Using the natural experiment created by France's 2011 board gender-quota law, we find that the presence of women on boards increases firms’...
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The chapter continues and advances our earlier research on ‘Board Models in Europe’. We explore 'The Structure of the Board of Directors' with a view...
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Many companies have recently been following the so-called corporate purpose concept that is recommended by leading management scholars. To this end,...
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In France, the regulation of related party transactions (RPTs) involves three steps following the notification to the board of an RPT. First, the board...
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The contractual theory of the firm predicts that companies adopt charters that maximise firm value, regardless of the default rule. We test this...
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