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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2020.vol7.no6.351

Board Gender Diversity and Corporate Sustainability Performance: Mediating Role of Enterprise Risk Management  

FAKIR, A.N.M. Asaduzzaman (Department of Accounting & Information Systems, Faculty of Business Studies, Jagannath University)
JUSOH, Ruzita (Department of Accounting, Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.7, no.6, 2020 , pp. 351-363 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objective of this paper is to explore how board gender diversity affects corporate sustainability performance. Therefore, this paper examines the direct association between board gender diversity with corporate sustainability performance and the mediation effect of enterprise risk management (ERM) on this association. The study employed a cross-sectional survey method. Data were collected from annual reports, websites, and through the questionnaires that were distributed to Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) of all the listed companies of Dhaka Stock Exchange, Bangladesh. The partial least square technique of Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) approach was employed for data analysis. The result did not find support for the direct association between board gender diversity and sustainability performance in Bangladesh context. This implies that contextual factors, such as, male-dominant board, appointment of female directors based on family ties, lack of education and expertise etc. may discount gender diversity direct influence on sustainability performance. However, the study finds strong support for the mediating role of ERM use within the corporate structure. Further analysis of indirect effect suggests that ERM use mediates the relationship of board gender diversity and sustainability performance in full. This implies that in the Bangladesh context effective use of ERM is highly recommended.
Keywords
Women Director; Board Gender Diversity; Enterprise Risk Management; Corporate Sustainability Performance;
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