Women directors and firm performance: Malaysian evidence post policy announcement

• Main Authors: Ahmad, Maslina, Raja Kamaruzaman, Raja Nur Syazwani, Hamdan, Hamdino, Annuar, Hairul Azlan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Emerald Insight 2019
• Subjects: HF Commerce; HF5549 Personnel management; HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/78133/1/78133_Women%20directors%20and%20firm%20performance.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/78133/; https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JEAS-04-2017-0022/full/pdf?title=women-directors-and-firm-performance-malaysian-evidence-post-policy-announcement

In 2011, the Malaysian cabinet approved the policy that all board of directors of companies listed on the Bursa Malaysia should consist of 30 per cent women in decision-making positions by the year 2016. The purpose of this paper is to examine the association between the presence of women on the boa...