Female Institutional Directors on Boards and Firm Value

被引:47
作者
Consuelo Pucheta-Martinez, Maria [1 ]
Bel-Oms, Inmaculada [2 ]
Olcina-Sempere, Gustau [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Jaume 1, Dept Finance & Accounting, Campus Riu Sec S-N, Castellon de La Plana 12071, Spain
[2] Univ Jaume 1, Dept Business Adm & Mkt, Campus Riu Sec S-N, Castellon de La Plana 12071, Spain
[3] Univ Jaume 1, Dept Educ, Campus Riu Sec S-N, Castellon de La Plana 12071, Spain
关键词
Corporate governance; Female institutional directors; Pressure-resistant female directors; Board of directors; Firm value; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE; GENDER DIVERSITY; MARKET VALUATION; FAMILY OWNERSHIP; ETHNIC DIVERSITY; AGENCY COSTS; PERFORMANCE; WOMEN; INVESTORS;
D O I
10.1007/s10551-016-3265-9
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The aim of this research is to examine what impact female institutional directors on boards have on corporate performance. Previous research shows that institutional female directors cannot be considered as a homogeneous group since they represent investors who may or may not maintain business relations with the companies on whose corporate boards they sit. Thus, it is not only the effect of female institutional directors as a whole on firm value that has been analysed, but also the impact of pressure-resistant female directors, who represent institutional investors (investment, pension and mutual funds) that only invest in the company, and do not maintain a business relation with the firm. We hypothesize that there is a non-linear association, specifically quadratic, between institutional and pressure-resistant female directors on boards and corporate performance. Our results report that female institutional directors on boards enhance corporate performance, but when they reach a certain threshold on boards (11.72 %), firm value decreases. In line with female institutional directors, pressure-resistant female directors on boards also increase firm value, but only up to a certain figure (12.71 % on boards), above which they have a negative impact on firm performance. These findings are consistent with an inverted U-shaped relationship between female institutional directors and pressure-resistant female directors and firm performance.
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