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- Title
Board structure and market performance: Does one solution fit all?
- Authors
Petrova, Milena
- Abstract
We investigate the relationship between internal corporate governance and market performance across multiple countries, utilizing a comprehensive data set comprising 77,440 firm observations from 15 European Union countries over the period 2002‐2018. Specifically, we examine the impact of board characteristics, including size, independence, gender diversity, CEO duality, and classified boards, on market performance. Our findings reveal that CEO duality is generally negatively related to returns, whereas independent directors and board diversity are positively related to market performance. We observe a positive association between staggered boards and market performance as well as Tobin's Q, aligning with the EU's emphasis on stakeholder investments. Upon analyzing the data at the country level, we identify that the links between board structure and performance vary by country, and there isn't a single variable that is consistently related to market returns or Tobin's Q. These divergent findings indicate that there is no universally applicable corporate governance solution that can be recommended for companies throughout Europe.
- Subjects
EUROPEAN Union; MARKET design &; structure (Economics); GENDER nonconformity; CORPORATE governance; BOARDS of directors
- Publication
Journal of Financial Research, 2023, Vol 46, pS7
- ISSN
0270-2592
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jfir.12361