Board Gender Diversity and Firm Performance in the US

This article examines the effect between board gender diversity and firm performance in US commercial banks, measured by the percentage of women on a board and return on average assets respectively. Looking at previous literature, there are five main theories that emerge to explain these effects see...

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Main Author: Kroon, Zoe
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2022
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/69832/
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description This article examines the effect between board gender diversity and firm performance in US commercial banks, measured by the percentage of women on a board and return on average assets respectively. Looking at previous literature, there are five main theories that emerge to explain these effects seen and also a more recent vein of literature examining the effect of gender quotas. This study finds a statistically significant positive relationship between board gender diversity and firm performance, while controlling for numerous other variables. The results account for unobserved heterogeneity as well as heteroskedasticity, so the findings are robust.
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spelling nottingham-698322023-06-20T15:33:59Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/69832/ Board Gender Diversity and Firm Performance in the US Kroon, Zoe This article examines the effect between board gender diversity and firm performance in US commercial banks, measured by the percentage of women on a board and return on average assets respectively. Looking at previous literature, there are five main theories that emerge to explain these effects seen and also a more recent vein of literature examining the effect of gender quotas. This study finds a statistically significant positive relationship between board gender diversity and firm performance, while controlling for numerous other variables. The results account for unobserved heterogeneity as well as heteroskedasticity, so the findings are robust. 2022 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/69832/1/Dissertation%20final.pdf Kroon, Zoe (2022) Board Gender Diversity and Firm Performance in the US. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)]
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Board Gender Diversity and Firm Performance in the US
title Board Gender Diversity and Firm Performance in the US
title_full Board Gender Diversity and Firm Performance in the US
title_fullStr Board Gender Diversity and Firm Performance in the US
title_full_unstemmed Board Gender Diversity and Firm Performance in the US
title_short Board Gender Diversity and Firm Performance in the US
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url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/69832/