Stock Market Reaction When Listed Companies in Singapore Appoint Female Directors

• Main Authors: DING, David K., CHAROENWONG, C.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
• Subjects: Securities markets; Appointments & personnel changes; Directors; Women; Regression analysis; Singapore; Finance and Financial Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3599
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This paper examines the stock market reaction to the appointment of female directors in Singapore-listed companies and investigates what determines the reaction. We study a sample of 30 companies that has met several selection criteria and use the event study methodology applied to data collected be...