The Role of Gender and Ethnic Diversity on the Performance of Malaysian Private Companies

• Main Authors: Brahmana, Rayenda Khresna, Mohd Razali, Mohd Waliuddin, Yau, Hu Wei
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/21376/1/Waliuddin-2016-conference-21-47.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/21376/; https://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10289/11159/Nartea%20-%20RCP%20-%20Momentum%20returns%2C%20market%20states%20and%20market%20dynamics.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y

This study examines the effect of gender diversity and board diversity on Malaysian firm performance. This study is different from other studies because instead of using publicly listed companies, it uses 3,735 private companies over 2009-2014. We find that gender has no significant effect on the fi...