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Why Do Women Make a Better Table? Examining the Influence of Women Directors on Family Firms Corporate Social Performance
Why Do Women Make a Better Table? Examining the Influence of Women Directors on Family Firms Corporate Social Performance
Date
10/09/2018
Author(s)
Cristina Cruz, Rachida Justo, Lucia Garcés-Galdeano y Martín Larraza-Kintana
Organization
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 43 (2): 282-301
Publication
Publication Type
Academic Research
This article examines the influence of women managers on the corporate social performance of listed family businesses. Our results show that the increase in CSR associated with the presence of women on the family business board is mainly due to the presence of independent nonfamily women directors as well as to the presence of family women directors that are also executives in the firm.