Percentage Of Female Directors Research Articles

Board gender equality and ESG performance. Evidence from European banking sector

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between board gender equality and environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance in the European banking sector. The study examines whether and how the presence of women on the board of directors (BoD) influences ESG dimensions.Design/methodology/approachThe authors analyzed a sample of 72 European Union banks for the period 2015–2021 and developed an econometric model applying unbalanced panel data regression with firm fixed effects and controls per year. To test the research hypotheses, the authors considered gender equality in terms of female participation on the BoD and measured ESG dimensions by using the ESG score provided by Refinitiv.FindingsThe findings suggest a significant positive relationship between the number of women on BoD and the ESG performance of European banks only up to a certain threshold of female directors (at least three women). The study also explores how the proportion of women on BoD influences the individual ESG pillars. The results show that the percentage of female directors has a positive and statistically significant impact on the social dimension of the ESG framework.Research limitations/implicationsThe investigation is highly relevant to investors considering ESG issues in their decision-making process. The overall findings support policymakers and regulators on how to improve ESG performance through the design and the application of corporate governance (CG) mechanisms. From a managerial perspective, the study suggests that managers and CEOs should focus their efforts on establishing the right gender combination of directors on bank BoDs.Originality/valueThis paper offers an in-depth examination of the CG practices of banks, and it attempts to bridge the gap in prior literature on the determinants of ESG issues in the European banking industry. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first that investigates the relationship between the representation of women on BoDs and the ESG dimensions measured by the Refinitiv Eikon score. The use of critical mass theory adds a fresh perspective to the literature on ESG in Europe since the influence of board gender diversity on ESG performance of the European banks is still unaccounted for. This study addresses this pressing research issue drawing on resource dependence, agency and legitimacy theories.

The Role Of Gender Diversity In Increasing ESG Performance Through Intellectual Capital

This study examines whether intellectual capital mediates the association between board gender diversity and ESG performance. The samples were selected based on criteria that included all non-financial companies registered on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The total observations are 257 in the period 2017 to 2022. ESG scores were obtained from the Refinitiv Eikon database as a proxy for ESG performance, intellectual capital proxied by the value-added intellectual coefficient (VAIC) model, and directors' gender diversity proxied by the percentage of female directors. The results show intellectual capital mediates the association between board gender diversity and ESG performance. These results suggest that board gender diversity positively affects ESG performance if the company has intellectual capital that adds value to create competitiveness. This study aims to help companies understand the importance of gender diversity in managing and utilising intellectual capital to improve the company's ESG performance.

Female directors and firms’ financial performance: an empirical application of Kanter’s theory in the Indian context

Purpose Given the relevance of female directors in the governance of any firm, this paper aims to examine their effect on firms’ financial performance by investigating their general impact and segregating the same into different subgroups based on Kanter’s theory. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the purpose, this study selects a sample of the top 100 listed Indian firms for the period of 2014–2018 and gathers the data pertaining to the variables under consideration from the respective firms’ annual report and corporate database Capitaline Plus. For undertaking the investigation, the authors have segregated the sample into three groups, i.e. firms with boards having less than 10% of female directors are called skewed boards; firms with boards having female directors that range from 10% to 20% are called as tilted board; and firms with boards having sizable representation of female directors of above 20%. To examine the performance impact of overall female directors and their different subgroups, the authors have used a generalized estimating equation model. For the robustness test, the authors have used the fixed-effect model. Findings The authors find a significant positive impact of the overall percentage of female directors on the financial performance of firms. Additionally, the results indicate that boards with a titled group of female directors and boards with a sizable representation of female directors significantly positively impact firms’ performance. However, the authors fail to extricate any significant performance impact of boards with a skewed group of female directors. Practical implications First, the study reveals that despite prevailing nepotism in India, female directors, owing to their core characteristics, can create a favorable perception of firms in the market. Second, it also works as an eye-opener for regulators by revealing the minimum threshold for female directors that a board should have to exploit the benefits of a gender quota rather than mere compliance with the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013. Third, it implies that more gender-diverse boards can improve a firm’s financial performance only if female directors range between the thresholds of 10% to 20%. Finally, the finding is significant for changing the business culture in India, where institutions are traditionally less supportive of women than in other emerging countries. Originality/value Departing from existing studies, which provide evidence on the performance impact of the overall percentage of female directors, the study unveils the differential impact of female directors on firms’ financial performance depending on their level of representation on the board. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study in the context of an emerging market to test Kanter’s theory.

