Gender of top manager and firm innovation performance
International Journal of Economics and Business Research, cilt.24, sa.1-2, ss.116-144, 2022 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 1-2
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.1504/ijebr.2022.124288
- Dergi Adı: International Journal of Economics and Business Research
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, EconLit, INSPEC
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.116-144
- Anahtar Kelimeler: exporter status, firm, gender, innovation, process innovation, product innovation, quality certification, technology license, top manager, woman
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
© 2022 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.This article examines how the gender of the top manager affects the likelihood of firms to innovate. The descriptive statistics of the study reveal that the presence of women in top managerial positions is still limited worldwide. Female top managers work generally in small-sized, non-exporter and domestic-owned firms. Empirical analyses show that female top managers increase the likelihood of the firms to accomplish product innovations, while they do not have a significant impact on other types of innovation, such as process innovations, having a technology license and having a quality certificate. However, these impacts vary with respect to firm characteristics such as exporter status. For example, female top managers have a higher positive impact on product innovation in exporting firms than in non-exporting firms. This study can be helpful for firms to be more innovative and competitive by reviewing and revising their gender discriminating attitudes towards top manager positions.