ID Lab ONLINE Workshop

Marina Zavertiaeva, IDLab - Perm, presented the results of a new study of corporate governance in Russian companies

Marina Zavertiaeva presented the first results of a new study conducted with IDLab members Felix Ittugiaga and Dmitry Kirpishchikov, as well as with Felix's colleague from the University of Valladolid Conrado Diego Garcia Gomez. The study analyzes the impact of Board of directors’ social capital on corporate risk-taking on Russian market. Three dimensions to identify social capital of a Board are used: professional connections, political connections, and educational connections. The study investigates large traded Russian companies which shares were included in the Moscow Exchange Broad Market Index (MICEX BMI).