Global Academic Research Confirms Board Composition/Financial Performance Link
Date postedNovember 10, 2024
Professors Solange Charas of Columbia University and James Gaskin of Brigham Young University have examined the peer-reviewed, academic research from around the world on the correlation between demographically heterogeneous boards and company performance.1
The finding? The connection is real. Academic research confirms that a variety of demographic and experiential backgrounds on boards--particular gender diversity--correlates positively with board and company performance.
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- ^ APA (7th edition) style: Charas, S., & Gaskin, J. (2024). Evidence that board diversity drives enhanced financial performance: A global review of 203 academic studies [Unpublished manuscript]. Columbia University.