A key challenge faced by female leaders, especially mothers, is the persistence of "maternity bias," which reflects prejudices that arise from assumptions about a woman's ability to lead due to her actual or anticipated responsibilities as a mother. This bias often results in unjust treatment,...

A key challenge faced by female leaders, especially mothers, is the persistence of "maternity bias," which reflects prejudices that arise from assumptions about a woman's ability to lead due to her actual or anticipated responsibilities as a mother. This bias often results in unjust treatment,...

Purpose Based on stakeholder, agency and institutional theory, this study aims to examine the role of institutional ownership in the relationship between environmental, social and governance practices and CEO compensation. Design/methodology/approach Utilizing a fixed-effect panel regression...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Corporate Boards -- Chapter 3: Corporate Boards Diversity -- Chapter 4: Board Diversity and firm effects -- Chapter 5: Empirical Analysis on Board Diversity -- Chapter 6: Concluding Remarks and Future Research Agenda.