The role of firm characteristics on the relationship between gender diversity and firm performance

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dc.citation.epage1419en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber6en_US
dc.citation.spage1407en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber54en_US
dc.contributor.authorSolakoglu, M. N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDemir, N.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-12T10:43:17Z
dc.date.available2018-04-12T10:43:17Z
dc.date.issued2016en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of Banking and Financeen_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the effect of gender diversity on firm performance and evaluate how that relationship is influenced by some firm-specific factors for firms in an emerging market. Design/methodology/approach – The authors collected firm level financial data and firm level characteristics for the firms listed in BIST100 index of Borsa Istanbul for the period between 2002 and 2006. Due to endogeneity of gender diversity and firm performance, the authors utilize unbalanced panel data with 2SLS specification. To observe the sensitivity of results across measures of performance, three measures of performance, two accounting-based and one market-based, are utilized. Findings – Overall, the authors find some weak evidence that gender diversity impacts firm performance. In particular, the findings imply significant association between gender diversity and firm performance for firms that are targeting local markets, for firms in the financial sector and for firms that are family or block-owned. Moreover, findings are fragile with respect to the measures of diversity and performance selected. Originality/value – Although the relationship between gender diversity and firm performance are investigated several times in the past, there are not many studies that examines the role of firm-specific factors on that relationship. By revealing the factors that are important, this study provides an explanation why the existing literature leads to mixed results.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/MD-02-2015-0075en_US
dc.identifier.issn0025-1747
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/36527
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Ltd.en_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1108/MD-02-2015-0075en_US
dc.source.titleManagement Decisionen_US
dc.subjectFirm characteristicsen_US
dc.subjectFirm performanceen_US
dc.subjectGender diversityen_US
dc.subjectPanel data analysisen_US
dc.titleThe role of firm characteristics on the relationship between gender diversity and firm performanceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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