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The Influence Of Board Diversity On Company Performance Of South African Companies

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  • Henriette Scholtz
  • Suzanne Kieviet

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A board of directors forms one of the pillars of a robust corporate governance framework. Board diversity can offer both challenges and opportunities for a company. In this article we investigate whether diversity of a board influences company performance as well as the change in company performance for the Top 100 South African companies listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange in 2013–2015. Tobin’s Q and Return on Assets are used as performance measures. Our findings show that the proportion of women on a board, the number of directors with a business qualification and board size are significantly positively related with the performance of South African companies, whereas the ethnic diversity of a board is significantly negatively related with the performance of South African companies.

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  • Henriette Scholtz & Suzanne Kieviet, 2018. "The Influence Of Board Diversity On Company Performance Of South African Companies," Journal of African Business, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(1), pages 105-123, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:wjabxx:v:19:y:2018:i:1:p:105-123
    DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2017.1356065
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    1. Lien‐Wen Liang & Tsui‐Jung Lin & Hui‐Fun Yu & Ya‐Wen Li, 2022. "The impact of political connection and board diversity on company performance: Evidence from China," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 43(6), pages 2347-2357, September.
    2. Ggombe Munyegera & Akampumuza Precious, 2018. "The gender gap in firm productivity in Rwanda : Evidence from establishment and household enterprise data," WIDER Working Paper Series 100, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    3. Gerrit Kok & Cornelis H. van Schalkwyk & Elda Du Toit, 2021. "The association between board characteristics and the risk-adjusted return of South African companies," International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 18(1), pages 58-70, March.
    4. Ggombe Kasim Munyegera & Akampumuza Precious, 2018. "The gender gap in firm productivity in Rwanda: Evidence from establishment and household enterprise data," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2018-100, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    5. Mujeeb Saif Mohsen Al-Absy & Nada Hameed AlMahari, 2023. "The Interaction Effect of Nomination Committee’s Effectiveness on Board of Directors’ Characteristics and Firm Performance," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-17, May.
    6. Ha Thanh Nguyen & Balachandran Muniandy, 2021. "Gender, ethnicity and stock liquidity: evidence from South Africa," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 61(S1), pages 2337-2377, April.
    7. Shweta Mehrotra & Birajit Mohanty & Tanushree Sharma, 2023. "Do Board Quality and Promoters’ Holdings Affect Firm Performance? Evidence from Small and Medium-sized Enterprises," FIIB Business Review, , vol. 12(1), pages 100-108, March.

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