Contingent Effect of Board Gender Diversity on Performance in Emerging Markets: Evidence from the Egyptian Revolution

The 2011 Egyptian revolution was associated with significant political and social upheaval, followed by societal changes and attempts by policymakers to reduce the marginalisation of women and promote their inclusion in the economy. Drawing on this background, the authors compare the effect of board...

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Autores principales:	Melsa Ararat, Moataz El-Helaly, Alan Lowe, Nermeen Shehata
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	corporate governance boards of directors Egypt gender diversity Egyptian Revolution Risk in industry. Risk management HD61 Finance HG1-9999
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1550bda447df42cf8ed98c56b8028ba72021-11-25T18:08:39ZContingent Effect of Board Gender Diversity on Performance in Emerging Markets: Evidence from the Egyptian Revolution10.3390/jrfm141105381911-80741911-8066https://doaj.org/article/1550bda447df42cf8ed98c56b8028ba72021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1911-8074/14/11/538https://doaj.org/toc/1911-8066https://doaj.org/toc/1911-8074The 2011 Egyptian revolution was associated with significant political and social upheaval, followed by societal changes and attempts by policymakers to reduce the marginalisation of women and promote their inclusion in the economy. Drawing on this background, the authors compare the effect of board gender diversity before and after the revolution. Results indicate that gender diversity in corporate boards is coupled with improvements in firm performance in the immediate post revolution phase. This evidence provides insights into the contextual factors related to diversity and performance relationship and supporting arguments for regulatory changes to further encourage women’s representation on boards.Melsa AraratMoataz El-HelalyAlan LoweNermeen ShehataMDPI AGarticlecorporate governanceboards of directorsEgyptgender diversityEgyptian RevolutionRisk in industry. Risk managementHD61FinanceHG1-9999ENJournal of Risk and Financial Management, Vol 14, Iss 538, p 538 (2021)
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spellingShingle	corporate governance boards of directors Egypt gender diversity Egyptian Revolution Risk in industry. Risk management HD61 Finance HG1-9999 Melsa Ararat Moataz El-Helaly Alan Lowe Nermeen Shehata Contingent Effect of Board Gender Diversity on Performance in Emerging Markets: Evidence from the Egyptian Revolution
description	The 2011 Egyptian revolution was associated with significant political and social upheaval, followed by societal changes and attempts by policymakers to reduce the marginalisation of women and promote their inclusion in the economy. Drawing on this background, the authors compare the effect of board gender diversity before and after the revolution. Results indicate that gender diversity in corporate boards is coupled with improvements in firm performance in the immediate post revolution phase. This evidence provides insights into the contextual factors related to diversity and performance relationship and supporting arguments for regulatory changes to further encourage women’s representation on boards.
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author	Melsa Ararat Moataz El-Helaly Alan Lowe Nermeen Shehata
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title	Contingent Effect of Board Gender Diversity on Performance in Emerging Markets: Evidence from the Egyptian Revolution
title_short	Contingent Effect of Board Gender Diversity on Performance in Emerging Markets: Evidence from the Egyptian Revolution
title_full	Contingent Effect of Board Gender Diversity on Performance in Emerging Markets: Evidence from the Egyptian Revolution
title_fullStr	Contingent Effect of Board Gender Diversity on Performance in Emerging Markets: Evidence from the Egyptian Revolution
title_full_unstemmed	Contingent Effect of Board Gender Diversity on Performance in Emerging Markets: Evidence from the Egyptian Revolution
title_sort	contingent effect of board gender diversity on performance in emerging markets: evidence from the egyptian revolution
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/1550bda447df42cf8ed98c56b8028ba7
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Contingent Effect of Board Gender Diversity on Performance in Emerging Markets: Evidence from the Egyptian Revolution

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