Résumés
Abstract
The literature explaining the representation of women on corporate boards (WOCB) has mainly relied on a rational economic perspective. Our study differs by relying on a socialized perspec-tive that is based on Schneider’s (1987) attraction-selection-attrition (ASA) model, Pfeffer’s (1983) organizational demography framework, and Tajfel and Turner’s (1986) social identity theory. We used a sample of French companies listed in the SBF 120 index during 2006-2010 to explore the impact of following antecedents of WOCB: male directors’ demographic traits, hu-man capital, and social capital.
Keywords:
- gender,
- diversity,
- board of directors,
- board composition,
- corporate governance,
- female directors
Résumé
La littérature explique la représentation des femmes dans les conseils d’administration (WOCB) en s’appuyant principalement sur une perspective économique rationnelle. Notre étude est differente dans le sens ou elle se fonde sur une perspective socialisée basée sur le modèle ASA (attraction-selection-attrition) de Schneider (1987), le cadre de démographie organisationnelle de Pfeffer (1983) et la théorie de l’identité sociale de Tajfel et Turner (1986). Nous avons utilisé un échantillon composé de sociétés françaises répertoriées dans l’indice SBF 120 pour la période 2006-2010 pour analyser l’impact des antécédents suivants du WOCB : les caractéristiques démographiques des administrateurs masculins, le capital humain et le capital social.
Mots-clés :
- genre,
- diversité,
- conseils d’administration,
- composition du conseil,
- gouvernance d’entreprise,
- directrices
Resumen
La literatura explica la representatividad de las mujeres en las juntas ejecutivas (WOCB) sobre todo desde una perspectiva económica racional. Nuestro estudio es distinto porque se basa en una perspectiva socializada, tomando como punto de partida el modelo ASA (atracción-selección-atrición) de Schneider (1987), el marco de demografía organizacional de Pfeffer (1983) y la teoría de la identidad social de Tajfel y Turner (1986). Además, hemos utilizado una muestra compuesta de empresas francesas registradas según el índice SBF 120 para el periodo 2006-2010 con el objetivo de analizar el impacto/efecto de los siguientes antecedentes del WOCB: las características demográficas de los hombres administradores/directores/oficiales, el capital humano y el capital social.
Palabras clave:
- género,
- diversidad,
- juntas ejecutivas,
- composición de la junta,
- gobernanza empresarial,
- directivas
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