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Jayati Sarkar
Jayati Sarkar is a Professor of Economics at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai. She has a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California.
Her field of specialisation is institutional economics and her current research interests are in corporate ownership and governance in emerging economies, business groups, public sector enterprise reforms and performance. She has published in several international journals, and has also published several book chapters on banking and corporate governance.
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Why firms should appoint ‘networked’ women directors
India has introduced regulations mandating companies to appoint woman directors on their boards, to improve gender balance at the top. In this context, this article traces the evolution of women-director networks in listed firms during 2010-2020. It finds that networked women directors are more involved in board activities, and positively impact firm performance through bridging information gaps and improving corporate governance.
