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Gender diversity and firm performance: evidence from Dutch and Danish boardrooms

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Drawing on the business case for gender diversity, this article examines whether board gender diversity has a positive effect on firm performance, based on evidence from the Netherlands and Denmark. We use empirical data on 186 listed firms observed in 2007. Almost 40% have at least one woman in the boardroom. Within boards, the average share of women is only 5.4%. To investigate the impact of board gender diversity, two-stage least-squares estimation is applied, using Tobin’s Q as a measure of performance. Our findings indicate that on the basis of this data-set, there is no relation between board diversity and firm performance.

Source: The International Journal of Human Resource Management

DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2015.1079229

Authors: Joana Marinova, Janneke Plantenga, Chantal Remery

Institution: Utrecht University

Language: English

Topic: Gender Diversity and Inequality

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2164740362

FWCI: 28.38

Cites: 39

Cited by: 399

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