CEO activism and firm value

A Mkrtchyan, J Sandvik, VZ Zhu - Management Science, 2024 - pubsonline.informs.org
We investigate the increasingly common practice of chief executive officers (CEOs) taking
public stances on social and political issues (CEO activism). We find that CEO activism …

Investors' response to the# MeToo movement: does corporate culture matter?

MB Billings, A Klein, YC Shi - Review of Accounting Studies, 2022 - Springer
This paper provides evidence that the# MeToo movement revised investors' beliefs about
the costs (benefits) of fostering an exclusive (inclusive) culture, as reflected by the absence …

How different institutional logics affect the female CEO gender effect on IPO underpricing in China

YL Liu, HD Park, SR Velamuri - … Theory and Practice, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Female entrepreneurs and CEOs generally face greater challenges in securing funding to
exploit entrepreneurial opportunities, yet contextual factors under which such challenges are …

[HTML][HTML] Women directors' attributes and demographics: New insights into bank risk

M Elnahass, R Alharbi, TS Mohamed… - Research in International …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study examines the impact of women directors' representation and characteristics on
bank risk in a unique sample of 12 develo** countries with dual banking systems. We …

Timing the transition: gender diversity's role in family IPOs

E Carbone, D Mussolino, R Viganò - Management Decision, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study investigates the relationship between board gender diversity (BGD) and
the time to Initial Public Offering (IPO), which stands as an entrepreneurially risky choice …

Employee demographic diversity and firm performance

B Frijns, A Garel, S Liao - Financial Management, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This article examines the relationship between employee demographic diversity and firm
performance measured by future stock returns for a large sample of US public companies …

Breaking down barriers to innovation: The real effects of gender diversity following the relaxation of one-child policy in China

D Kong, W Zhang, Z **ong, N Qin - Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2025 - Elsevier
This study explores the relationship between gender diversity on corporate boards and
corporate innovation. Using China's relaxation of one-child policy, which significantly …

Is board gender diversity considered a signal of IPO quality? Evidence from Indonesia

DR Harjayanti, S Suherman, GN Ahmad - … : The International Journal …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study investigated the impact of board gender diversity on initial public offering
(IPO) underpricing in Indonesia. Additionally, the moderating role of Chief Executive Officer …

Do Investors Pay Less Attention to Women (Fund Managers)?

PR Rau, J Wang - Available at SSRN 3926970, 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
We document a gender-based attention effect in the sensitivity of mutual fund flows to fund
performance using individual-level fund data from a fintech platform in China. Investors …

How deep is the labor market for female directors? Evidence from mandated director appointments

D Greene, V Intintoli, KM Kahle - Evidence from Mandated Director …, 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
We examine the depth of the labor market for female directors following an exogenous
shock to demand caused by California Senate Bill 826 (SB 826). Despite a surge in female …