Purpose This study aims to holistically explore the academic literature on female leaders to
identify the key topics and dynamics of the field. Design/methodology/approach The authors …

The lack of diversity across gender and race of corporate boards has been one of the most
significant issues in corporate board governance in recent years. Given the critical role that …

Interested investors and intermediaries (asset managers) are concerned about corporate
managers' actions above and beyond the effects of those actions on cash flows. These …

In 2018, California set a precedent by enacting a mandatory gender quota for corporate
boards, only to become the first state to repeal it in 2022. Our analysis reveals significant …

This paper examines whether the nature of stock opinions on social media varies based on
the CEO's gender. We use state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms and traditional …

This paper draws on the articles in the Forum on Corporate Governance to discuss how
corporate governance and accounting research complement each other well in explaining …

Recent literature finds that firms led by female CEOs are more likely to be targeted by activist
shareholders and that female CEOs are more likely to cooperate with activist shareholders' …

This study examines the increasing trend of shareholder activism and its impact on
individual investors. Motivated by prior research that finds female CEOs are more likely to be …

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to shed the light on board evaluation for following
analyses that will explore whether and how does credit rating agencies react to board …

Purpose This study aims to examine the association between chief executive officers'(CEOs)
characteristics and sell-side analysts' recommendations. Design/methodology/approach …