The state of play of ethno-racial representation on boards: A comparative analysis

IF 7.5 2区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

European Management Journal Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI:10.1016/j.emj.2023.09.001

Dimitria Groutsis

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Abstract

Progress on ethno-racial diversity on boards in Europe, the United Kingdom and Australia has been at best variable. The map of ethno-racial diversity in the top ten largest listed companies across these regions provides comparative evidence of varying degrees of weak outcomes on this front, with the profile of Australian boards being the least favourable. In examining the reality of diversity on a sample of boards, we delve deeper into why the barriers persist despite internal-facing diversity and inclusion policies and external facing environmental, social, governance and government-led policies. This study proposes that governance and regulatory arrangements shape access opportunities for ethno-racial minorities on boards. Notwithstanding the varieties of such arrangements across the three regions, the reasons underscoring the lack of board diversity overall remains opaque. We offer fresh empirical evidence surrounding the limited ethno-racial diversity on boards through a cross-regional comparison and provide lessons and insights for both scholars and practitioners.

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董事会中民族-种族代表性的现状：比较分析

欧洲、英国和澳大利亚在董事会种族多样性方面的进展充其量也就是参差不齐。这些地区前十大上市公司的民族-种族多样性分布图提供了比较证据，表明在这方面取得了不同程度的薄弱成果，其中澳大利亚董事会的情况最不理想。在对董事会多样性的现实情况进行抽样调查的过程中，我们深入探讨了为什么尽管有面向内部的多样性和包容性政策，以及面向外部的环境、社会、治理和政府主导政策，障碍依然存在。本研究认为，治理和监管安排决定了少数族裔进入董事会的机会。尽管三个地区的此类安排各不相同，但董事会整体缺乏多样性的原因仍不明确。通过跨地区比较，我们提供了有关董事会中种族多样性有限的新经验证据，并为学者和从业人员提供了教训和启示。

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European Management Journal Multiple-

CiteScore

12.90

自引率

5.30%

发文量

113

审稿时长

74 days

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