Board gender diversity and firm performance: A complexity theory perspective

• Published in: Asia Pacific journal of management Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 1289 - 1320
• Main Authors: Pandey, Nitesh, Kumar, Satish, Post, Corinne, Goodell, John W., García-Ramos, Rebeca
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.09.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Boards of directors; Business and Management; Complexity theory; Correlation analysis; Financial performance; Gender; Management; Workplace diversity; India; Women on boards; G30; Qualitative comparative analysis; Firm performance; G34; Tobin’s Q; Board characteristics; Board gender diversity

Over the years, researchers have used various theoretical frameworks and analytical tools to evaluate the relationship between board gender diversity and firm financial performance. The results, however, have remained largely inconclusive, perhaps because the role of board gender diversity has been...