| Autor: |
McSweeney, Jordan, McSweeney, Kevin, Oliver, Abbie Griffith, Park, Uisung David |
| Zdroj: |
Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings; 2019, Vol. 2019 Issue 1, p1-1, 1p |
| Abstrakt: |
Board diversity brings a variety of organizational benefits. As such, scholars have examined organizational, individual, and behavioral drivers of female board representation. However, little attention has been paid to the influence of board values on the decision to appointment a female to the board. In response, we focus on the political ideology of the board in terms of political conservatism vs. liberalism as an indicator of board values. We hypothesize that more liberal- leaning boards will be more likely to appoint a female given their openness to change and advocacy for equality in contrast to conservatives who tend to resist social change and prefer tradition and stability and are more accepting of inequality. To further support our theorizing, we examine the moderating contexts that may influence a board's discretion to have selection decisions reflect their political ideology. Using data from S&P 1500 firms, we find support for our theorizing while addressing the potential for sample-induced endogeneity and the inclusion of previously studied drivers of female representation. We aim to spur further research at the nexus of board diversity and political ideology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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