...Tatiana Mazza; Katia Furlotti; Alice Medioli; Veronica Tibiletti Purpose This study aims to test whether the introduction of a gender quota impacts functioning of boards of directors and internal committees thanks to female capacity in effort norms, cognitive conflicts and use of skills. Design...

... publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Corporate governance Women on boards Board dynamics Board tasks Theory of proportion Board of directors For many years, researchers have emphasized that boards...

...Antonio Iazzi; Andrea Vacca; Amedeo Maizza; Francesco Schiavone Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of corporate governance mechanisms, namely, board of directors and auditors, on tax aggressiveness in Italian companies listed on the Milan Stock Exchange. Design...

...Tobias Coutinho Parente; Cláudio Antonio Pinheiro Machado Filho Purpose Literature has suggested that the agenda of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an extension of corporate governance (CG) and would be under the responsibility of the board of directors. In this sense, the authors seek...

...) SN Director level: social ties Social networks Sweden Zajac and Westphal (1996) ASQ Other: boards seek directors from other similar boards Agency theory and inter-organizational theories USA Kono et al. (1998) AJS Other: spatial Consideration Various...