Women on Boards in Family Firms: What We Know and What We Need to Know

Cristina Bettinelli (), Barbara Del Bosco () and Chiara Giachino ()
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Cristina Bettinelli: University of Bergamo
Barbara Del Bosco: University of Milano-Bicocca
Chiara Giachino: University of Torino

Chapter 9 in The Palgrave Handbook of Heterogeneity among Family Firms, 2019, pp 201-228 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Gender diversity in family firms is increasingly attracting the attention of scholars across several fields. Despite this, there are few literature reviews that synthesize these research streams in the context of family businesses. To fill this gap, we examined the literature on gender diversity on the boards of family businesses by providing some insights into how the typical traits of family firms’ boards interact with the diversity effects linked to the presence of women. This analysis is the starting point for identifying possible research areas not yet addressed by scholars, and therefore defining the research agenda on the subject.

Keywords: Women; Board of directors; Family firms; Gender diversity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-77676-7_9

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