wake board

1. We found that the more diverse the board, the less likely [ a company is willing] to take risk, said Ya Wen Yang, assistant professor of accounting at the Wake Forest University school of business and a co-author of the study in question.
   该项研究的联合负责人、维克森林大学（WakeForestUniversity）商学院会计学副教授杨亚文（音译）表示：我们发现，董事会越多元化，公司愿意冒险的可能性就越低。

noun

1. a buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat

   Synonym:    wakeboard