scholarly journals RECRUITING FOR SUCCESS. DOES BOARD DIVERSITY MATTER?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meg E. Cotter Mazzola ◽  
Joseph L. Pontacolon ◽  
Angel Claudio ◽  
Javier A. Salguero ◽  
Marcelles James ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Board Diversity ◽  
Organization Level ◽  
Knowing That ◽  
Governance Model ◽  
External Stakeholders ◽  
The Board Of Directors

Nonprofits play an essential role in society. To realize their important missions, nonprofits rely on strong and committed leaders at both the organization level as well as the governance level. Nonprofits are obligated to have an active board of directors to operate. This reliance places the organization in a vulnerable position where they must recruit and engage with external stakeholders and identify individuals with the combination of talent needed to succeed as well as the passion for supporting the organization’s vision. Knowing that board members have a long lasting impact on their organizations, this paper looks at the varying models of governance and the implications for choosing one model over another. Determining the best structure for a governance model represents one component to setting an organization up for success. Equally, if not more important, is ensuring that the board of directors is composed of motivated and committed individuals who are steadfast in their efforts to support the mission of the organization. In order to find the best people for the role, an organization must understand what drives and motivates an individual to serve on a board. The topic of motivation as it relates to governance boards, and how existing boards can use the motivating factors to recruit and retain board members is explored. Finally, we explore the value of diverse board composition and whether certain criteria of diversity carry more weight in terms of impact than others.

scholarly journals RECRUITING FOR SUCCESS. DOES BOARD DIVERSITY MATTER?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meg E. Cotter Mazzola ◽  
Joseph L. Pontacolon ◽  
Angel Claudio ◽  
Javier A. Salguero ◽  
Marcelles James ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Board Diversity ◽  
Organization Level ◽  
Knowing That ◽  
Governance Model ◽  
External Stakeholders ◽  
The Board Of Directors

Nonprofits play an essential role in society. To realize their important missions, nonprofits rely on strong and committed leaders at both the organization level as well as the governance level. Nonprofits are obligated to have an active board of directors to operate. This reliance places the organization in a vulnerable position where they must recruit and engage with external stakeholders and identify individuals with the combination of talent needed to succeed as well as the passion for supporting the organization’s vision. Knowing that board members have a long lasting impact on their organizations, this paper looks at the varying models of governance and the implications for choosing one model over another. Determining the best structure for a governance model represents one component to setting an organization up for success. Equally, if not more important, is ensuring that the board of directors is composed of motivated and committed individuals who are steadfast in their efforts to support the mission of the organization. In order to find the best people for the role, an organization must understand what drives and motivates an individual to serve on a board. The topic of motivation as it relates to governance boards, and how existing boards can use the motivating factors to recruit and retain board members is explored. Finally, we explore the value of diverse board composition and whether certain criteria of diversity carry more weight in terms of impact than others.

New Mexico

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
David K. Jones
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
The State ◽  
Governance Model ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Right

The fight over an exchange had a very different dynamic in New Mexico because there were no loud voices on the right calling for the state to reject control. Republican Governor Susanna Martinez supported retaining control, but strongly preferred a governance model that allowed insurers to serve on the board of directors and limited the degree of oversight by the board on the types of plans that could be sold on the exchange. Governor Martinez vetoed legislation in 2011 that would have set up a different model of an exchange. Institutional quirks meant the legislature did not have the opportunity to weigh in again for two years, until 2013. By this point it was too late and the state had to rely on the federal website despite passing legislation to run its own exchange.

scholarly journals Implementing the board of directors’ mechanism – An empirical study of the listed firms in Libya

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Atkins ◽  
Mohamed Zakari ◽  
Ismail Elshahoubi
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Boards Of Directors ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Corporate Boards ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Stakeholder Groups ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
Executive Managers

This paper aims to investigate the extent to which board of directors’ mechanism is implemented in Libyan listed companies. This includes a consideration of composition, duties and responsibilities of the board directors. This study employed a questionnaire survey to collect required data from four key stakeholder groups: Boards of Directors (BD), Executive Managers (EM), Regulators and External Auditors (RE) and Other Stakeholders (OS). The results of this study provided evidence that Libyan listed companies generally comply with the Libyan Corporate Governance Code (LCGC) requirements regarding the board composition: the findings assert that most boards have between three and eleven members, the majority of whom are non-executives and at least two or one-third of whom (whichever is greater) are independent. Moreover, the results indicate that general assemblies in Libyan listed companies are practically committed to the LCGC’s requirements regarding the appointment of board members and their length of tenure. The findings provide evidence that boards in Libyan listed companies are carrying out their duties and responsibilities in accordance with internal regulations and laws, as well as the stipulations of the LCGC (2007). Furthermore, the stakeholder groups were broadly satisfied that board members are devoting sufficient time and effort to discharge these duties and responsibilities properly. This study helps to enrich our understanding and knowledge of the current practice of corporate boards as a significant mechanism of corporate governance (CG) by being the first to address the board of directors’ mechanism in Libyan listed companies.

