Gender diversity on Boards of Directors and business success

This paper analyzes the relationship between gender diversity on Boards of Directors and business success. For this purpose, the authors used one sample of companies listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange. The paper analyzes a period of three years, between 2005 and 2007. A descriptive analysis has bee...

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Autores: Reguera Alvarado, Nuria, Laffarga Briones, Joaquina, Fuentes Ruiz, Pilar de
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/78476
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/78476
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:business success
gender diversity
performance
government committees
Descrição
Resumo:This paper analyzes the relationship between gender diversity on Boards of Directors and business success. For this purpose, the authors used one sample of companies listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange. The paper analyzes a period of three years, between 2005 and 2007. A descriptive analysis has been carried out. Women’s labor status has been studied in these three years. The paper also covers a panel analysis. The results show that there are few women in decision-making positions, and Gender diversity and business success are not related.