The study analyzes the relationship between the board diversity and some profiles of the operating performance of BoD .The research is based on a sample of 237 Italian listed firms during the period 2007-2009. The results show a positive relationship between the monitoring activity and the...

This paper analyses the relationship between board diversity and some board operating performance but also the relationship between board diversity and enterprise risk. The analyses, carried out on a sample of 249 Italian companies during the period 2006-2009, show that diversity affects the...

The paper discusses the idea that an institutionalized and effective board induction and training process could maximize the director's contribution and thus improve board effectiveness in banks, especially if training and induction are done in a board that respects good practices with regards...