Tata Kelola Perusahaan dan Keberlanjutan: Kinerja Triple Bottom Line

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of corporate governance on the performance of triple bottom line sustainability. Corporate governance is embodied in the number of Directors, the percentage of female Directors, expertise and frequency of meetings. The sustainability performance is proxied by the dimensions of sustainability: economic, environmental and social. The sample of this research are companies listed on the IDX 2020-2021 indexed LQ 45. Sampling was based on purposive random sampling which resulted in 52 data. Hypothesis testing was done by multivariate regression. Agency theory and Stakeholder theory are used as the theoretical basis for discussion. The test results that the greater the number of Directors has a negative effect on the economic, environmental and social performance. The large percentage of the number of female Directors has a positive effect on social performance, while the effect of the frequency of Directors' meetings has a positive effect on economic and environmental performance. The expertise of the Board of Directors has absolutely no effect on all dimensions of sustainability performance.

Female chairs on the boards of European National Sports Federations: a comparative study

Purpose This study aims to explore the impact of board size, board gender diversity and federation age on the likelihood of having a female chair in National Sports Federations (NSF). Design/methodology/approach A quantitative methodology compares 300 sports boards in five countries (Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and the UK), using data collected from NSF’s websites. Findings The board size and federation age have no significant impact on having a female board chair when the countries and the percentage of female directors are included in the model. When the number of women is measured in absolute value rather than in relative terms, the only variable that predicts a woman chair is the country. When the model does not include country differences, the percentage of female directors is key in predicting a chairwoman, and when the number of women is used as a variable instead of the percentage, a board’s smaller size increases the odds of having a chairwoman. Research limitations/implications There are some limitations to this study which we believe provide useful directions for future research. Firstly, the authors have not considered the role of gender typing in sports activities which explains the extent that women participate in specific sports (Sobal and Milgrim, 2019) and the related perception of such sports in society. The social representation of sports activities classified as masculine, feminine or gender-neutral can hypothetically influence women’s access to that specific federations’s leadership. The authors included the country factor only partially, as a control variable, as the social representation of sports usually goes beyond national boundaries. Practical implications This study has implications for sport policymakers and stakeholders, and for institutions such as the IOC or the European Union that implement equality policies. If the aim is to increase female presence in the highest position of a sports board and to achieve gender equality more generally, other policies need to be implemented alongside gender quotas for the sports boards, namely, those specifically related to the recruitment and selection of the sports board chairs (Mikkonen et al., 2021). For example, given the implications of critical mass and its ability to increase more female’s engagement then the role of existing chairs acting as mentors and taking initiative in this objective may be warranted. Furthermore, attention should be paid to the existing gender portfolio of each board and its subsequent influence on recruiting a female chair, regardless of the organization’s age. Knoppers et al. (2021) concluded that resistance to gender balance by board members is often related to discriminatory discourses against women. The normalization of the discourses of meritocracy, neoliberalism, silence/passivity about the responsibility of structures and an artificial defence of diversity emphasise that equality should not only be determined by women (Knoppers et al., 2021). Social implications When countries are included in the model, the results suggest that the social representation of a female board member is different from that of a female board chair. Originality/value The originality of the study is that it shows the factors that constrain women taking up a chair position on NSFs. Theoretically, it contributes to existing literature by demonstrating how a critical mass of females on boards may also extend to the higher and most powerful position of chair.

Board gender diversity and acquisition choices

AbstractWe investigate the influence of gender diversity on the acquisition choices of bidding firms and find that firms with greater gender diversity are more likely to acquire nonlisted targets, use cash as the method of payment, and purchase firms in similar industries. Results show that these preferences are significantly influenced by female directors' financial expertise, target industry experience, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) experience, academic and professional qualifications, and networks. The percentage of female directors on boards is positively correlated with the market response to the announcement of acquisition choices preferred by female directors. Furthermore, bidders improve efficiency and accumulate long‐term value gains through the contributions made by their female directors to these acquisition choices.

