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Leveraging Women on Boards in Asia
OAI: oai:igi-global.com:266729 • DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6669-5.ch012
Published by: IGI Global
Abstract
Diverse boards have been seen as providing impetus for initiating change. This study focuses on the relationship between female representation on boards of directors and its effect on firm performance, based on evidence from the Thailand. The authors use empirical data on SET 100 Index firms observed in 2015 to 2019. The result indicate that at least one female director in the board is associated with the firm financial performance, while the female CEO/Chairman or higher percentage of females in board having no firm performance association.