Gender and corporate governance / Francisco Bravo Urquiza and Nuria Reguera-Alvarado.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bravo-Urquiza, Francisco, author.

Reguera-Alvarado, Nuria, author.

Series:

Routledge focus on accounting and auditing.

Routledge focus on accounting and auditing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boards of directors.

Women directors of corporations.

Corporate governance.

Sex discrimination.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (103 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"Gender diversity as a corporate governance mechanism is high on the agenda for regulators, firms, and researchers. Particularly, gender board composition has received a great deal of attention in recent years. The theoretical foundations of the benefits associated with the inclusion of female directors on boards, how to measure gender diversity in the boardroom, and its real impact on board decisions and firm strategies remain hotly debated. Drawing on empirical data, this book summarises the current situation regarding gender board diversity and provides a concise overview of the most important concerns about this topic. This will be a vital tool to guide the future debate on gender diversity and corporate governance for researchers and advanced students, as well as regulators, policy makers and board members"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of contents

Illustrations

Preface

1 Women and governance

2 Women in business

2.1. History of women in companies and the glass ceiling

2.2. Gender entrepreneurship

Notes

3 Gender board diversity: Current situation

3.1. Gender diversity in the board of directors: regulation

3.1.1. Codes of corporate governance: general recommendations on gender board diversity

3.1.2. Specific targets on female board representation

3.2. Gender diversity in the board of directors: the current situation

3.2.1. Women in the boardroom

3.2.2. Women as chief executive officers

4 Women's contribution to boards: A theoretical approach

4.1. Agency theory

4.2. Stakeholder theory

4.3. Psychological theories

4.4. Resource dependence theory

4.5. Institutional theory

4.6. Stewardship theory

4.7. Signalling theory

4.8. Tokenism perspective

4.9. Group phenomena perspective

5 Measures for gender board diversity

Note

6 The effect of board gender composition: Empirical evidence

6.1. Board gender diversity and firm financial performance

6.2. Board gender diversity and corporate social responsibility

6.3. Board gender diversity and other business strategies

6.4. A contextual approach: potential moderators of the influence of female directors

6.5. The effect of women directors' particular characteristics

7 Concluding remarks

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780429554766

0429554761

9780429264207

0429264208

OCLC:

1122689288