Does the appointment of a female CEO affect the female representation in corporate boards of firms under it in the case of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings?

This study examines the relationship between the appointment of a female CEO in a parent company and the probability of women being appointed in the corporate boards of firms under it, in the context of Singapore. An analysis was conducted based on the appointment of Ho Ching as the CEO of Temasek H...

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Main Authors:	Eng, Joo Zhi, Tan, Siew Ghim, Lim, Vera Jiang Lei
Other Authors:	Walter Edgar Theseira
Format:	Final Year Project
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic theory::Microeconomics
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52129
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-521292019-12-10T10:54:38Z Does the appointment of a female CEO affect the female representation in corporate boards of firms under it in the case of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings? Eng, Joo Zhi Tan, Siew Ghim Lim, Vera Jiang Lei Walter Edgar Theseira School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic theory::Microeconomics This study examines the relationship between the appointment of a female CEO in a parent company and the probability of women being appointed in the corporate boards of firms under it, in the context of Singapore. An analysis was conducted based on the appointment of Ho Ching as the CEO of Temasek Holdings in 2004, and the probability of the subsequent appointments of female directors in the firms under it. The results show that the appointment of a female CEO in the parent company has a positive effect on the propensity of female directors appointed in the daughter firms thereafter. Also, these women appeared to be involved in board matters and were not elected merely as figureheads in the boards. Bachelor of Arts 2013-04-23T08:38:19Z 2013-04-23T08:38:19Z 2013 2013 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52129 en Nanyang Technological University 72 p. application/pdf
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spellingShingle	DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic theory::Microeconomics Eng, Joo Zhi Tan, Siew Ghim Lim, Vera Jiang Lei Does the appointment of a female CEO affect the female representation in corporate boards of firms under it in the case of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings?
description	This study examines the relationship between the appointment of a female CEO in a parent company and the probability of women being appointed in the corporate boards of firms under it, in the context of Singapore. An analysis was conducted based on the appointment of Ho Ching as the CEO of Temasek Holdings in 2004, and the probability of the subsequent appointments of female directors in the firms under it. The results show that the appointment of a female CEO in the parent company has a positive effect on the propensity of female directors appointed in the daughter firms thereafter. Also, these women appeared to be involved in board matters and were not elected merely as figureheads in the boards.
author2	Walter Edgar Theseira
author_facet	Walter Edgar Theseira Eng, Joo Zhi Tan, Siew Ghim Lim, Vera Jiang Lei
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author	Eng, Joo Zhi Tan, Siew Ghim Lim, Vera Jiang Lei
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title	Does the appointment of a female CEO affect the female representation in corporate boards of firms under it in the case of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings?
title_short	Does the appointment of a female CEO affect the female representation in corporate boards of firms under it in the case of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings?
title_full	Does the appointment of a female CEO affect the female representation in corporate boards of firms under it in the case of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings?
title_fullStr	Does the appointment of a female CEO affect the female representation in corporate boards of firms under it in the case of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings?
title_full_unstemmed	Does the appointment of a female CEO affect the female representation in corporate boards of firms under it in the case of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings?
title_sort	does the appointment of a female ceo affect the female representation in corporate boards of firms under it in the case of singapore’s temasek holdings?
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Does the appointment of a female CEO affect the female representation in corporate boards of firms under it in the case of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings?

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