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Ownership and corporate social responsibility: "The power of the female touch"
European Management Journal ( IF 7.5 ) Pub Date : 2021-01-28 , DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2021.01.008
Duygu Seckin-Halac , Ece Erdener-Acar , Yasemin Zengin-Karaibrahimoglu

Using a sample of 26,029 firm-year observations over the period 2002–2017 from 4,479 firms and 44 countries, we examine the relationship between ownership concentration and corporate social responsibility by focusing on the mediating role of board gender diversity and the moderating role of family shareholding. We find that ownership concentration negatively affects corporate social responsibility, and the board gender diversity partially mediates this negative effect. Our results indicate that the mediating effect of board gender diversity leads to a 10.65 percent decrease in the impact of ownership concentration on corporate social responsibility. Furthermore, moderated path analysis indicates that family shareholding weakens the direct effect of ownership concentration on board gender diversity and its indirect effect on corporate social responsibility. In post hoc analysis, we also document that the effect of gender diversity on the board is more prevalent in high gender-egalitarian societies where women are more involved in decision-making. Our study addresses the strategic role of female board members in increasing firms’ respect for corporate social responsibility, especially in family-controlled firms. Thus, our results may provide insights to regulators and policymakers to enhance firms’ corporate social practices by encouraging women’s participation on corporate boards.



中文翻译:

所有权和企业社会责任:“女性接触的力量”

使用 2002 年至 2017 年期间来自 4,479 家公司和 44 个国家的 26,029 家公司年观察样本,我们通过关注董事会性别多样性的中介作用和家族持股的调节作用来检验所有权集中度与企业社会责任之间的关系. 我们发现所有权集中度对企业社会责任产生负面影响,而董事会性别多元化在一定程度上调节了这种负面影响。我们的结果表明,董事会性别多元化的中介效应导致所有权集中度对企业社会责任的影响降低 10.65%。此外,调节路径分析表明,家族持股削弱了股权集中对董事会性别多样性的直接影响及其对企业社会责任的间接影响。在事后分析中,我们还记录了性别多样性对董事会的影响在女性更多参与决策的高度性别平等的社会中更为普遍。我们的研究探讨了女性董事会成员在提高公司对企业社会责任的尊重方面的战略作用,尤其是在家族控制的公司中。因此,我们的结果可以为监管者和政策制定者提供见解,以通过鼓励女性参与公司董事会来加强公司的企业社会实践。我们还记录了性别多样性对董事会的影响在高度性别平等的社会中更为普遍,在这些社会中,女性更多地参与决策。我们的研究探讨了女性董事会成员在提高公司对企业社会责任的尊重方面的战略作用,尤其是在家族控制的公司中。因此,我们的结果可以为监管者和政策制定者提供见解,以通过鼓励女性参与公司董事会来加强公司的企业社会实践。我们还记录了性别多样性对董事会的影响在高度性别平等的社会中更为普遍,在这些社会中,女性更多地参与决策。我们的研究探讨了女性董事会成员在提高公司对企业社会责任的尊重方面的战略作用,尤其是在家族控制的公司中。因此,我们的结果可以为监管者和政策制定者提供见解,以通过鼓励女性参与公司董事会来加强公司的企业社会实践。

更新日期:2021-01-28
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