CHARACTERISTIC BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY SET ON FIRM VALUE

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the characteristics of the directors and the Investment
Opportunity Set (IOS) on firm value. The characteristics of the directors consist of age and gender. The sample
used in this study is the Property, Real Estate, and Building Construction sectors listed on the Indonesia Stock
Exchange (IDX) since the 2014-2018 period with purposive sampling method. The valid sample in this study is
218 observations for the CEO Age proxy, 219 observations for CEO Gender, and 220 observations for the
Investment Opportunity Set. The data analysis technique used in this study used multiple linear regression
analysis. Hypothesis testing is done by t-statistical test, F-statistical test, and the coefficient of determination (R2)
test. The results showed that the age of the directors and the gender of the directors had no significant effect on
firm value, while the Investment Opportunity Set (IOS) had a significant effect on firm value.