 Gender diversity in top management teams and corporate reputation: Evidence from Spanish listed companiesMaría‐Pilar Martín‐Zamora, João Miguel Capela Borralho and Remedios Hernández‐Linares Gender, Work and Organization, 2025, vol. 32, issue 3, 1144-1168 Abstract: Companies gain significant advantages from having a favorable corporate reputation (CR), so researchers have analyzed the factors that contribute to the formation and maintenance of this intangible asset. One of these variables could be gender diversity in management. This study drew on stakeholder, signaling, and critical mass theories to explore how women in firms' top management teams (TMTs) can influence these organizations' CR. A sample of data on Spanish listed companies were collected for the period of 2017–2022. The results reveal that a positive relationship exists between gender diversity in TMTs and CR and that this relationship is moderated by women on boards of directors and by board independence. The findings contribute to the literature by providing evidence of top management's influence on CR. This empirical research also expands the literature on gender diversity in organizations by demonstrating that the positive impact of gender diversity on CR extends beyond boards of directors. Date: 2025 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bla:gender:v:32:y:2025:i:3:p:1144-1168 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Gender, Work and Organization is currently edited by David Knights, Deborah Kerfoot and Ida Sabelis More articles in Gender, Work and Organization from Wiley Blackwell |
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