This paper investigates how board gender diversity (BGD) impacts information asymmetry (IA) and investment efficiency (IE), in addition to the moderating role of board gender diversity on the nexus between information asymmetry and investment efficiency in Egypt, motivated by the unclear lens...

Gender diversity on corporate boards is an important governance issue. Prior research suggests that female directors tend to be more ethical, conservative, socially responsible, independent and risk averse. Thus, female directors may con-tribute to improve board performance and earnings quality....

Using a sample of 3.808 non-financial European Union listed companies from 2011 to 2020, this study extends previous research by empirically examining how board gender diversity affects the magnitude of earnings management. The results support the predicted (negative) relationship between female...

We utilize stakeholder, critical mass, and upper-echelon theories to investigate the effect of female representation on boards as corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices and firm performance of A-share listed companies in China. The indicators used were the proportion of female board...

Gender diversity on corporate boards is an important governance issue. Prior research suggests that female directors tend to be more ethical, conservative, socially responsible, independent and risk averse. Thus, female directors may con-tribute to improve board performance and earnings quality....

We utilize stakeholder, critical mass, and upper-echelon theories to investigate the effect of female representation on boards as corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices and firm performance of A-share listed companies in China. The indicators used were the proportion of female board...