Research question/issue We examine whether and how board diversity, measured by demographics (i.e., gender, cultural tenure, social capital, expertise, age) structural diversity independence, size, seat accumulation-chair, compensation, meeting frequency), influence corporate eco-innovation. findings/insights Utilizing a global sample of publicly listed companies for the period 2004–2019, we fi...

Purpose This study extends the current literature in context of European countries by showing that women's participation on board can enhance financial performance a company while moderated many cultural factors. Design/methodology/approach examines 19 throughout period 2010–2020. The time-invariant or individual fixed-effect models are used. Findings authors found high power distance and mascu...

This paper documents several significant correlations between the variability of stock returns, the structure of director compensation and the gender diversity of corporate boards. In a crosssectional sample of boards of directors of 1024 publicly traded firms in fiscal year 1998, we find three robust results: (1) firms facing more variability in their stock returns have fewer women on their bo...

In this paper, we argue that the metaphor form of a comparison (i.e., a topic-vehicle pair) is preferred over, and more comprehensible than, the simile form when the interpretive diversity for that comparison is high. Interpretive diversity refers to the richness of the figurative meaning of a comparison; it is high to the extent that more features or properties are related to the figurative me...

The notion that female directors are better disposed to protect shareholders’ interests has brought boardroom gender diversity into the limelight. Echoing these emerging trends, this paper analyzes relationship between board diversity, i.e., proportion of on corporate board, and Chief Executive Officer’s (CEO) compensation. Consistent with conjecture, analysis suggests large diversified boards ...

Board of directors are important elements in the structure and management cooperatives. This study examines relationships between cooperative board diversity (i.e., value functional) three performance variables (social performance, operational democratic performance). Additionally, we hypothesize that conflict (task or relational) mediates these relationships. We argue decision making, policy, ...

The paper examines demographic and cognitive diversity at top-level management and its impact on the performance of Malaysian-listed companies (Plantation and Energy Sectors). Although many organisations aspire to be socially diverse, diversity’s consequences for organisational performance remain unclear. Do profitable firms tend to enhance board diversity or other attributes of the firm that c...