Women on Corporate Boards and Firm Performance, Results from Italian Companies
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Volume 6 - September 2017 (09)
Abstract
The relationship between the presence of women on corporate board and firm performance has attracted a growing research interest in corporate governance literature. In this study we analyse this topic in Italy, a country that has recently introduced the gender quota law 120/2011. We investigate this topic using regression analysis on a sample of 705 Italian listed companies after the introduction of the gender quota law. Our findings highlight that the presence of women on corporate board does not influence firm performance. Many explanations and managerial implications may be deduced from these results, as shown on the paper.
Keywords
Gender Diversity; Women; Firm Performance; Law 120/2011; Italy
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