Gender Diversity in the Boardroom and Risk Management: A Case of R&D Investment

Increasing gender diversity in the boardroom has been promoted as a way to enhance corporate governance and risk management. This study empirically examines whether boards with more female directors play a role in reducing R&D risk. We first show that female directors help to reduce the positive...

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Authors: Chen, Shimin (Author) ; Ni, Xu (Author) ; Tong, Jamie Y. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2016
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2016, Volume: 136, Issue: 3, Pages: 599-621
Further subjects:B R&D
B Female director
B Diversity
B Risk Management
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