market values ethnic and gender diversity within organizational boards. We find that board diversity is positively associated … than gender diversity. By contrast, we do not find any evidence of a significant non-linear link between board diversity … with market valuation. We distinctively demonstrate further that ethnic diversity is valued more highly by the stock market …

We examine the association between board gender diversity and corporate dividend payout. Our results suggest that … although board gender diversity impacts positively on dividend payments, this is only conspicuous in widely held firms. However …, when ownership concentration is high, board gender diversity reduces dividend payments. We demonstrate that women directors …

. Finally, board diversity, as measured by director gender, ethnicity and nationality, enhances the pay …Departing from previous studies, this paper investigates the impact of corporate board diversity on corporate … United Arab of Emirates) over the 2009–2014 period. The findings are three-fold. First, board diversity, as measured by …

rigorously analyse the data and test the hypotheses. Findings: First, we find that trustee board gender diversity has a negative …Purpose: We investigate the association among trustee board diversity (TBD), corporate governance (CG), capital …