TY - JOUR
T1 - Board Gender Diversity and Sustainable Innovation in Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises
T2 - Do Country-Level Institutions Matter?
AU - Ikyanyon, Darius
AU - Ode, Egena
AU - Nana, Rabake
AU - Jato, Terungwa Paul Joseph
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Author(s). Thunderbird International Business Review published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
PY - 2026/1/1
Y1 - 2026/1/1
N2 - There is little research attention on the antecedents of sustainable innovation (SI) in emerging market multinational enterprises (EMNEs). This study, therefore, considers the effect of board gender diversity on SI in EMNEs. We combine upper echelons and institutional theories to examine the influence of board gender diversity and country-level institutional factors on SI. Our analysis of a 10-year (2013–2022) panel data of EMNEs from 19 countries reveals a positive effect of board gender diversity on SI. Our study also reveals that country-level institutional factors such as governance effectiveness, control of corruption, and gender parity index moderate the positive association between board gender diversity and SI. Our study contributes to the literature on SI by providing insights on how board gender diversity and institutional quality enhance investments in SI. The managerial implications of our research are discussed.
AB - There is little research attention on the antecedents of sustainable innovation (SI) in emerging market multinational enterprises (EMNEs). This study, therefore, considers the effect of board gender diversity on SI in EMNEs. We combine upper echelons and institutional theories to examine the influence of board gender diversity and country-level institutional factors on SI. Our analysis of a 10-year (2013–2022) panel data of EMNEs from 19 countries reveals a positive effect of board gender diversity on SI. Our study also reveals that country-level institutional factors such as governance effectiveness, control of corruption, and gender parity index moderate the positive association between board gender diversity and SI. Our study contributes to the literature on SI by providing insights on how board gender diversity and institutional quality enhance investments in SI. The managerial implications of our research are discussed.
KW - Multinational Enterprises
KW - Board Gender Diversity
KW - sustainable innovation
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105012113610
U2 - 10.1002/tie.70023
DO - 10.1002/tie.70023
M3 - Article
SN - 1096-4762
VL - 68
SP - 107
EP - 122
JO - Thunderbird International Business Review
JF - Thunderbird International Business Review
IS - 1
ER -
