CEO demographics and gender diversity in senior management in large Scandinavian firms

Purpose This study aims to investigate whether chief executive officer (CEO) demographics are associated with gender diversity in senior management in the Scandinavia region. Design/methodology/approach The research design draws on multivariate cross-sectional analysis. The demographic characteristi...

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Autores: García Blandón, Josep, Argilés Bosch, Josep M., Ravenda, Diego
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/207584
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/207584
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Palabra clave:Gènere
Direcció d'empreses
Escandinàvia
Gender
Industrial management
Scandinavia
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spelling CEO demographics and gender diversity in senior management in large Scandinavian firmsGarcía Blandón, JosepArgilés Bosch, Josep M.Ravenda, DiegoGènereDirecció d'empresesEscandinàviaGenderIndustrial managementScandinaviaPurpose This study aims to investigate whether chief executive officer (CEO) demographics are associated with gender diversity in senior management in the Scandinavia region. Design/methodology/approach The research design draws on multivariate cross-sectional analysis. The demographic characteristics examined are gender, age and education. A total of six hypotheses are developed and tested. The sample includes the largest 106 public firms from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Findings Results show that firms with female CEOs have more women in senior management than other firms. However, neither age nor level of formal education of CEOs shows significant results, with the exception of CEOs holding MBA degrees, who are associated with fewer women in these positions. Interestingly, the association between educational background and gender diversity is principally driven by study-abroad experiences. Finally, results show that gender diversity in senior management has an important country component, whereas the industry component is negligible. Originality/value The relationship between managers’ demographics and gender diversity among subordinates is a relatively unexplored research issue, as previous works have focused on general comparisons between male and female managers. Furthermore, the Scandinavian context is particularly interesting as this region leads gender equality rankings.2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/207584Articles publicats en revistes (Empresa)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1108/GM-12-2021-0379Gender In Management, 2024, vol. 39, num.1https://doi.org/10.1108/GM-12-2021-0379cc-by (c) García Blandón et al., 2024http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2075842026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv CEO demographics and gender diversity in senior management in large Scandinavian firms
title CEO demographics and gender diversity in senior management in large Scandinavian firms
spellingShingle CEO demographics and gender diversity in senior management in large Scandinavian firms
García Blandón, Josep
Gènere
Direcció d'empreses
Escandinàvia
Gender
Industrial management
Scandinavia
title_short CEO demographics and gender diversity in senior management in large Scandinavian firms
title_full CEO demographics and gender diversity in senior management in large Scandinavian firms
title_fullStr CEO demographics and gender diversity in senior management in large Scandinavian firms
title_full_unstemmed CEO demographics and gender diversity in senior management in large Scandinavian firms
title_sort CEO demographics and gender diversity in senior management in large Scandinavian firms
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv García Blandón, Josep
Argilés Bosch, Josep M.
Ravenda, Diego
author García Blandón, Josep
author_facet García Blandón, Josep
Argilés Bosch, Josep M.
Ravenda, Diego
author_role author
author2 Argilés Bosch, Josep M.
Ravenda, Diego
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Gènere
Direcció d'empreses
Escandinàvia
Gender
Industrial management
Scandinavia
topic Gènere
Direcció d'empreses
Escandinàvia
Gender
Industrial management
Scandinavia
description Purpose This study aims to investigate whether chief executive officer (CEO) demographics are associated with gender diversity in senior management in the Scandinavia region. Design/methodology/approach The research design draws on multivariate cross-sectional analysis. The demographic characteristics examined are gender, age and education. A total of six hypotheses are developed and tested. The sample includes the largest 106 public firms from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Findings Results show that firms with female CEOs have more women in senior management than other firms. However, neither age nor level of formal education of CEOs shows significant results, with the exception of CEOs holding MBA degrees, who are associated with fewer women in these positions. Interestingly, the association between educational background and gender diversity is principally driven by study-abroad experiences. Finally, results show that gender diversity in senior management has an important country component, whereas the industry component is negligible. Originality/value The relationship between managers’ demographics and gender diversity among subordinates is a relatively unexplored research issue, as previous works have focused on general comparisons between male and female managers. Furthermore, the Scandinavian context is particularly interesting as this region leads gender equality rankings.
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