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Access to Finance for French Firms: Do boardroom attributes matter?

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  • Ramzi Benkraiem

    (Audencia Business School)

  • Hamrouni Amal

    (Groupe Sup de Co La Rochelle)

  • Anthony Miloudi

    (Groupe Sup de Co La Rochelle, CRIEF [Poitiers] - Centre de recherche sur l'intégration économique et financière [EA 2249] - UP - Université de Poitiers = University of Poitiers)

  • Ali Uyar

    (Groupe Sup de Co La Rochelle)

Abstract

This article aims at studying the influence of boardroom attributes on access to leverage in the French context. The empirical findings lead to several interesting results. They reveal a negative relation between the number of female directors on the board and the total and long-term leverage ratios. Due likely to the risk aversion of women, firms with more gender-diverse boards appear to use less levels of debt. This is consistent with the pecking order theory. The results also show that the size of the board, the frequency of its meetings and the average age of its independent directors positively affect the leverage ratios. They are coherent with the disciplinary role of the board stipulated by the agency theory.

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  • Ramzi Benkraiem & Hamrouni Amal & Anthony Miloudi & Ali Uyar, 2018. "Access to Finance for French Firms: Do boardroom attributes matter?," Post-Print hal-01845006, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-01845006
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    1. Pornsit Jiraporn & Mondher Bouattour & Amal Hamrouni & Ali Uyar, 2019. "Does board gender diversity influence dividend policy? Evidence from France," Post-Print hal-04754236, HAL.
    2. Pornsit Jiraporn & Mondher Bouattour & Amal Hamrouni & Ali Uyar, 2019. "Does board gender diversity influence dividend policy? Evidence from France," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 39(4), pages 2942-2954.
    3. Khaoula Aliani & Fadhila Hamza & Noha Alessa & Hela Borgi & Khaldoon Albitar, 2024. "ESG disclosure in G7 countries: Do board cultural diversity and structure policy matter?," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 31(4), pages 3031-3042, July.

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    • G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance

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