Gender‐related boardroom dynamics

Huse, Morten; Solberg, Anne Grethe

doi:10.1108/09649420610650693

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“…It has been suggested that gender diversity on the board of directors generates a positive effect on companies' decision-making process and performance since female directors are diligent, committed and involved (e.g., Bonn 2004; Huse and Solberg 2006;Rao et al 2012;Webb 2004). Consequently, it has been suggested that gender diversity on the board would be positively associated with level of environmental disclosure (Rupley et al 2012).…”

Section: Conceptual Discussion and Research Propositionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Corporate Governance and Environmental Disclosure in the Indonesian Mining Industry

Trireksani¹,

Djajadikerta²

2016

AABFJ

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Sustainability and corporate governance issues are now considered to be important and integral aspects of company performance. Both have established themselves as well-studied topics in the organisational and accountability areas. While there has been a growing interest to study the relationship between these two areas, research publication in this topic is still mainly focused on the Western societies. This study focuses on the corporate governance and sustainability disclosure practices in one of the emerging economies, Indonesia, and assesses the relationships between corporate governance variables and the extent of environmental disclosures made by the mining companies listed in the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in their annual reports. The main findings of this study show that the extent of environmental disclosure made by these companies was moderate, and that there is a significant positive relationship between the size of board of directors and the extent of environmental disclosure. KeywordsCorporate governance, Environmental disclosure, Mining industry, Indonesia AbstractSustainability and corporate governance issues are now considered to be important and integral aspects of company performance. Both have established themselves as wellstudied topics in the organisational and accountability areas. While there has been a growing interest to study the relationship between these two areas, research publication in this topic is still mainly focused on the Western societies. This study focuses on the corporate governance and sustainability disclosure practices in one of the emerging economies, Indonesia, and assesses the relationships between corporate governance variables and the extent of environmental disclosures made by the mining companies listed in the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in their annual reports. The main findings of this study show that the extent of environmental disclosure made by these companies was moderate, and that there is a significant positive relationship between the size of board of directors and the extent of environmental disclosure. JEL Classification: L71, M40

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Section: Conceptual Discussion and Research Propositionsmentioning

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Corporate Governance and Environmental Disclosure in the Indonesian Mining Industry

Trireksani¹,

Djajadikerta²

2016

AABFJ

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“…Gibbins, Richardson, & Waterhouse, (1992) argue that board gender diversity may explain the disclosure practices of the firms in their annual reports. Empirical results reported by Huse & Solberg (2006) suggest that women directors are more interested for meetings than men. Therefore they are more likely to take good decisions.…”

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confidence: 99%

Board Composition, Firm Characteristics, and Voluntary Disclosure: The Case of Jordanian Firms Listed on the Amman Stock Exchange

Sartawi¹,

Hindawi²,

Bsoul³

et al. 2014

IBR

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This study examines the impact of board composition on the level of voluntary disclosure in the annual reports of listed Jordanian firms. Content analysis is used to collect the required data form the 2012-annual reports of 103 firms listed on the Amman Stock Exchange. Overall, the empirical evidence provided by the study is in line with the agency theory predictions. Furthermore, they have practical implications for firms and regulators in Jordan on the importance of the board of directors and voluntary disclosure as control mechanisms for mitigating the effect of the information asymmetries and agency problems. The study shows a moderate level of voluntary disclosure in the annual reports of Jordanian firms. However, insurance firms tend to disclose more voluntary information than industrial and services firms. Also, the results suggest that Jordanian firms with a high-level of board ownership concentration tend to keep the level of voluntary disclosure low. On the other hand, the presence of foreign directors on the board seems to influence, positively, the level of voluntary disclosure in Jordanian firms. Likewise, the proportion of the old directors on the boards in Jordanian firms is very high and is significantly associated with a higher level of voluntary disclosure.

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“…Furthermore, recruiting more women to boards of directors may add value (Adams & Ferreira, 2004) as they bring different opinions, experiences, working styles, and perspectives to the board (Huse & Solberg, 2006). According to Torchia et al (2011), women on a board will enable it to make high-quality decisions because more alternatives will be considered by virtue of their diverse approaches.…”

Section: Board Diversitymentioning

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The Effect of Board Diversity on the Performance of Banks: Evidence from Turkey

Kılıç¹

2015

IJBM

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This study has primary two aims. The first is to determine the characteristics of boards of directors in the Turkish banking industry and the second is to investigate the effect of board diversity on performance of the banks. The analyses in this study are built on the banking industry of Turkey in the period from 2008 to 2012. The impact of the board diversity, as measured by the percentage of women and foreign directors on the board and the Blau index, on financial performance is investigated by conducting panel data analysis. The findings of the study provide evidence of a negative relationship between board diversity and financial performance. Hence, the findings do not support the economic case for board diversity, which implies that diverse directors will increase the financial performance of the banks. This study provides additional evidence to the sparse literature regarding the association between board diversity and financial performance in an emerging market context. Furthermore, most prior studies regarding the relationship between gender diversity and performance have excluded financial firms from their samples. In addition, there are few studies that examine the impact of foreign directors on the performance of banks.

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Gender‐related boardroom dynamics

Cited by 499 publications

References 48 publications

Corporate Governance and Environmental Disclosure in the Indonesian Mining Industry

Corporate Governance and Environmental Disclosure in the Indonesian Mining Industry

Board Composition, Firm Characteristics, and Voluntary Disclosure: The Case of Jordanian Firms Listed on the Amman Stock Exchange

The Effect of Board Diversity on the Performance of Banks: Evidence from Turkey

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