Female director appointments under institutional change: Neutralizing response to competing logics

We examine female board appointments in Japan to investigate how managers respond to conflicting institutional logics: all-male insider control vs. gender diversity. Using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), we find that female board appointments occur when several factors combine to...

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Main Authors: YOSHIKAWA, Toru, WITT, Michael A., YAMADA, Jin-ichiro
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spelling sg-smu-ink.lkcsb_research-78082024-03-20T07:04:14Z Female director appointments under institutional change: Neutralizing response to competing logics YOSHIKAWA, Toru WITT, Michael A. YAMADA, Jin-ichiro We examine female board appointments in Japan to investigate how managers respond to conflicting institutional logics: all-male insider control vs. gender diversity. Using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), we find that female board appointments occur when several factors combine to put pressure on firms: stock market underperformance, high levels of visibility, the absence of a stabilizing family owner, and various configurations of foreign shareholder and outside director power as well as the absence of prior female board appointments. However, most firms appoint women with an internal orientation, i.e., who see themselves as working for insiders rather than outside stakeholders such as shareholders. Firms thus adopt the new logics while simultaneously neutralizing its impact. This suggests a possible extension of theory on resolving conflicting institutional logics. We further contribute to our understanding of the international diffusion of corporate governance processes. 2020-08-01T07:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6809 info:doi/10.5465/AMBPP.2020.11519abstract https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2020.11519abstract Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Human Resources Management Organizational Behavior and Theory
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topic Human Resources Management
Organizational Behavior and Theory
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Organizational Behavior and Theory
YOSHIKAWA, Toru
WITT, Michael A.
YAMADA, Jin-ichiro
Female director appointments under institutional change: Neutralizing response to competing logics
description We examine female board appointments in Japan to investigate how managers respond to conflicting institutional logics: all-male insider control vs. gender diversity. Using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), we find that female board appointments occur when several factors combine to put pressure on firms: stock market underperformance, high levels of visibility, the absence of a stabilizing family owner, and various configurations of foreign shareholder and outside director power as well as the absence of prior female board appointments. However, most firms appoint women with an internal orientation, i.e., who see themselves as working for insiders rather than outside stakeholders such as shareholders. Firms thus adopt the new logics while simultaneously neutralizing its impact. This suggests a possible extension of theory on resolving conflicting institutional logics. We further contribute to our understanding of the international diffusion of corporate governance processes.
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author YOSHIKAWA, Toru
WITT, Michael A.
YAMADA, Jin-ichiro
author_facet YOSHIKAWA, Toru
WITT, Michael A.
YAMADA, Jin-ichiro
author_sort YOSHIKAWA, Toru
title Female director appointments under institutional change: Neutralizing response to competing logics
title_short Female director appointments under institutional change: Neutralizing response to competing logics
title_full Female director appointments under institutional change: Neutralizing response to competing logics
title_fullStr Female director appointments under institutional change: Neutralizing response to competing logics
title_full_unstemmed Female director appointments under institutional change: Neutralizing response to competing logics
title_sort female director appointments under institutional change: neutralizing response to competing logics
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2020
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6809
https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2020.11519abstract
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