How do women on corporate boards shape corporate social performance? Evidence drawn from semiparametric regression

Rey Đặng, Lubica Hikkerova, Michel Simioni () and Jean-Michel Sahut
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Rey Đặng: ISTEC - Institut supérieur des Sciences, Techniques et Economie Commerciales - ISTEC
Lubica Hikkerova: IPAG Business School
Michel Simioni: UMR MoISA - Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (Social and nutritional sciences) - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Jean-Michel Sahut: IDRAC Business school Lyon - Institut pour le Développement et la Recherche d'Action Commerciale - Université de Lyon

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Abstract: This study re-examines the relationship between women on corporate boards (WOCB) and corporate social performance (CSP) for a sample of companies from the Fortune 1000 ranking over the period 2004 to 2018 (ranked from 501 to 1000). To take into account the complex and non-linear relationship as well as endogeneity issues, we use a two-stage generalised additive model. This contribution is significant, as many authors have demonstrated the non-linearity of factors influencing performance, whether of a financial or social nature. Consistent with token and critical mass theories, our results shows that the effects of WOCB on CSP vary significantly depending on their numerical representation and that there are departures from linearity. Our findings provide explanations for the existing mixed empirical results, which all rely on parametric methods. As such, we suggest the use of semiparametric methods takin into account endogeneity issues to assess WOCB–CSP relationship. This study sheds some new light on that relationship, which remains a controversial issue.

Keywords: Women on corporate boards; Corporate social responsibility; Corporate social performance; Generalized additive models (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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Published in Annals of Operations Research, 2023, 330, pp.361-388. ⟨10.1007/s10479-022-04550-5⟩

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DOI: 10.1007/s10479-022-04550-5

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