Dutch board diversity and firm performance

Dutch board diversity and firm performance

This study extends previous research on the effects of executive board diversity by examining the relationship between age-, gender- and nationality diversity on firm performance in the Netherlands. Based on a sample of 79 Dutch listed firms studied over the period 2010-2015, this study reports a po...

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Main Author: Homan, Rick
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen 2017
Subjects:
Corporate governance
executive board diversity
firm performance
gender
age
nationality
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-316589
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spelling ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-uu-3165892017-03-04T05:18:37ZDutch board diversity and firm performanceengHoman, RickUppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen2017Corporate governanceexecutive board diversityfirm performancegenderagenationalityThis study extends previous research on the effects of executive board diversity by examining the relationship between age-, gender- and nationality diversity on firm performance in the Netherlands. Based on a sample of 79 Dutch listed firms studied over the period 2010-2015, this study reports a positive link between board diversity and firm performance. Firm performance is, hereby, estimated using a forward-looking market performance measure (Tobin’s Q) and a backward-looking accounting measure (ROA). Student thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-316589application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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topic Corporate governance
executive board diversity
firm performance
gender
age
nationality
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executive board diversity
firm performance
gender
age
nationality
Homan, Rick
Dutch board diversity and firm performance
description This study extends previous research on the effects of executive board diversity by examining the relationship between age-, gender- and nationality diversity on firm performance in the Netherlands. Based on a sample of 79 Dutch listed firms studied over the period 2010-2015, this study reports a positive link between board diversity and firm performance. Firm performance is, hereby, estimated using a forward-looking market performance measure (Tobin’s Q) and a backward-looking accounting measure (ROA).
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title_short Dutch board diversity and firm performance
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publisher Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen
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