Explanatory factors of the relationship between gender diversity and corporate performance

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 603-620

  Rodríguez Domínguez, Luis ^a   García Sánchez, Isabel María ^a   Gallego Álvarez, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Academic background; Business profitability; Corporate performance; Gender diversity; Panel data

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861785462     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10657-010-9144-4     Document Type: Article

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