CEO-director ties and board gender diversity: US evidence
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Article Title | CEO-director ties and board gender diversity: US evidence |
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ERA Journal ID | 210800 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Luong, Hoa, Khedmati, Mehdi, Nguyen, Lan Anh, Nigmonov, Asror, Ovi, Nafisa Zabeen and Shams, Syed |
Journal Title | Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance |
Journal Citation | 40 |
Article Number | 100861 |
Number of Pages | 18 |
Year | 2023 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 2214-6350 |
2214-6369 | |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214635023000758?dgcid=coauthor |
Abstract | The gender legislation enacted around the world has put enormous pressure on companies to increase the number of women on their boards. Employing US firm-specific data, we document a significant negative relationship between CEO-director ties and female representation on the board, suggesting that socially connected directors are detrimental to gender parity in senior management. We find that the situation improves in firms with female directors with valuable attributes while being moderated by CEO characteristics. Cross-sectional analyses reveal that the association is more pronounced during the low board gender diversity periods and for firms that are led by male CEOs or have weak monitoring mechanism. We rule out endogeneity concerns by performing a battery of analyses. The findings remain robust in a range of sensitivity tests. Our study offers practical implications for regulators and top management teams to improve board effectiveness, thus engendering lasting transformational change in the boardroom. |
Keywords | hief executive officers (CEOs)Independent directorsBoard connectionBoard gender diversityFemale director |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350299. Banking, finance and investment not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Otago, New Zealand |
Monash University | |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) | |
University of New South Wales | |
School of Business |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z2q45/ceo-director-ties-and-board-gender-diversity-us-evidence
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