Breaking the TMT glass ceiling: Myth or reality? Female CEOs, decision authority, and family firms

IF 10.5 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Journal of Business Research Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI:10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115324

Paola Rovelli , Marco Mismetti

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Abstract

Women can bring significant benefits to organizations but continue to face barriers to breaking the glass ceiling at the TMT level. Drawing on the attraction-selection-attrition model and role congruity theory, we examine whether the presence of a female CEO is associated with higher female representation in the TMT and how the CEO’s decision authority influences this relationship. Analyzing survey data from 153 Italian firms, our results confirm a positive relationship between the presence of a female CEO and TMT female representation and a positive moderating effect of the CEO’s decision authority on this relationship. Nevertheless, these effects lose significance in family firms, suggesting that these organizations may be less conducive to promoting gender equality. Our findings contribute to the literature at the intersection of gender, organizational design, and family business.

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打破TMT玻璃天花板：神话还是现实？女性ceo、决策权与家族企业

女性可以为组织带来巨大的利益，但在打破TMT层面的玻璃天花板方面仍然面临障碍。利用吸引-选择-消耗模型和角色一致性理论，我们研究了女性CEO的存在是否与高管团队中较高的女性代表性相关，以及CEO的决策权如何影响这种关系。分析了153家意大利公司的调查数据，我们的结果证实了女性CEO的存在与TMT女性代表之间的正相关关系，以及CEO决策权对这种关系的正向调节作用。然而，这些影响在家族企业中失去了意义，这表明这些组织可能不太有利于促进性别平等。我们的研究结果对性别、组织设计和家族企业交叉研究的文献有所贡献。

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来源期刊

Journal of Business Research BUSINESS-

CiteScore

20.30

自引率

10.60%

发文量

956

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