Relationship between Women on Board Directors and Economic Value Added: Evidence from Latin American Companies

Maria Camila Arango-Home, Juan David González-Ruiz and Alejandro Valencia-Arias ()
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Maria Camila Arango-Home: Departamento de Economía, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Medellín, Medellín 050034, Colombia
Alejandro Valencia-Arias: Escuela de Ingenieria Industrial, Universidad Señor de Sipán (Señor de Sipán University), Chiclayo 14001, Peru

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 17, 1-21

Abstract: This study aims to evaluate the relationship between the presence of women on boards of directors and the generation of economic value added (EVA ® ). For the empirical analysis, a panel data model with random effects is used, encompassing 202 Latin American companies between 2019 and 2021. The results obtained show that having women on boards of directors has a non-significant positive effect on EVA ® , which diminishes as women’s participation on the board increases. Theory suggests that more diverse boards of directors exercise better control, leading to improved financial results. However, the diversity of members has also been associated with longer decision-making processes that generate inefficiencies and increase costs. This contribution adds to the existing literature by exploring under-studied variables in the region and expanding knowledge on this topic in the Latin American context.

Keywords: gender diversity; women board directors; financial performance; LatAm; esg; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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