The role of female executives in capital structure decisions: evidence from a Southeast Asian country

Author:

Siregar Muhammad Edo Suryawan,Suherman Suherman,Mahfirah Titis Fatarina,Usman Berto,Zairin Gentiga Muhammad,Kurniawati Herni

Abstract

Purpose This study aims to investigate how the presence of female executives on the board affects a company’s capital structure decisions. The critical mass of female executives on the board was also considered to observe their impact on capital structure. Design/methodology/approach Samples were taken from nonfinancial sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange between 2012 and 2021 (3,707 firm-year observations). Capital structure was measured using four approaches, namely, debt-to-total asset ratio (DAR), debt-to-equity ratio (DER), short-term debt-to-total assets (STD) and long-term debt-to-total assets (LTD). The data were analyzed using panel data regression analysis, including a fixed effects model with clustered standard errors. Findings The presence of female executives on the board is significantly negatively related to capital structure as measured by DER and STD. The critical mass of women provided no evidence of a relationship with a firm’s capital structure. Robustness checks were performed, and the results were consistent with those in the main analysis. Research limitations/implications Female executives can be appointed to management boards when determining a strategy to achieve the capital structure desired by a company. Originality/value This study increases the diversity of research in corporate governance by synthesizing various indicators from female executives into a single study to determine their relationships with companies’ capital structures. In addition, this study stands out by incorporating four distinct indicators for assessing capital structure and diverging from the norm observed in many other studies, many of which rely on just two indicators: DAR and DER. Moreover, it strongly emphasizes the unique economic, legal, social and cultural landscapes of developing countries like Indonesia in comparison to their developed counterparts, particularly Western nations.

Publisher

Emerald

Subject

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

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