African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4190

Full Length Research Paper

Does gender diversity matter for risk-taking? Evidence from Italian financial institutions

Elisa Menicucci
  • Elisa Menicucci
  • Department of Business Studies, University of Roma Tre, Rome, Italy.
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Guido Paolucci
  • Guido Paolucci
  • Department of Management, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
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  •  Received: 12 August 2020
  •  Accepted: 24 September 2020
  •  Published: 31 October 2020

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