Female leadership and environmental innovation: do gender boards make a difference?
This research investigates how female CEOs and board gender composition (BGC) influence environmental innovation. Using a panel dataset of 237 energy companies, the study reveals that female CEOs are more committed to the environment than males. Interestingly, the findings also show that the BGC positively moderates the female CEO and environmental innovation nexus. Additionally, it reveals that female CEOs have a more significant influence on promoting environmentally friendly innovation in profitable energy companies than males. The findings remain strong after various robustness tests, contributing to the ongoing debate on gender equality and offering novel insights into the green footprint.
Authors
- Abdalwali Lutfi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3928-7497)
- Marwan Mansour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7166-0063)
- Mohammad Abdullah Fayad Altawalbeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8083-8273)
- Thamir Al Barrak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1014-244X)
- Mo’taz Al Zobi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4930-3777)
- Zyad Marashdeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0625-8067)
- Saddam Al‐Nohood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4655-7334)
- Sad Abu alim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3940-7567)
Institutions
- Tafila Technical University (JO)
- Universiti Putra Malaysia (MY)
- Amman Arab University (JO)
- Applied Science Private University (JO)
- Hashemite University (JO)
- Jadara University (JO)
- University of Sharjah (AE)
- King Faisal University (SA)
- Middle East University (JO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Discover Sustainability
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-024-00545-3
- Citations
- 25
- Primary Topic
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 23.24
Funders
- Deanship of Scientific Research, King Faisal University
- King Faisal University