Does religiosity have a dark side? Evidence from board gender diversity

PurposeThis research aims to investigate whether local religious norms influence corporate attitudes toward board gender diversity.Design/methodology/approachThe data are collected from American Religion Data Archive (ARDA) website and Boardex. The analysis used in this paper is ordinary least squares (OLS) regression and two-stage least squares (2SLS) models.FindingsThe authors find that firms headquartered in religious areas are negatively associated with corporate board gender diversity initiatives, proxied by the change in the total number of female directors, the share of directors that are newly hired females and the percentage of female directors on the board. The results remain robust when the authors employ alternative econometric specifications, including propensity score matching (PSM) and instrumental variable (IV) analysis. Furthermore, through quasi-experiments, the authors find that two exogenous shocks, the Vatican Leaks scandal and the Big Three board gender diversity campaign, attenuate the negative association between religiosity and diversity.Research limitations/implicationsThis study unveils an important but previously unidentified factor that restrains firms from exercising one of their socially responsible activities – board gender diversity and provides new insight into the emerging literature on the influence of local culture on corporate behaviors.Originality/valueThe lack of existing literature on factors that contribute to corporate board gender diversity presents opportunities for further study.

Climate change innovation: Does board gender diversity matter?

This paper responds to recent calls to study the role that board gender diversity plays in shaping corporate responses to climate change. It examines whether female board representation is associated with greater climate change innovation and whether its effect is determined by the presence of a greater number of independent female directors or the existence of a critical mass of female directors. The results obtained for a panel data of 3,928 companies over the period 2010–2020 (35,199 observations) confirm that companies with a greater female board representation (both in number and in percentage) are more proactive in terms of investments in climate change innovation. This positive effect does not require a critical mass of female directors and diminishes when the percentage of female directors is higher than 46.78%, a proportion associated with the presence of five or more female directors. Furthermore, female directors influence climate change innovation mainly through their involvement in management as executive directors, rather than through the monitoring and advisory roles that characterize independent directors. The theoretical and practical implications derived from this research are robust to different considerations and methodological approaches.

Lender individualism and monitoring: Evidence from syndicated loans

This paper addresses the question, “Does lenders’ culture affect their monitoring efforts and style?”, by exploring whether lender individualism affects the loan monitoring of U.S. borrowers for a sample of 27,164 syndicated loan facilities granted between 1998 and 2017. We proxy lender individualism based on the ancestral country of origin of the lead bank's CEO. We show that lender individualism leads to a less stringent monitoring style. We find that individualist lenders resort less to covenant monitoring, impose less strict contract terms, such as performance pricing and rely more on soft information. We also provide evidence that individualist lenders retain a larger loan share and deal with a larger number of lenders. Finally, we find that some governance characteristics (board size and percentage of female directors) and other CEO features (cash compensation, tenure, and non-duality) moderate the negative association between lender individualism and loan monitoring.

Board Gender Diversity and Voluntary Carbon Emission Disclosure

In this study, we investigate the effect of board gender diversity on the decision to disclose carbon emissions voluntarily. Using an international sample consisting of 22,841 firm-year observations from 38 countries for the period 2010–2019, we determine the existence of a positive relationship between the percentage of female directors on the board and carbon disclosure. This evidence supports agency and resource dependency theories, as a gender diverse board indicates strong governance and better communication among stakeholders. Additionally, we examine the moderating effect of gender quotas across sample countries, where either soft or hard quotas have been implemented. We show that the number of firms disclosing their carbon emissions is, on average, higher in countries with either hard or soft quotas than in countries with no quota. Moreover, the positive effect of board gender diversity on voluntary carbon emission disclosure is similar across firms in countries with quotas and without quotas. The reported results demonstrate that there seems to be no need for country-level strict regulations regarding the firm-level percentage of female representation on the board to be effective, as gender board diversity in countries with no quotas has a similar effect in explaining voluntary carbon disclosure as in countries with quotas and those changing to quota regulation.

Pentingkah Perilaku Wanita? Studi Kebijakan Dividen

Board diversity in the corporate governance function have multiple perspectives and active oversight in evaluating management decisions and through their influence on dividend policy. Therefore, this study examines the effect of female boards on the dividend payout ratio and dividend yield in a sample of companies in the IDX HIDIV20 and IDX BUMN20 for the period 2017-2020. The results showed that the percentage of female directors, female independent directors, female executive directors, and the numerical number of female directors had a significant positive effect on the dividend payout ratio. Women's associations and dividend policy have a stronger relationship when women on the board of directors have a high percentage. A certain number of women's councils were judged to be better and more effective in decision-making. While the female CEO as a leader because of risk-averse behavior, low self-confidence, weak decisions, and lack of control on the board, affect the value of the company including influencing dividend payments inversely. The results of this study provide strong evidence plus difference test and robustness test confirming that female boards facilitate corporate governance and promote dividend payouts further.

