Who selects the 'right' directors? An examination of the association between board selection, gender diversity and outcomes

Accounting and Finance

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1071-1103

  Hutchinson, Marion ^a   Mack, Janet ^a   Plastow, Kevin ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Board gender diversity; Firm performance; Nomination committee

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954313774     PISSN: 08105391     EISSN: 1467629X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acfi.12082     Document Type: Article

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