Board gender diversity and dividend policy: Case of Jordanian commercial banks
Open Access
- 21 December 2017
- journal article
- Published by Virtus Interpress in Corporate Board: role, duties and composition
- Vol. 13 (3), 33-41
- https://doi.org/10.22495/cbv13i3art4
Abstract
This paper aims to investigate the impact of board gender diversity on dividend policy in the context of Jordanian commercial banks. Using a sample of 13 Jordanian commercial banks listed on Amman Stock Exchange during the period 2005-2014, we find strong and robust evidence indicating that diversified boards tend to pay higher cash dividends to shareholders since women can better address the needs of investors in impatient emerging markets. Moreover, this paper presents the negative moderating effect of both, the government existence in the boardroom and international financial crisis on the relationship between gender diversity and dividend policy indicators. Under such conditions, the diversified boards became more conservative and retained most of the profit and paid fewer dividends because of the risk-averse tendencies of women directors.Keywords
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