Effects and mechanisms of board faultlines on decision quality

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-01-19 DOI:10.1108/ajb-03-2023-0050

Yaowei Zhang, Tiantian Cao, Siqi Liu, Shuqi Chen

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Abstract

PurposeThe inconsistent results shown in previous group faultline research have created a need for investigating the underlying mechanisms of the faultline's effects. This study focuses on clarifying the competing mediating roles of information diversity and team conflict in the nonlinear relationship between board faultlines (BF) and decision quality.Design/methodology/approachThis study is empirically tested with the questionnaire data from 105 Chinese listed companies.FindingsThis study finds: (1) an inverted U-shaped curve relationship between BF and board decision quality and (2) that the joint mediating effect of team conflict and information diversity leads to the inverted U-shaped curve relationship between BF and decision quality. Specifically, BF shows a U-shaped curve relationship with team conflict and an inverted U-shaped curve relationship with information diversity. Either too weak or too strong faultlines will inhibit the positive effects of information diversity and amplify the negative effects of team conflicts, leading to low-quality decisions.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the research on: (1) board governance as it clarifies the effect of BF on the board decision-making process and its quality, which helps to open the black box of board decision-making and (2) group faultlines as it reveals how information diversity and team conflict can play a joint mediating role in the functioning of team faultlines.

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董事会断层对决策质量的影响和机制

目的以往的小组断层线研究结果不一致，因此需要研究断层线效应的内在机制。研究结果本研究发现：（1）BF 与董事会决策质量之间存在倒 U 型曲线关系；（2）团队冲突和信息多样性的共同中介效应导致了 BF 与决策质量之间的倒 U 型曲线关系。具体来说，BF 与团队冲突呈 U 型曲线关系，与信息多样性呈倒 U 型曲线关系。无论是过弱的断层线还是过强的断层线，都会抑制信息多样性的积极作用，放大团队冲突的消极作用，从而导致低质量的决策。本研究有助于以下方面的研究：(1) 董事会治理，因为它阐明了 BF 对董事会决策过程及其质量的影响，有助于打开董事会决策的黑箱；(2) 团队断层线，因为它揭示了信息多样性和团队冲突如何在团队断层线的运作中共同发挥中介作用。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.