Board gender quotas, female directors and corporate tax aggressiveness: A causal approach

As a result of a mandatory board gender quota regulation, the percentage of female directors in Norway increased from around 5% in 2001 to over 40% in 2007, while it remained stable in neighbouring Denmark. Taking advantage of this unique research setting, this study implements a difference-in-differences approach to investigate the effects of the gender composition of the board of directors on corporate tax aggressiveness. Results indicate that the likelihood of corporate tax aggressive strategies increased in Norway after the appointment of many female directors, compared to the situation in Denmark. This finding is robust to a battery of sensitivity analyses and, in particular, to how corporate tax aggressiveness is measured. We interpret this result as caused by the way in which the incorporation of women to the boards was achieved, that is, through a mandatory board gender quota regulation. Possible implications of the findings are discussed.

Pengaruh Keragaman Dewan terhadap Kinerja Perusahaan (Studi Kasus Pada Bank Capital)

Financial performance is an analysis conducted to see the extent to which a company has implemented by using financial implementation rules properly and correctly. Company performance is a description of the financial condition of a company which is analyzed with financial analysis tools, so that it can be known about the good and bad financial condition of a company that reflects work performance in a certain period. This study aims to determine the effect of board diversity on company performance, especially Bank Capital for the period December 2012-December 2019. The results of the analysis show that there is no effect of board diversity on ROA and ROE at Bank Capital for the period December 2012-December 2019. There is no effect of board diversity on ROA and ROE. Bank Capital's performance is due to the percentage of female directors not reaching 50% in the board of directors so that their contribution does not have much influence on the company's strategic decisions.Keywords: Board Diversity, ROA, ROE

Board Of Directors Gender Diversity And Real Earnings Management: Does Female Board Of Director Matter?

The Board of directors' characteristic plays an important role as a monitoring mechanism in corporate governance. Previous research shows that gender could determine the existence of manager opportunistic behavior. The existence of females on the board of directors could reduce agency conflict such as earnings management. This research aimed examine gender diversity in explaining earnings management. The sample of this research is the non-financial company listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange (Idx) during 2014-2018. The research method conduct quantitative approach. We used multiple regression analysis to examine the association between board of director gender diversity on real earnings management. The result shows that gender diversity is negatively associated with earnings management. Gender diversity indicates that the number and percentage of female directors could reduce the level of real earnings management, especially through abnormal discretionary expenses. Secondly, there is no different level of real earnings management between firms with and without gender diversity in their board structures.

Board gender diversity and the timing of CEO stock option awards

ResumoObjetivoEste estudo busca explorar o papel da diversidade de gênero no conselho de administração para mitigar o destino do CEO. Os CEOs têm “sorte” de receber opções de compra de ações nos dias em que o preço das ações é mais baixo no mês de concessão, o que é um momento oportunista.Desenho/MetodologiaFoi utilizada uma análise de regressão logística, bem como uma análise de variáveis instrumentais (IV). A amostra é composta por 3.249 observações de empresas de 2010 a 2015.ConclusõesNossos resultados mostram que as diretoras inibem significativamente o momento oportunista de outorga de opções. Descobrimos que a diversidade de gênero, medida pela porcentagem de mulheres no conselho de administração, a porcentagem de conselheiros independentes e a porcentagem de diretoras no comitê de remuneração, provavelmente reduz as chances de CEOs receberem subsídios da sorte em tempo hábil. Nossos resultados são consistentes com pesquisas anteriores que documentam os benefícios da diversidade de gênero no conselho.Implicações práticasOs resultados da pesquisa são relevantes para os formuladores de políticas e reguladores, pois permitem que avaliem a importância da diversidade nos conselhos na gestão de gerentes, especialmente no que se refere ao desenho de políticas. Além disso, esses achados têm implicações para os países ibero-americanos, uma vez que lançam luz sobre a importância de empreender medidas e reformas para promover a eficácia dos conselhos por meio da introdução da diversidade de gênero.Originalidadeembora a evidência científica prévia tenha examinado o efeito da diversidade de gênero do conselho no desempenho da empresa, nosso estudo é o primeiro a investigar o efeito das diretoras no momento oportunista de concessões de opções, usando uma estrutura empírica rigorosa que explica explicitamente a endogeneidade.

