Female executive leadership and corporate social responsibility. (11th December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hyun, Soonchul; Kim, Jong Min; Han, Jeongsoo; Anderson, Mark
• Is Part Of: Accounting and finance. Volume 62:Number 3(2022)
• Page Start: 3475
• Page End: 3511
• Publication Date: 2021-12-11
• Subjects: Corporate social responsibility -- Female executives -- Upper echelons theory -- Financial management -- Financial crisis; Accounting -- Periodicals; Finance -- Periodicals; 657.05
• DOI: 10.1111/acfi.12894
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0810-5391

Abstract

Abstract: We examine how increased female participation in top executive leadership affects corporate social responsibility (CSR). Applying a long‐window, event study approach with matching, we first document that CSR ratings improve with increased female participation in the top executive team, consistent with expectations based on previous research. Then, we examine specific ways that female participation impacts CSR decision‐making. We predict and find that increased female participation brings more attention to remediating CSR concerns. We also predict and find that, in the uncertain economic times following the global financial crisis, increased female participation moderated addition of new CSR strengths.