Academic literature in finance and economics indicates that women are different from men in their choices and preferences. Women are generally viewed as being less overconfident and more risk averse than men, but little is known about how gender impacts decisions in the context of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Europe. In this dissertation I examine if the female behavioral traits influence the firms´ acquisition behavior. I test the hypothesis whether female directors, being less overconfident, overestimate less the gains from mergers. Under this hypothesis, female directors are expected to be less likely to initiate an acquisition bid. Conditionally on bidding, they are expected to pay a lower bid premium for the target firm. This stud...
Is female board representation helpful for firms attaining optimal cash holdings? We address this qu...
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the presence of women directors on ...
Purpose: To provide insights on the gender - performance relationship, this paper studies the impact...
The paper investigates the impact that female directors have on M&A deals’ initiation with a neg...
International audienceThe article focuses on whether the gender composition of the board of director...
This study examines theeffect of gender diversity in the board of director on firm leverage and fina...
International audienceThe article focuses on whether the gender composition of the board of director...
Is there a difference between how women and men behave as board directors when they are deciding whe...
The presence of women in management positions in companies is one of the topics that have generated ...
The presence of women in management positions in companies is one of the topics that have generated ...
Dissertação de Mestrado em Contabilidade e Finanças apresentada à Faculdade de EconomiaO objetivo de...
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of gender diversity on corporate cas...
This thesis relies on the three-paper approach, where all three papers has a broader aim of determin...
board reduces the bid premium paid by 15.4%. Our findings support the notion that female directors h...
Gender diversity within the boardroom is an important theme in the research of corporate governance....
Is female board representation helpful for firms attaining optimal cash holdings? We address this qu...
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the presence of women directors on ...
Purpose: To provide insights on the gender - performance relationship, this paper studies the impact...
The paper investigates the impact that female directors have on M&A deals’ initiation with a neg...
International audienceThe article focuses on whether the gender composition of the board of director...
This study examines theeffect of gender diversity in the board of director on firm leverage and fina...
International audienceThe article focuses on whether the gender composition of the board of director...
Is there a difference between how women and men behave as board directors when they are deciding whe...
The presence of women in management positions in companies is one of the topics that have generated ...
The presence of women in management positions in companies is one of the topics that have generated ...
Dissertação de Mestrado em Contabilidade e Finanças apresentada à Faculdade de EconomiaO objetivo de...
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of gender diversity on corporate cas...
This thesis relies on the three-paper approach, where all three papers has a broader aim of determin...
board reduces the bid premium paid by 15.4%. Our findings support the notion that female directors h...
Gender diversity within the boardroom is an important theme in the research of corporate governance....
Is female board representation helpful for firms attaining optimal cash holdings? We address this qu...
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the presence of women directors on ...
Purpose: To provide insights on the gender - performance relationship, this paper studies the impact...