scholarly journals Environmental strategy in the global banking industry within the varieties of capitalism approach: The moderating role of gender diversity and board members with specific skills

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 347-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Gallego‐Álvarez ◽  
María Consuelo Pucheta‐Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Banking Industry ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Varieties Of Capitalism ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Environmental Strategy ◽  
Global Banking ◽  
Moderating Role

Do women perform better in family firms?

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio D’Amato
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Family Firm ◽  
Campania Region ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Panel Data Regression ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose Empirical evidence on the relation between female involvement at the head of a company and firm performance remains inconclusive. This study aims to disentangle the existing evidence by exploring the moderating role of family firm status. Design/methodology/approach The study analyzes the moderating role of family firm status on the relation between gender diversity and firm performance among a sample of 88 Italian wine firms from Campania region during the 2007-2014 period. This work uses random effects panel data regression and tests the robustness of the results using alternative econometric techniques. Performance is measured in terms of profitability. Findings The findings reveal that women in top positions do not affect firm performance. However, it is found that this relation is significantly moderated by family firm status. Specifically, compared to high family-controlled firms, female involvement negatively impacts firm performance in low family-controlled firms. Research limitations/implications From a theoretical standpoint, the results enable a more nuanced interpretation of the relationship between female involvement and firm performance. From a managerial perspective, the results highlight conditions that may promote the role of women in business. Originality/value This paper provides insights into the relation between gender diversity and firm performance by exploring the moderating role of family firm status – a novel approach in the management and wine business literature.

scholarly journals The moderating role of board gender diversity between power-based corporate governance and tax aggressiveness

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-147
Author(s):  
Farzan Yahya ◽  
Abdul Manan ◽  
Muhammad Wasim Jan Khan ◽  
Muhammad Sadiq Hashmi
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Ceo Power ◽  
Tax Aggressiveness ◽  
Concentrated Ownership ◽  
Board Gender Diversity ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

The purpose of this study is to explore the moderating effect of board gender diversity on the relationship between power-based corporate governance (CEO power and concentrated ownership) and tax aggressiveness. The sample of this study is based on 2,071 firm-year observations over the period 2010 to 2018. We employed two-step GMM estimations to account for endogeneity and other statistical biases. The results show that CEO power increases the likelihood of tax aggressiveness while the link between the large controlling shareholders and tax-avoidance activities is not statistically significant. Lastly, the findings suggest that powerful CEOs manipulate female directors to promote tax aggressiveness behavior. 

scholarly journals Gender Diversity as the Antidote to ‘Groupthink’ on Corporate Boards

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Akshaya Kamalnath
Keyword(s):  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Corporate Boards ◽  
Women Directors ◽  
Professional Background ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Board Gender Diversity ◽  
Board Decision Making ◽  
Significant Question

Gender diversity on corporate boards has become a point of emphasis, to the exclusion of all other forms of diversity. This paper analyses whether board gender diversity might help boards overcome groupthink (i.e. the failure of board members to consider alternatives to the dominant view when making decisions). This is a significant question because the board is reponsible for governance of the company and groupthink is often cited as a hurdle to effectively performing this role. Thus, the paper first examines the role of the board, board decision-making processes and the problem of groupthink, and subsequently, the potential of gender diversity to overcome groupthink. It concludes that gender diversity on corporate boards might help overcome groupthink so long as the women directors are also independent and bear ‘outsider’ status. However, other forms of diversity like race, education, tenure, professional background etcetera might offer the same benefits and thus should not be overlooked.

Can proactive environmental strategy improve Multilatinas' level of internationalization? The moderating role of board independence

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 291-305
Author(s):  
Eduardo Duque‐Grisales ◽  
Javier Aguilera‐Caracuel ◽  
Jaime Guerrero‐Villegas ◽  
Encarnación García‐Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Board Independence ◽  
Environmental Strategy ◽  
Proactive Environmental Strategy ◽  
Moderating Role

Managing gender diversity and board dynamics: The role of male chairpersons of large listed firms

2021 ◽  
pp. 031289622110665
Author(s):  
Terrence W Fitzsimmons ◽  
Victor J Callan
Keyword(s):  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Social Category ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Board Dynamics

To better understand the links between gender diversity and board dynamics, 45 male chairs of large Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) firms were interviewed to identify the impacts of the appointment of women on board functioning. Chairs held very positive perceptions about the influence of women board members, including improved dynamics around reflexivity, communication and debate which assisted chairs to promote a sense of shared group membership and cohesion. Every chair consciously worked to ensure that board member gender was not made a salient attribute or social category. Irrespective of gender, chairs encouraged board members to judge themselves as fulfilling specific components of the board skills matrix, while also identifying as a social category of highly qualified professionals rather than as unique individuals or factions categorised by gender difference or business track records. A preliminary social-psychological framework is proposed to guide future research and to promote improved boardroom practices. JEL classification: D23, D74, G41

scholarly journals Board diversity and effectiveness: Implications for the role of the chair

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-276
Author(s):  
Deryl Northcott ◽  
Janine Smith
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Social Diversity ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Board Effectiveness ◽  
Board Diversity ◽  
Effective Decision Making ◽  
And Gender

This paper examines how social (ethnic and gender) diversity influences board effectiveness and impacts the role of the chair. It draws on semi-structured interviews with New Zealand board members from two company types - stated-owned enterprises (SOEs) and public listed companies (PLCs) - where the former has greater social diversity around the board table. Few prior studies of board effectiveness have accessed the views of board members via interviews, or compared directors’ perspectives from companies of similar size but differing board diversity. The findings reveal that members of SOE boards, where there is greater social diversity, saw negative director characteristics (character and attitude) and weak board relationships as strongly negative influences on board effectiveness. This group also identified poor boardroom practice (i.e. failing to achieve a boardroom atmosphere that fosters quality debate and effective decision making) as having a significant, negative impact on board outcomes. While board members in both company types saw the chair as a key influence on both board effectiveness and ineffectiveness, the ways in which the chair was seen to exert that influence differed between the company types, suggesting that diversity impacts the role of the chair as leader of the board

Gender Diversity and Team Outcomes: Moderating Role of PO fit and PJ fit

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 (1) ◽  
pp. 17568
Author(s):  
Myung-Hui Kim ◽  
Jong-Keon Lee ◽  
Sang Hyeon Sung
Keyword(s):  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Team Outcomes ◽  
Moderating Role
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