Open AccessEffect Of Board Members Gender On Corporate Social Responsiveness Orientation
Author(s) -
Nabil A. Ibrahim,
John P. Angelidis
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of applied business research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.149
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2157-8834
pISSN - 0892-7626
DOI - 10.19030/jabr.v10i1.5961
Subject(s) - corporate social responsibility , accounting , psychology , business , orientation (vector space) , demographic economics , social psychology , public relations , political science , economics , geometry , mathematics
This study examines the relationship between board members gender and their corporate social responsiveness orientation. An empirical analysis of survey data from 398 corporate directors shows that, compared to their male counterparts, female directors exhibit a stronger orientation toward the discretionary component of corporate responsibility. Male board members, in contrast to female directors, are more concerned about economic performance. Results further reveal no significant differences between the two genders with respect to both the legal and ethical dimensions.