Does gender diversity on firm\u2019s board affect dividend payouts? Evidence from India

This study attempts to determine whether gender diversity on the firm's board affects the dividend payout ratio concerning firms listed on Nifty 50 in India. Multiple regression analysis and the logit model have been employed. The dependent variable is the dividend payout policy of the firm, and the independent variable is gender diversity. The regression model incorporated control variables that have been popularly listed in the extant literature. The robustness of the results has also been tested. It was found that there exists a positive association between the percentage of female directors and the dividend payout ratio. Results also found that there is a positive impact of the number of female directors on the dividend to total assets. This implies that gender diversity on board positively affects the payout ratio of firms. This study is the first of its kind to investigate the association of gender diversity on the firm's board and dividend payout ratio.

Gender Diversity in Corporate Boards: A Comparative Study of Pakistan and Norway

With the increased attention given to corporate governance, there has been more focus on the lack of gender diversity in corporate boards. Within the context of corporate governance, this research focuses on the gender diversity in the boardrooms and to evaluate how the percentage of female directors on a company’s board affects the firm’s performance. For this purpose, Gender diversity in both Norway and in the Pakistan are studied, but this study more focuses on the Pakistan’s board gender diversity, legislations, implementation and its impact on company’s performance, this study also focuses on Norwegian experience and the impact of the Norwegian gender diversity rule. This study is conducted by a qualitative research and a socio-legal research methodology due to library based and its mixed nature of being legal and corporate respectively. This study is also based on primary as well as secondary sources. The results of this study show that there is observable performance benefit to adding more females to the board of directors. Companies found a significant and positive relationship between the percentage of women on the board and performance. These results suggest that if Pakistan decides to adopt strong legislation for corporations in relation to gender diversity and implement them; it will observe significant improvement in firm performance.

The Relationship between Corporate Governance Mechanism and the Firm Value: The Case of Islamic Banks in Malaysia and Indonesia

Our study empirically examines the relationship between corporate governance mechanism and their interactions on the firm value. We concentrated on the banking industry in Indonesia and Malaysia given that majority of the literature are primarily focused on the non-financial industry due to stringent regulation on disclosure in the financial banking counterparts. We measure firm’s value using Tobin’s q, while corporate governance mechanisms comprised of independent directors, the presence of audit committee, the institutional ownership as well as the percentage of female directors on the board. Using 48 observations during the year 2016-2018, our result exhibit that there is a significant positive association between audit committee independence and firm value. Moreover, we also reported a negative link between board independent and the presence of female directors on the firm value. In respect to our interaction effects, we found that there is a complementary relationship between (i) audit committee independent and board independent and (ii) female directors and audit committee independent and firm value. Moreover, our regression also reported a significant substitutive relationship between (i) female directors and institutional ownership (ii) female directors and board independent as well as (iii) audit committee independent and institutional ownership and firm value. In contrary to the findings from the western counterpart, our result shows that the presence of female directors reduce firm value, thus suggesting that the role of female directors have been impaired due to the cultural aspect of the society.

Research on the Relationship between the Female Directors' Personal Characteristics and the Quality of Accounting Information

This paper explores the relationship between female directors and the quality of accounting information. it takes 51 enterprises from 2008 to 2018 as samples, selects the proportion of female directors, age, education background and financial background to study the personal characteristics. The results show that: the percentage of female directors is directly proportional to the accounting information; the higher the female director's education, the higher the quality of information; the female directors with financial background have a specific positive effect on the improvement of accounting information. Based on this, this paper proposes some suggestions on how to strengthen the construction of the board of directors and improve the quality of information about listed companies.

Firms and governance factors affecting the adoption of web-based corporate reporting: Evidence from the USA

This paper examines the potential determinants associated with a firm’s decision to use a corporate website. The probability of web-based corporate reporting adoption was measured by using a dichotomous variable, where one is given if the firm has a website and zero otherwise. Based on a sample of 1217 US listed firms, it was found that 950 firms have a website and 267 do not. Those firms with a website are larger, more profitable and have a larger board size with more female directors when compared with firms without websites. In addition, the results of the regression analysis revealed that firm size, profitability, leverage, board size and the percentage of female directors in the boardroom have a significant positive impact on the probability of a firm having a website. However, firm age has a significant negative impact on the probability of web-based corporate reporting adoption. A weakness in the previous literature has been the neglect of firms without an online presence, which implies a potential selection bias. Consequently, this research contributes to the international accounting literature by expanding our understanding in relation to the probability of firms adopting web-based corporate reporting and the economic consequences of them doing so through reducing asymmetric information, which acts as an incentive to encourage investment.