Abstract

The boards of directors of state-owned enterprises and state institutions in South Korea is the subject of this research. These boards have not received significant attention in previous studies, despite their distinctive features and control role. The focus is on gender diversity with reference to task-related variables such as insider/outsider, tenure, and occupation. The extent of the board’s monitoring was measured following the rates of revision and rejection of management plans in the board’s minutes. The idea is to assess decision-making as a measure of the effectiveness of the boards. Based on longitudinal data on state-owned enterprises and state institutions in South Korea, gender diversity was positively associated with the extent of the board’s monitoring. Understanding of the positive impact of gender diversity was enhanced with the inclusion of task-related diversity variables in the model. Tenure and occupation diversity were positively associated with the extent of the board’s monitoring. It is proposed that the various diversity factors specific to organizational context be examined to improve understanding of diversity.

摘要

韩国国有企业和国家机构的董事会是本研究的主题。尽管这些董事会具有独特的特征和控制作用，但在以前的研究中并未受到重视。重点是性别多样性，参考与任务相关的变量，如内部/外部、任期和职业。董事会监督的程度是根据董事会会议记录中管理计划的修改率和否决率来衡量的。这个想法是评估决策作为董事会有效性的衡量标准。根据韩国国有企业和国家机构的纵向数据，性别多样性与董事会的监督程度呈正相关。通过在模型中包含与任务相关的多样性变量，增强了对性别多样性的积极影响的理解。任期和职业多样性与董事会监督的程度呈正相关。建议检查特定于组织环境的各种多样性因素，以提高对多样性的理解。