How Does Board Gender Diversity Influence the Likelihood of Becoming a UN Global Compact Signatory? The Mediating Effect of the CSR Committee

Martinez-Ferrero J., Eryılmaz M., Colakoglu N.

SUSTAINABILITY, cilt.12, sa.10, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3390/su12104329
  • Dergi Adı: SUSTAINABILITY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Aerospace Database, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, CAB Abstracts, Communication Abstracts, Geobase, INSPEC, Metadex, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: United Nations Global Compact, board gender diversity, CSR committee, CORPORATE SOCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY, OF-DIRECTORS, SUSTAINABILITY, GOVERNANCE, ADOPTION, STRATEGY, IMPACT, DETERMINANTS, STANDARDS, COMPANIES
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study was to improve the understanding of the factors determining a firm's affiliation with the United Nations Global Compact (UN GC) as the largest voluntary corporate responsibility initiative worldwide. Drawing on the board perspective of the firm, this paper examines the effect of gender diversity and the mediating effect of the existence of a corporate social responsibility (CSR) committee. To test the paper's objectives, the authors use an international sample of analysis of 29,951 firm-year observations from 2012 to 2018. The results suggest that female directors on the board significantly encourage the firm's affiliation with the UN GC and support the mediating effect of the existence of a CSR committee. Therefore, the positive impact of female directors on UN GC signatories appears to be mediated by the existence of a CSR committee.