Integrated Reports and Board Diversity

2020 ◽  
pp. 152-170
Author(s):  
Ana Isabel Lopes ◽  
Maria João Braz
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Executive Directors ◽  
Integrated Reporting ◽  
Board Diversity ◽  
The Board Of Directors

Organizations currently must report to a broader audience, capturing the attention of several categories of stakeholders, who want to know why, where, and how companies create and add value, and how they deal with responsibility and sustainability issues, contributing to the emerging of integrated reporting (IR). IR is as an innovation in promoting a holistic and integrated vision of the business, where the Board of Directors must play an important role. This chapter covers diversity of directors seated on the board of integrated reporters, comparing two groups: those who are IR references and those that are IR regular reporters. The results show that organizations with larger boards, higher proportions of non-executive directors, and a higher proportion of women on the board have an higher probability of preparing IR reference reports, while the duality role of CEO inverts the probability, and no relationship is found with board experience.

scholarly journals Trends of Board Diversity: Who Sits in a Boardroom?

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-158
Author(s):  
Syaiful Baharee Jaafar ◽  
◽  
Mohd Mohid Rahmat ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Family Firm ◽  
Open Market ◽  
Good Information ◽  
Board Diversity ◽  
Age Diversity ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
A Priority

The diversity of a board provides good information for decision-making. In addition, having individuals from different backgrounds and having unique knowledge sets, experiences and skills lead to better governance. The objective of this study was to investigate trends of diversity in the boardroom in publicly listed Malaysian companies. The study was conducted on a sample of 337 companies listed on Bursa Malaysia with 674 observations from 2015 & 2016. The findings show that the diversity of boards with respect to gender, age, education, and ethnicity is beneficial. Most corporations prefer to appoint men to the board of directors. The results of the study show that when it comes to age and ethnicity, diversity becomes a priority for companies to compete in the open market. In addition, the findings indicate that knowledge, which is related to education and qualifications, is a very important element for sitting in the boardroom. In addition, education, diversity has a positive significance in a family firm. Family members need to be better qualified to ensure that the company is able to survive in the market for longer periods. Keywords: board diversity, family firm, education diversity, age diversity

scholarly journals New Zealand CEO compensation factors

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 47-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Hurst ◽  
Ed Vos
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Ceo Compensation ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Effective Factors ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
Size Firm ◽  
Determining Factor

This paper analyses a combination of factors to try and determine whether they explain CEO compensation, and in turn help determine what makes the board of directors more effective. Factors include busy boards, local or international board members, dependent and not independent board members, director’s pay and tenure variables. Of the new and old factors considered in this approach and using a sample size of 31 NZ firms over the 2006/2007 years, a correlation existed between firm size/firm performance and CEO compensation. Further distinctions in regards to busy boards showed no significant relationship to CEO compensation, differing from previous studies, and casting doubt on whether it matters how busy the board is. Also the locality of the board was not a determining factor in CEO compensation.

scholarly journals PENGARUH DIVERSITAS JENDER DAN UKURAN DEWAN TERHADAP DIVIDEND PAYOUT

2021 ◽  
pp. 1155
Author(s):  
Herni Kurniawati ◽  
Fanny Andriani Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Annual Report ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Dividend Payout ◽  
Dividend Payments ◽  
The Board Of Directors

