Director's age diversity and firm performance: A new perspective
Diversity of board members has become a recent topic by which it has been linked to board’s effectiveness. It can be postulated that directors from a different generation will exhibit different values, knowledge and behavior that can influence the decisions and actions of a firm. However, earlier st...
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| author | Malek, Mazrah Che Ahmad, Ayoib Fauzi Saidin, Saidatunur |
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| description | Diversity of board members has become a recent topic by which it has been linked to board’s effectiveness. It can be postulated that directors from a different generation will exhibit different values, knowledge and behavior that can influence the decisions and actions of a firm. However, earlier studies have produced mixed findings on the effect of director's age and firm performance. This study proposes that in order to examine the influence of age diversity, researchers must capture the difference in the age cohort of directors. Different generations carry its own common and unique characteristics. Consistent with the diversity concept, age diversity should be examined based on the inclusion of different generations to the board, and not just the average number of directors’ age as practiced in earlier studies. |
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| spelling | upm-967462023-02-01T01:47:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96746/ Director's age diversity and firm performance: A new perspective Malek, Mazrah Che Ahmad, Ayoib Fauzi Saidin, Saidatunur Diversity of board members has become a recent topic by which it has been linked to board’s effectiveness. It can be postulated that directors from a different generation will exhibit different values, knowledge and behavior that can influence the decisions and actions of a firm. However, earlier studies have produced mixed findings on the effect of director's age and firm performance. This study proposes that in order to examine the influence of age diversity, researchers must capture the difference in the age cohort of directors. Different generations carry its own common and unique characteristics. Consistent with the diversity concept, age diversity should be examined based on the inclusion of different generations to the board, and not just the average number of directors’ age as practiced in earlier studies. Macrothink Institute 2021 Article PeerReviewed Malek, Mazrah and Che Ahmad, Ayoib and Fauzi Saidin, Saidatunur (2021) Director's age diversity and firm performance: A new perspective. Asian Journal of Finance & Accounting, 13 (2). 89 - 106. ISSN 1946-052X https://ajfa.macrothink.org/index.php/ajfa/article/view/18707 10.5296/ajfa.v13i2.18707 |
| spellingShingle | Malek, Mazrah Che Ahmad, Ayoib Fauzi Saidin, Saidatunur Director's age diversity and firm performance: A new perspective |
| title | Director's age diversity and firm performance: A new perspective |
| title_full | Director's age diversity and firm performance: A new perspective |
| title_fullStr | Director's age diversity and firm performance: A new perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Director's age diversity and firm performance: A new perspective |
| title_short | Director's age diversity and firm performance: A new perspective |
| title_sort | director's age diversity and firm performance: a new perspective |
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