W. Gary Simpson

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the relationship between board diversity and firm value for Fortune 1000 firms and found that the proportion of women and minorities on boards increases with firm size and board size, but decreases as the number of insiders increases.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the business case for the inclusion of women and ethnic minority directors on the board and found no significant relationship between the gender or ethnic diversity of the board, or important board committees, and financial performance for a sample of major US corporations.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors extend earlier research on the relationship between corporate social and financial performance and use the Community Reinvestment Act ratings as a social performance measure to support the hypothesis that the link between social and monetary performance is positive.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the relationship between the ownership and structure of the board of directors and the internal control mechanism that influences the survival of the firm, and found that the influence of board structure and ownership on the probability of financial distress was explored with a sample of approximately 300 banking firms.

TL;DR: The authors examined the relationship between the gender and ethnic minority diversity of the board of directors and the financial performance of the firm and found that diversity has a positive effect on financial performance as measured by Tobin's q.