INFLUENCE OF CEO GENDER ON CORPORATE RISK-TAKING AND CAPITAL ALLOCATION EFFICIENCY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37435/NBR23042001Keywords:
CEO gender, Corporate risk, Capital allocation efficiency, Resource allocation efficiencyAbstract
ABSTRACT
Purpose: This paper aims to study the impact of CEO gender on firm’s risk taking decisions and related corporate resource allocation efficiency using data collected from UK and USA based firms.
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