Board gender diversity and environmental performance: An industries perspective

• Published in: Business strategy and the environment Vol. 28; no. 7; pp. 1449 - 1464
• Main Authors: Lu, Jing, Herremans, Irene M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Wiley Periodicals Inc 01.11.2019
• Subjects: Biographies; boards of directors; Companies; Content analysis; Decision making; Dependence; endogeneity; Environmental impact; Environmental management; Environmental performance; Gender; gender diversity; Mathematical models; Propensity; resource dependence; Statistical models; United States

This study investigates whether gender diversity on the board of directors in the United States is associated with firms' environmental performance. Under the theoretical framework of resource dependence theory, we argue that gender diversity brings a greater variety of skills to the board. Div...