The gender dimension of business elites: Italian women directors since 1934

Gamba, Michela; Goldstein, Andrea

doi:10.1080/13545710902826469

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“…Hence, the presence of female board directors influences the demand for monitoring mechanisms. The result validates Gamba and Goldstein (2009), documentation that "financial measures excel where women serve." The study also claims that expectation of women in respect of their responsibilities as directors aids board's effectiveness.…”

Section: Regression Analysissupporting

confidence: 60%

Monitoring Mechanisms, Gender, and Information System Structure in Nigerian Non-Financial Listed Companies

Arowolo¹,

Ahmad²

2016

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Monitoring mechanisms are tools for companies to protect the interests of the shareholders, most especially, the minority shareholders from the deviant behaviour of the management and board members. This study examines the relationship between monitoring mechanisms (directorship, internal and external auditing), gender and information system structure in Nigerian non-financial listed companies. The empirical tests for the study are by quantitative analysis approach with data from annual reports and questionnaires (for information system structure and internal auditing not obtainable from annual reports). The findings reveal that both gender and information system structure significantly relates to monitoring mechanisms (directorship, internal auditing and external auditing). This empirical study adds to the literature on the antecedents of organizational attributes in respect of gender and information system structure as related to monitoring mechanisms, particularly in Sub-Saharan African. Likewise, the findings suggest policy implication for the board of directors regarding appropriate board composition and structuring of the information system of a company to mitigate agency problems.

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Section: Regression Analysissupporting

confidence: 60%

Monitoring Mechanisms, Gender, and Information System Structure in Nigerian Non-Financial Listed Companies

Arowolo¹,

Ahmad²

2016

IJBM

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“…This appears in line with the evidence of a previous study on Italian boards in a historical perspective. An additional finding from this study shows how the percentage of family‐affiliated women has decreased in the last four decades (Gamba & Goldstein, ).…”

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confidence: 68%

Women on Corporate Boards in Italy: The Role of Family Connections

Bianco¹,

Angela²,

Signoretti³

2015

Corporate Governance

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Manuscript Type: EmpiricalResearch Question/Issue: This paper sets out to shed light on female representation on Italian corporate boards before the introduction of gender quota legislation in 2012, as well as on the relevance of family connections. We investigate the potential determinants of having boards with diverse representation and the correlation between female directorship and family connections, with a focus on governance measures. Research Findings: Using data on all directors of Italian publicly traded companies from 2008 to 2010, we identify two different models. In the majority of gender-diverse boards, at least one woman has a family connection to the controlling shareholder. Family-affiliated women are more common in companies that are small, have a concentrated ownership, are in the consumer sector, and have a larger board. Conversely, non-family-affiliated women are more common on the boards of companies that are widely held, have younger and more educated boards, have a higher proportion of independent directors, and have a smaller number of interlocked directors. With reference to governance-related outcomes, the number of board meetings appears to be negatively correlated to both the presence of family members and female directors. Additionally, women show lower attendance than men at board meetings. Theoretical/Academic Implications: The paper provides support for theories on the differences between the governance of family-owned and non-family-owned companies. Practitioner/Policy Implication: The study offers insights to policymakers implementing gender quota legislation. Substantial effort should be devoted to ensuring that board diversity is associated with actual independence of board members.

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“…There were only 16 countries out of 43 countries those having women representation on their corporate boards at or above 10%. Gamba and Goldstein (2009) have stated that in case of Italian listed companies, the number of women board directors increased from 0.6% (13 individuals) in 1962 to 6.7% (291 individuals) in 2007. They also stated that in 1986, there were 183 companies (out of 220) with no women on their boards, the number dropped to 117 in 2007.…”

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confidence: 99%

Women on Corporate Boards: A Literature Review

Kang

Payal

2012

Indian Journal of Corporate Governance

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The paper aims to comprehend the research work carried out about women directors to identify and highlight various issues, such as; status of women directors, factors hindering the growth of women directors, benefits of having women directors, strategies to promote women participation and directions for future research. The paper clears that the representation of women on the corporate boards across the globe is very low. Role perception, male dominance and stereotypes, proportion of women in management positions, mentoring and networking opportunities, nature of industries, size of the organization and board and a range of other factors determine the participation of women on the corporate boards. Awareness for social philanthropy, less incidences of sexual harassment, motivating women employees and improved corporate performance are the different benefits an organization can drive from having more women at the corporate boards.The primary purpose of this review paper is to comprehend the research work carried out about women directors, in order to identify and highlight the various issues associated with women directors and suggesting areas for future research. Burke (1993) reviewed the writings and research that pertained specifically to women on corporate boards. He stated that research on corporate boards, in general, has been limited and studies that consider women directors have been few. He examined characteristics of women directors and change in those characteristics; how women directors were being selected; reasons among women for joining or refusing to join and serve on boards; reasons for having few/more women on boards; do women on board make a difference and future research directions. Since then many more studies have been conducted which have probed various women director related issues, such as; the status of women directors on the boards, reasons for less representation of women on corporate boards, benefits of having women on corporate boards and effects of higher representation of women on the corporate philanthropy. The present review of research literature focuses on status of women on corporate boards, factors affecting the advancement of women on corporate boards and benefits derived from having women on corporate boards.

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The gender dimension of business elites: Italian women directors since 1934

Cited by 19 publications

References 11 publications

Monitoring Mechanisms, Gender, and Information System Structure in Nigerian Non-Financial Listed Companies

Monitoring Mechanisms, Gender, and Information System Structure in Nigerian Non-Financial Listed Companies

Women on Corporate Boards in Italy: The Role of Family Connections

Women on Corporate Boards: A Literature Review

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