Does gender diversity on firm’s board affect dividend payouts? Evidence from India

Kalyani Mulchandani (), Ketan Mulchandani () and Sahil Singh Jasrotia ()
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Kalyani Mulchandani: Jaipuria Institute of Management
Ketan Mulchandani: GITAM (Deemed to be University)
Sahil Singh Jasrotia: Marketing, Jaipuria Institute of Management

Future Business Journal, 2021, vol. 7, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: Abstract This study attempts to determine whether gender diversity on the firm's board affects the dividend payout ratio concerning firms listed on Nifty 50 in India. Multiple regression analysis and the logit model have been employed. The dependent variable is the dividend payout policy of the firm, and the independent variable is gender diversity. The regression model incorporated control variables that have been popularly listed in the extant literature. The robustness of the results has also been tested. It was found that there exists a positive association between the percentage of female directors and the dividend payout ratio. Results also found that there is a positive impact of the number of female directors on the dividend to total assets. This implies that gender diversity on board positively affects the payout ratio of firms. This study is the first of its kind to investigate the association of gender diversity on the firm's board and dividend payout ratio.

Keywords: Gender diversity; Dividend payout ratio; Percentage of female directors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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