Does Gender Diverse Board Mean Less Earnings Management?
Date
2015-05-16Author
Kyaw, K
Olugbode, Mojisola
Petracci, B
Subject
Earnings management Gender diversity Corporate governance
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We examine the effect board gender diversity has on earnings management in European countries. The findings reveal that a gender diverse board mitigates earnings management in countries where gender equality is high. This provides an explanation to the inconclusive findings in the literature.
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Publisher
Elsevier
Place of Publication
UK
Journal
Finance Research Letters
Volume
14
Issue
0
Pagination
135-141
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