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Building Resilience: How Board Gender Diversity and Top Executive Gender Affect Company Leverage

Doctor of Social Sciences, Professor Valdonė DarškuvienėISM University of Management and Economics
Roberta MiliūnėCitco Lietuva
Doctor of Social Sciences Siuzana Ščerbina-DalibagienėISM University of Management and Economics

Abstract

The study examines the association between board gender diversity, top executive gender and financial leverage as a source of financial flexibility to support building company resilience in anticipation of crises and downturns. The study is based on listed companies in the Nordics and Baltics.

Keywords

boardgender diversityCEOleverageresilience
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