The Influence Of Board Diversity On Company Performance Of South African Companies

The Influence Of Board Diversity On Company Performance Of South African Companies

Author: 
Scholtz, Henriette
Place: 
Oxon
Publisher: 
Taylor & Francis Group
Date published: 
2018
Record type: 
Responsibility: 
Kieviet, Suzanne, jt. author
Journal Title: 
Journal of African Business
Source: 
Journal of African Business Vol 19 No 1 February2018 pp. 105-123
Abstract: 

A board of directors forms one of the pillars of a robust corporate governance framework. Board diversity can offer both challenges and opportunities for a company. In this article we investigate whether diversity of a board influences company performance as well as the change in company performance for the Top 100 South African companies listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange in 2013-2015. Tobin's Q and Return on Assets are used as performance measures. Our findings show that the proportion of women on a board, the number of directors with a business qualification and board size are significantly positively related with the performance of South African companies, whereas the ethnic diversity of a board is significantly negatively related with the performance of South African companies.

Language: 
Country focus: 

CITATION: Scholtz, Henriette. The Influence Of Board Diversity On Company Performance Of South African Companies . Oxon : Taylor & Francis Group , 2018. Journal of African Business Vol 19 No 1 February2018 pp. 105-123 - Available at: https://library.au.int/influence-board-diversity-company-performance-south-african-companies