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The effect of board gender diversity on corporate social performance: An instrumental variable quantile regression approach

Investigating a sample of firms from the S&P 500 Index (between 2004 and 2015), the paper addresses the relationship between the representation of Women on Corporate Boards (WOCB) and the Corporate Social Performance (CSP). It adopts the instrumental …

New evidence on value creation through hedge fund activism

Hedge funds' engagements do not cause value‐enhancing as acknowledged by previous research; new insights highlight how distinct strategies combine into configurational causes of value improvement of the two common short‐run and long‐run forms of …

A recipe for technological innovation: Does hedge fund activism matter A fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis?

Hedge fund activism and firm characteristics can be combined to explain targets' engagements in innovative activities. The “difference in difference” regression framework is first performed and shows that target firms experience an improvement in …

Board characteristics and MENA banks credit risk: A fuzzy-set analysis

This paper analyzes the relationship between bank governance mechanisms and credit risk in the MENA region. Methodology: Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) was used to analyze a sample of 38 commercial MENA banks for the period …

Is there a business case for board gender diversity within French listed SMEs

Many studies have investigated the relationship between women on corporate boards (WOCB) and firm performance in accordance with the business case for board gender diversity. However, these have been conducted on large firms. This study re-examines …

The Effect of Monitoring Committees on the Relationship between Board Structure and Firm Performance

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of board structure on the performance of French firms in the presence of several monitoring committees. We studied 80 publicly listed French firms spanning from 2001 to 2013. We concluded that …

Board Structure and Firm Performance Evidence from French Firms Listed in SBF 120

Using a sample of 40 French companies listed on the SBF 120 for the period 2002- 2009, we examine if board structure (board size, independence of its members and the cumulative functions of decision and control) relate to their performance. To test …