An international study of board gender diversity and corporate governance
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Keywords
Corporate governance; Board gender diversity; Disclosure; Employment; Board attendance;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets
- G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
- M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
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