Empowering women: The role of emancipative forces in board gender diversity

SA Brieger, C Francoeur, C Welzel… - Journal of Business …, 2019 - Springer
This study investigates the effect of country-level emancipative forces on corporate gender
diversity around the world. Based on Welzel's (Freedom rising: human empowerment and …

Gender and ethnic diversity on boards and corporate responsibility: The case of the arts sector

F Azmat, R Rentschler - Journal of Business Ethics, 2017 - Springer
This study provides insights on sector-specific characteristics, challenges and issues that
affect corporate responsibility (CR) in relation to ethnicity and gender on arts boards. Using …

The carrot or the stick: Self-regulation for gender-diverse boards via codes of good governance

H Mensi-Klarbach, S Leixnering… - Journal of Business Ethics, 2021 - Springer
Scholars have emphasized the potential of self-regulation, realized through 'codes of good
governance', to improve gender diversity on boards. Yet, unconvinced of the effectiveness of …

Boardroom gender diversity and firm performance: from the lens of voluntary regulations,“tokenism” and “critical mass”

HU Rahman, M Zahid… - Total Quality Management …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study inquires the impact of the third Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance
(MCCG 2012) introduced in March 2012 on the level of Boardroom Gender Diversity (BGD) …

[HTML][HTML] Board gender diversity reform and corporate carbon emissions

R Barroso, T Duan, SS Guo, O Kowalewski - Journal of Corporate Finance, 2024 - Elsevier
We examine the impact of the increased presence of female board members on corporate
carbon emissions. Using the staggered enactment of gender diversity reforms in different …

Interrogating diversity: Feminism and the destructuration of Australian board appointment practices

C Wright, C Cortese, A Al‐Mamun… - … : An international review, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Research Question/Issue How have social movements influenced the diversity of
Australian corporate leadership? Although board diversity is crucial for corporate …

The Whiteboard: Decoupling of ethnic and gender diversity reporting and practice in corporate Australia

CEF Wright, C Cortese… - Australian Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Diversity of company leadership is an important governance issue for corporations globally,
yet the uneven treatment of diversity priorities remains a major challenge. We explore the …

Mechanisms to promote board gender diversity in South Africa

S Viviers, N Mans-Kemp, R Fawcett - Acta Commercii, 2017 - journals.co.za
Research purpose: Board gender diversity is gaining increasing attention globally and in
South Africa. Although more women are serving on the boards of companies listed on the …

The moderating effect of board gender diversity in the environmental sustainability and financial performance nexus

FA Almaqtari, A Elmashtawy, NHS Farhan… - Discover …, 2024 - Springer
The study investigates the moderating effect of board gender diversity on the relationship
between environmental performance indicators (emissions, innovations, and resources) and …

Sustainability in the food and beverage sector and its impact on the cost of equity

R Garzón-Jiménez, A Zorio-Grima - British Food Journal, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The objective of this paper is to analyze in an international setting the relationship
between environmental disclosures, carbon emissions and gender equality on the board of …