Gender, ethnic and age diversity of the boards of large Malaysian firms and performance

Board diversity is important especially in countries which practice a one-tier board system, such as Malaysia. Under the system, board appointments are usually controlled by the firm’s substantial shareholders, and as a result, directors are chosen based on “the old-boy” network or “people like us...

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Main Authors: Shamsul Nahar Abdullah, Ku Nor Izah Ku Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6968/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6968/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6968/1/4609-10780-1-SM.pdf