%0 Journal Article
%T Board Gender Diversity and Internationalization: The Moderating Effect of Family Ownership
%J -
%D 2017
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/9878
%X The present work aims to highlight the relationship between board gender diversity and firmsĄŻ internationalization degree and to investigate whether family ownership exerts a moderating role on the relationship above mentioned. While a greater presence of women on board, on one hand, increases diversity, that, in turn, may stimulate firmsĄŻ internationalization, on the other hand, it may increase firmsĄŻ risk aversion, reducing risky investments, such as those in internationalization. Besides, since in the Italian context families represent the main controlling owner, this work investigates its moderating role on the relationship in the exam. Family ownership may negatively influence the board gender diversity-firmsĄŻ internationalization degree relationship because of family membersĄŻ desire to protect their socio-emotional wealth. Basing on a sample of Italian listed firms, the empirical findings of this work show that women directors ratio negatively affects firmsĄŻ export intensity and family ownership strengthens this relationship.
%K Export intensity
%K Women directors
%K Family ownership
%U http://cscanada.net/index.php/ibm/article/view/9878