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Impact of female directors' foreign experience on green innovation: Evidence from China

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This study explores the realm of sustainability by examining the influence of female directors' foreign experience on green innovation across various industry sectors and corporate board structures. Specifically, the research focuses on the impact of female directors' foreign experience on green innovation in Chinese listed firms from 2004 to 2021. Our findings show that female directors with foreign experience have a positive and significant effect on green innovation. Further analysis indicates that this relationship is positively and significantly moderated by state‐owned enterprises, larger firms, firms operating in polluting industries, environments with low market competition, and the presence of foreign directors on the board. The robustness of our results is confirmed through the use of different econometric techniques, alternative measures of dependent and independent variables, and addressing endogeneity concerns. Overall, our study suggests that female directors with foreign experience enhance the transfer of environmental and sustainable knowledge and practices, thereby fostering green innovation within Chinese listed firms.

Source: Business Ethics the Environment & Responsibility

DOI: 10.1111/beer.12730

Authors: Muhammad Jameel Hussain, Tian Gaoliang, Khalil Hussain, Adeeb Alhebri, Fadoua Kouki

Institutions: Xi'an Jiaotong University, University of the Punjab, King Khalid University

Language: English

Topic: Gender Diversity and Inequality

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences