Abstract
Drawing on the notion of “faultlines” and the upper echelons perspective, we argue that the gender faultline strength of a board of directors (BOD) is negatively related to strategic change. More interestingly, while gender faultline strength negatively relates to strategic change under low levels of environmental complexity, environmental dynamism, and environmental munificence, it is positively related to strategic change when environmental complexity, environmental dynamism, and environmental munificence are at high levels. The analyses of panel data of 5,781 firm-year observations of 1,171 Chinese firms provide support for the hypotheses.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-38 |
Number of pages | 38 |
Journal | Group & Organization Management: An International Journal |
Early online date | 18 Feb 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 18 Feb 2021 |
Keywords
- board of directors
- demographic faultlines
- gender faultline strength
- strategic change
- upper echelons