Market Reactions to Audit Committee Director’s Gender: Evidence from US-Traded Foreign Firms

This study investigates whether the appointment of a female to the audit committee of a foreign issuer in the US is positively associated with subsequent market price reaction. We hypothesize that female members on the audit committee can strengthen corporate governance by their conservative and eth...

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Main Authors: Hua-Wei Huang, Yun-Chia Yan, James M. Fornaro, Ahmed Elshahat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Utara Malaysia 2011-02-01
Series:International Journal of Banking and Finance
Online Access:https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=992a7fd3-8993-4dea-94a1-762554b72d8e