Abstract
This paper contributes to burgeoning research concerning the relationship between boardroom gender diversity and corporate innovation. The paper deploys a multi-theoretical framework comprising insightsfrom the upper echelons, resource-dependency, and institutional theories, and the Hofstede’s cultural dimensions framework. We test a panel dataset for 472 multinationals in 21 emerging economies, covering nine years (2009-2018). Our findings reveal that gender diversity is positively associated with corporate innovation. We also find that local factors such as national norms, cultural values, and countrylevel institutional quality influence boardroom gender diversity, level of investment in research and development (R&D), and corporate innovation. The paper concludes by providing policy and managerial recommendations on how to promote firm R&D within emerging markets contexts.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 120247 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Technological Forecasting and Social Change |
Volume | 161 |
Early online date | 22 Aug 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2020 |
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Kweku Adams
- Department of Management - Senior Lecturer in Management (Strategy)
- Huddersfield Business School
- Centre for Sustainability, Responsibility, Governance and Ethics - Member
Person: Academic