Gender Diversity on Corporate Boards
Do Women Contribute Unique Skills
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19611194 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daehyun Kim (0000-0001-9239-5895, Department of Accounting, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 (e-mail: )), Dae Hyun Kim (0000-0002-7313-2384, The University of Texas at Austin), Laura T Starks (0000-0001-9388-069X, Department of Finance, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 (e-mail: )) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 267-271 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Economic Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-8282 • E-ISSN: 1944-7981 |
| Publisher | American Economic Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1257/aer.p20161032 |
| OpenAlex | W2369985350 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 34 |
| References cited | 9 |
We show that gender diversity in corporate boards could improve firm value because of the contributions that women make to the board. Prior studies examine valuation effects of gender-diverse boards and reach mixed conclusions. To help resolve this conundrum, we consider how gender diversity could affect firm value, that is, what mechanisms could explain how female directors benefit corporate board performance. We hypothesize and provide evidence that women directors contribute to boards by offering specific functional expertise, often missing from corporate boards. The additional expertise increases board heterogeneity which Kim and Starks (2015) show can increase firm value
Business · Corporate governance · Diversity (politics) · Economics · Enterprise value · Gender diversity · Management · Political science · Valuation (finance) · Value (mathematics) · Accounting · Corporate Finance and Governance · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Politics and Representation · Law
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| Citations per year | 3.78 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |