Are Female CEOs and Chairwomen More Conservative and Risk Averse? Evidence from the Banking Industry During the Financial Crisis

This paper examines whether bank capital ratios and default risk are associated with the gender of the bank’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairperson of the board. Given the documented gender-based differences in conservatism and risk tolerance, we postulate that female CEOs and board Chairs s...

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Authors: Palvia, Ajay (Author) ; Vähämaa, Emilia (Author) ; Vähämaa, Sami (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Springer 2015
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2015, Volume: 131, Issue: 3, Pages: 577-594
Further subjects:B Financial Crisis
B Bank capital ratios
B G30
B Chairwomen
B G32
B G21
B G01
B Bank failures
B Female CEOs
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