Research question/issue This study explores the relationship between level of social capital in location a firm's headquarter and presence female board directors. We measure local by civic norms (i.e., voter turnout census participation) density networks community, professional, church, sports). hypothesize that greater levels will increase share directors on firms' boards, including women atta...

Despite the efforts of governments and market regulators, under-representation women on corporate boards continues to be a global concern. In this context, study extends prior literature by investigating relationship between media visibility gender diversity directors. We examine sample 101 Spanish nonfinancial listed firms over period 2003–2016. find that positively affects board diversity. Th...

Diverse boards have been seen as providing impetus for initiating change. However, diversity may introduce conflict and impede decision making, which could hinder the ability of the firm to make strategic change, especially in times when firm performance is low. Integrating threat-rigidity theory and team diversity research, we examine how board gender diversity, firm performance, and the power...

Purpose This study aims to examine the association between board gender diversity (BGD) and workplace relative importance of various firm characteristics in predicting diversity. Design/methodology/approach With a novel machine learning (ML) approach, this models three variables BGD using social media data set approximately 250,000 employee reviews. Using tools explainable artificial intelligen...

Diverse boards have been seen as providing impetus for initiating change. However, diversity may introduce conflict and impede decision-making, which could hinder the ability of the firm to make strategic change, especially in times when firm performance is low. Integrating threat-rigidity theory and team diversity research, we examine how board gender diversity, firm performance, and the power...

Although many studies have explored the consequences of diversity, few have considered how they are affected by social context. This paper develops an institutional framework for understanding how a board’s gender diversity influences its organization’s analyst ratings. I propose that evaluators reward gender-diverse organizations with higher ratings when gender diversity is more institutionali...