Das DIW Berlin untersucht jährlich die Repräsentation von Frauen in Vorständen und Geschäftsführungen sowie in Aufsichts- und Verwaltungsräten der größten Unternehmen in Deutschland. Die Ergebnisse werden in Form des DIW Managerinnenbarometers veröffentlicht. Dieses erfasst mittlerweile...

This study examines the impact of board gender diversity (BGD) on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance, with a focus on the moderating roles of financial performance (Return on Assets), board meeting frequency (BMF), and foreign board members (FBM). Panel regression analysis...

This study explores the relationship between board diversity and firm performance, with a focus on the moderating role of CEO duality in Chinese manufacturing firms. This study applies panel fixed-effect regression models for the period 2008-2022, and findings show that board diversity is...

The subjective judgment and discretionary actions of a manager can influence the core strategy, investment, operations, and decision-making of a company. Managerial actions from the top, particularly the board, plays a vital role in addressing this inclination. While scholars have shown interest...

Is female leadership greener? This study explores how female leadership influences environmental innovation in the energy sector, which is crucial for addressing sustainability challenges related to GHG emissions. Building on upper echelons theory, gender socialization, and contingency theories,...

Grounded in stakeholder and social categorisation theories, this study addresses the limited European evidence regarding how board composition and functioning drive corporate equality-a multidimensional construct encompassing diversity, inclusion and people development. We examined the effects...

Purpose This study examines whether CEO power influences the book-based and market-based performance of Russian companies when it is restricted by the presence of essential shareholders, namely, state and influential businessmen. Design/methodology/approach Managerial power is divided into...

Research on firm's motivation to undertake search behaviors in situations of positive and negative performance feedback is limited in empirical literature. In addition, the role of institutionalized corporate governance mechanisms in mediating firm's aspiration-driven search behaviors is yet to...

The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of diversity on the board of directors, board of commissioners and nomination committees on accrual earnings management.This study used three dimensions of diversity, namely gender, age and nationality. These three elements are further grouped...

We examine the corporate criminal records of 18,187 firms operating in 17 European emerging markets and empirically analyze the effects of board composition and national institutions on crime deterrence. Our analysis reveals that 872 firms (about 5 % of the sample) committed 1734 crimes over...

This study examines how the appointment of independent directors after a CEO assumes office (co-opted directors) affects corporate tax avoidance. While formally independent, such directors may be more aligned with the CEO, potentially weakening board oversight. Using a panel of 7084 U.S....

This study empirically investigates the relationship between board composition, focusing on board size and board independence, and firm performance. It further examines how national governance quality moderates this relationship. Using a panel dataset of 1604 firms from 41 developed and emerging...

Global growth is projected to remain broadly steady this year and next, but the outlook is subject to elevated uncertainty as significant policy changes are underway in major economies and ongoing wars and conflicts continue to impose a heavy humanitarian and economic toll. Medium-term growth...