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Renée B. Adams

53 works· latest 2025· 7 institutionscluster: provisionalORCID 0000-0002-3144-2552

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Women in the boardroom and their impact on governance and performance☆2009 · 5,744 citations
A Theory of Friendly Boards2007 · 2,413 citations
The Role of Boards of Directors in Corporate Governance: A Conceptual Framework and Survey2010 · 2,365 citations
Powerful CEOs and Their Impact on Corporate Performance2003 · 1,669 citations
Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Does Gender Matter?2011 · 1,546 citations

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Women (and men) in finance are not typical

SSRN Electronic Journal·2025·1 author·preprint·Open access

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What’s Good for Women Is Good for Science: Evidence from the American Finance Association

The Review of Corporate Finance Studies·2022·2 authors

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Gendered Prices

Review of Financial Studies·2021·4 authors·Open access

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Are CEOs born leaders? Lessons from traits of a million individuals

Journal of Financial Economics·2018·3 authors

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Director skill sets

Journal of Financial Economics·2018·3 authors·Open access

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Death by Committee? An Analysis of Corporate Board (Sub-) Committees

Journal of Financial Economics·2018·3 authors·Open access

62citations

SSRN Electronic Journal·2017·2 authors·preprint·Open access

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Boards, and the Directors Who Sit on Them

SSRN Electronic Journal·2017·1 author·preprint·Open access

36citations

Boards, and the Directors Who Sit on Them ✶ ✶I thank Benjamin Hermalin and Michael Weisbach for their comments and for inviting me to write this chapter. I thank Ying Dou, Mandeep Singh, and Jing Xu for excellent research assistance.

The Handbook of the economics of corporate governance·2017·1 author·chapter

35citations

Is Gender in the Eye of the Beholder? Identifying Cultural Attitudes with Art Auction Prices

SSRN Electronic Journal·2017·4 authors·preprint·Open access

29citations

Women on Boards in Finance and STEM Industries

American Economic Review·2016·2 authors·Open access

186citations

Women on boards: The superheroes of tomorrow?

The Leadership Quarterly·2016·1 author

458citations

Strong Managers, Weak Boards?*

·2016·1 author

36citations

Board Diversity: Moving the Field Forward

Corporate Governance An International Review·2015·4 authors·Open access

399citations

SSRN Electronic Journal·2014·2 authors·preprint·Open access

40citations

Making It to the Top: From Female Labor Force Participation to Boardroom Gender Diversity

Research Explorer (The University of Manchester)·2013·2 authors·report·Open access

29citations

Regulatory Pressure and Bank Directors’ Incentives to Attend Board Meetings

International Review of Finance·2012·2 authors

100citations

From Female Labor Force Participation to Boardroom Gender Diversity

SSRN Electronic Journal·2012·2 authors·preprint·Open access

48citations

Governance and the Financial C risis

International Review of Finance·2011·1 author·Open access

264citations

Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Does Gender Matter?

Management Science·2011·2 authors·Open access

1,546citations

Bank board structure and performance: Evidence for large bank holding companies

Journal of Financial Intermediation·2011·2 authors·Open access

662citations

Women in the Boardroom: A Global Perspective?

Research Explorer (The University of Manchester)·2011·2 authors·other

185citations

Shareholders and stakeholders: How do directors decide?

Strategic Management Journal·2011·3 authors

369citations

Does Gender Matter in the Boardroom? Evidence from the Market Reaction to Mandatory New Director Announcements

SSRN Electronic Journal·2011·3 authors·preprint·Open access

129citations

Governance and the Financial Crisis

SSRN Electronic Journal·2011·1 author·preprint·Open access

30citations

Governance of Banking Institutions

Corporate Governance·2010·1 author·other

27citations

The Role of Boards of Directors in Corporate Governance: A Conceptual Framework and Survey

Journal of Economic Literature·2010·3 authors·Open access

2,365citations

Shareholders and Stakeholders: How Do Directors Decide?

SSRN Electronic Journal·2010·3 authors·preprint·Open access

59citations

Is there a Business Case for Female Directors? Evidence from the Market Reaction to All New Director Appointments

SSRN Electronic Journal·2010·3 authors·preprint·Open access

46citations

Moderation in Groups: Evidence from Betting on Ice Break-ups in Alaska

The Review of Economic Studies·2009·2 authors·Open access

78citations

Women in the boardroom and their impact on governance and performance☆

Journal of Financial Economics·2009·2 authors

5,744citations

Asking Directors About Their Dual Roles

SSRN Electronic Journal·2009·1 author·preprint·Open access

82citations

Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Does Gender Matter?

SSRN Electronic Journal·2009·2 authors·preprint·Open access

67citations

Governance and the Financial Crisis

SSRN Electronic Journal·2009·1 author·preprint·Open access

62citations

The Role of Boards of Directors in Corporate Governance: A Conceptual Framework & Survey - eScholarship

·2008·3 authors

33citations

The Role of Boards of Directors in Corporate Governance: A Conceptual Framework and Survey

National Bureau of Economic Research·2008·3 authors·report·Open access

204citations

Do directors perform for pay?

Journal of Accounting and Economics·2008·2 authors·Open access

457citations

Understanding the relationship between founder–CEOs and firm performance

Journal of Empirical Finance·2008·3 authors·Open access

615citations

Women in the Boardroom and Their Impact on Governance and Performance

SSRN Electronic Journal·2008·2 authors·preprint·Open access

1,202citations

One Share-One Vote: The Empirical Evidence

European Finance Review·2008·1 author·Open access

262citations

Corporate Performance, Board Structure, and Their Determinants in the Banking Industry

SSRN Electronic Journal·2008·2 authors·preprint·Open access

199citations

A Theory of Friendly Boards

The Journal of Finance·2007·2 authors·Open access

2,413citations

Identifying the effect of managerial control on firm performance

Journal of Accounting and Economics·2006·2 authors

97citations

Corporate Performance, Board Structure and its Determinants in the Banking Industry

SSRN Electronic Journal·2005·2 authors·preprint·Open access

168citations

What Do Boards Do? Evidence from Board Committee and Director Compensation Data

SSRN Electronic Journal·2005·1 author·preprint·Open access

143citations

Gender Diversity in the Boardroom

SSRN Electronic Journal·2004·2 authors·preprint·Open access

158citations

Is corporate governance different for bank holding companies

Swedish economic policy review·2003·2 authors

391citations

Is Corporate Governance Different for Bank Holding Companies? (Part 2: The Governance of Banks)

Federal Reserve Bank of New York Economic policy review·2003·2 authors

23citations

Powerful CEOs and Their Impact on Corporate Performance

Review of Financial Studies·2003·3 authors·Open access

1,669citations

Is Corporate Governance Different for Bank Holding Companies?

SSRN Electronic Journal·2003·2 authors·preprint·Open access

552citations

Board structure, banking firm performance and the bank holding company organizational form

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics·2003·2 authors·preprint

48citations

Identifying the Effect of Managerial Control on Firm Performance

SSRN Electronic Journal·2002·2 authors·preprint·Open access

31citations

The Dual Role of Corporate Boards as Advisors and Monitors of Management: Theory and Evidence

SSRN Electronic Journal·2000·1 author·preprint·Open access

36citations