The effect of gender on stock price reaction to the appointment of directors: the case of the FTSE 100

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We examine the effect of the appointment of directors on the share price of FTSE companies. We find that the share price reaction to the appointment of directors suggests that gender is not an issue in the appointment of nonexecutive directors, but it does have an effect on the market reaction to the appointment of executive directors.View full textDownload full textKeywordsFTSE 100, gender, directors, event studyJEL ClassificationG14, G30, J16Related var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2010.532095