The gender and ethnic diversity of US boards and board committees and firm financial performance

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 396-414

  Carter, David A ^a   D'Souza, Frank ^b   Simkins, Betty J ^a   Simpson, W Gary ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Board Committees; Board Composition; Corporate Governance; Financial Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956575911     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2010.00809.x     Document Type: Article

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