The purpose of this research is to empirically prove how gender diversity and the size of the board have an impact on the dividends paid to investors in manufacturing companies. This research uses a descriptive quantitative approach. This research sample is secondary data from the annual report of manufacturing companies for the 2016-2019 period. The software used in this research is the eviews 10 program. This research provides the following results: (1) that the gender diversity of board members in manufacturing companies does not affect dividend payments; and (2) the size of the board of directors in manufacturing companies does not affect dividend payments/dividend payments in manufacturing companies. The implication of this research is to give advice to companies to recruit more board members to force companies to better protect and prioritize the interests of shareholders through cash disbursement in the form of dividends, so that they will be able to attract investors to invest. Contribute by increasing knowledge related to research on what things encourage dividend payments to investors. These factors include gender diversity and the size of the company's board members.Tujuan riset ini adalah membuktikan secara empiris bagaimana keragaman gender dan ukuran anggota dewan berdampak terhadap dividen yang dibayarkan untuk investor perusahaan manufaktur. Riset ini memakai metode deskriptif pendekatan kuantitatif. Sampel riset ini berupa data sekunder dari laporan tahunan perusahaan manufaktur periode 2016-2019. Perangkat lunak yang digunakan riset ini adalah program eviews 10. Riset ini memberikan hasil: (1) bahwa keragaman gender anggota dewan di perusahaan manufaktur tidak mempengaruhi pembayaran dividen; dan (2) ukuran dewan direksi pada perusahaan manufaktur tidak mempengaruhi pembayaran dividen/pembayaran dividen pada perusahaan manufaktur. Implikasi riset ini yaitu memberikan saran ke perusahaan untuk merekrut banyak anggota dewan untuk memaksa perusahaan lebih melindungi dan mengutamakan kepentingan pemegang saham melalui pencairan kas dalam bentuk deviden, sehingga akan mampu menarik investor untuk berinvestasi. Berkontribusi dengan menambah pengetahuan terkait riset mengenai hal-hal apa saja yang mendorong pembayaran dividen kepada investor. Faktor-faktor tersebut meliputi keragaman gender dan ukuran anggota dewan perusahaan.

scholarly journals The influence of cultural values on the board of directors: Lessons from five corporations

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (4-2) ◽  
pp. 221-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elsa Satkunasingam ◽  
Aaron Yong ◽  
Sern Cherk
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Senior Management ◽  
Independent Directors ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Differences Of Opinion ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
Code Of Corporate Governance

The Malaysian Code of Corporate Governance 2000 emphasises the monitoring role of the Board of Directors, especially that of independent directors. It has not however taken into account the cultural values in Malaysia which do not encourage differences of opinion or criticisms and has failed to provide sufficient safeguards for directors to exercise their role effectively. As a result, it is relatively easy for dominant Chairmen or CEOs especially in government-linked companies or CEO dominated companies to control the Board or senior management with very little opposition. This paper will discuss several incidences of financial mismanagement in companies caused by dominant directors with very little opposition from the rest of the board. It will highlight that the law has to take cultural values more seriously in order to equip the Board and especially independent directors with the ability to challenge dominant Board members.

scholarly journals Board ethnic diversity and goodwill impairment decisions: longitudinal analysis of energy firms in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 326-333
Author(s):  
Jamaliah Abdul-Majid
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Board Diversity ◽  
Internal Governance ◽  
Market Capitalization ◽  
Goodwill Impairment ◽  
Reporting Incentives ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
Market Indicator

The present study investigates whether ethnic diversity among firms’ directors influences the decision to take goodwill write-offs, after considering the economic factors of impairment (measured in terms of the market capitalization indicator), reporting incentives, and firms’ internal governance. The analysis focuses on energy firms in Malaysia from 2006 to 2018. The regressions results based on binary logistics show that energy firms are less likely to take goodwill write-offs even when the market indicates the possibility for the write-offs. The results also show the absence of the direct relationship between goodwill impairment decisions and ethnic diversity of the board of directors. Nevertheless, the results reveal that board ethnicity moderates the relationship between firms’ goodwill impairment decisions and the market capitalization indicator, suggesting that as firms encounter increasing market indicator of impairment losses, the board with diverse ethnicity positively influences firms in taking goodwill write-offs. The results of the present study add to the literature on board diversity and firms’ decisions with regard to goodwill impairment by highlighting the beneficial roles of having ethnically diverse board of directors, in that they use the market indicator that goodwill may be impaired in their monitoring role on the goodwill impairment decisions. The results offer input to the policymakers by suggesting that to strengthen the monitoring roles of the board of directors, they need to be diverse and equipped with indicators that would assist them in their monitoring decisions. AcknowledgementThe author acknowledges’ the research funding (i.e., FRGS grant 13591 provided via Universiti Utara Malaysia) from the Ministry of Higher Education in Malaysia.

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