How deep-level and surface-level board diversity, formal and informal social structures affect innovation

• Main Authors: CHEN, Guoli, HSU, Po-Hsuan, LEE, Yen Teik, MACK, Daniel Z.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
• Subjects: board diversity; firm innovation; social structure; Organizational Behavior and Theory; Strategic Management Policy; Technology and Innovation
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7466; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/8465/viewcontent/Board_diversity_and_Innovation_JMS_Dec_2023_sv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Despite a growing interest in understanding how board diversity shapes firms’ innovation, findings about the impact of board diversity have remained mixed. In this paper, we conceptualize board diversity as two forms – deep-level and surface-level – and find that these two forms of board diversity h...