Women in charge: Do gender diversity and the participation of female heirs affect the performance of listed companies?

This research verified the influence of gender diversity on the performance of listed companies in Brazil. Additionally, it was analyzed whether the existence of family ties between directors and executives and their colleagues affected the firms’ performance. Data from 2010 to 2017 were used, analy...

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Autores principales:	Vanessa Martins Valcanover, Igor Bernardi Sonza
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN ES PT
Publicado:	Universidade Federal do Ceará 2021
Materias:	gender diversity family connections performance corporate governance listed companies Commerce HF1-6182 Economic theory. Demography HB1-3840
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:35bb8f73203147babb9daa30383cf22a2021-11-20T14:54:52ZWomen in charge: Do gender diversity and the participation of female heirs affect the performance of listed companies?1678-20892178-925810.19094/contextus.2021.71385https://doaj.org/article/35bb8f73203147babb9daa30383cf22a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.ufc.br/contextus/article/view/71385https://doaj.org/toc/1678-2089https://doaj.org/toc/2178-9258This research verified the influence of gender diversity on the performance of listed companies in Brazil. Additionally, it was analyzed whether the existence of family ties between directors and executives and their colleagues affected the firms’ performance. Data from 2010 to 2017 were used, analyzed with the method of generalized moments. Results showed that less than 8% of seats on boards of directors and executive positions were held by women. It was confirmed that greater female participation in boards of directors and in executive positions leads to an increase in the performance of firms. However, the effect of the participation of directors and executives who had family ties with their colleagues was negative, opening space for discussion.Vanessa Martins ValcanoverIgor Bernardi SonzaUniversidade Federal do Cearáarticlegender diversityfamily connectionsperformancecorporate governancelisted companiesCommerceHF1-6182Economic theory. DemographyHB1-3840ENESPTContextus, Vol 19, Pp 345-358 (2021)
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description	This research verified the influence of gender diversity on the performance of listed companies in Brazil. Additionally, it was analyzed whether the existence of family ties between directors and executives and their colleagues affected the firms’ performance. Data from 2010 to 2017 were used, analyzed with the method of generalized moments. Results showed that less than 8% of seats on boards of directors and executive positions were held by women. It was confirmed that greater female participation in boards of directors and in executive positions leads to an increase in the performance of firms. However, the effect of the participation of directors and executives who had family ties with their colleagues was negative, opening space for discussion.
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title	Women in charge: Do gender diversity and the participation of female heirs affect the performance of listed companies?
title_short	Women in charge: Do gender diversity and the participation of female heirs affect the performance of listed companies?
title_full	Women in charge: Do gender diversity and the participation of female heirs affect the performance of listed companies?
title_fullStr	Women in charge: Do gender diversity and the participation of female heirs affect the performance of listed companies?
title_full_unstemmed	Women in charge: Do gender diversity and the participation of female heirs affect the performance of listed companies?
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publisher	Universidade Federal do Ceará
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Women in charge: Do gender diversity and the participation of female heirs affect the performance of listed companies?

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