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Corporate Board Gender Diversity and Performance: Evidence from Nigerian Stock Exchange

Economic Journal of Nepal

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Title Corporate Board Gender Diversity and Performance: Evidence from Nigerian Stock Exchange
 
Creator Abubakar, Bilkisu Aliyu; Department of Arts and Social Sciences, Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic,
Birnin Kebbi
Garba, Tukur; Development Economics, Department of Economics, Faculty of Social
Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University
Sokoto, Abubakar Abdullahi; Department of Economics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University
Maishanu, Malami M.; Department of Business Administration, Usmanu Danfodiyo University
 
Subject Economics
Diversity and performance
 
Description This study aims at investigating the relationship between corporate board gender diversityand firms’ performance. The study uses non-probability sampling method in the form ofavailability sampling technique in selecting the firms that constitute the sample for this study.To achieve the objectives of this study, pooled-ordinary least squares, fixed effects andrandom effects estimators have been applied on a panel sample of 82 firms listed on theNigerian Stock Exchange for the period 2004-2009. The findings reveal that gender diversityand board composition have significant and positive influence on firms’ financialperformance while family directorship reduces firms’ performance.The Economic Journal of Nepal, Vol. 34, No. 4, October-December 2011 (Issue N0. 136)
 
Publisher Central Department of Economics Tribhuvan University
 
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Date 2014-04-09
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Identifier https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/EJON/article/view/10192
 
Source Economic Journal of Nepal; Vol 34, No 4 (2011)
 
Language en
 
Coverage Nigeria
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