Diversity in totality: A study of diversity disclosures by New Zealand stock exchange listed companies

Ghauri, Ehtasham; Mansi, Mansi; Pandey, Rakesh K.

doi:10.1080/09585192.2018.1539862

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“…Overall, the characterization of what constitutes diversity remains largely situated within the category of gender and is in support of Ghauri and Mansi's [21] claim that in the "diversity seems to have been overshadowed by the narrow definition of gender representation and specifically female representation in organisational management and above levels." These researchers call for conceptions of diversity to shift from narrow interpretations towards understandings of deep diversity, which they claim includes ethnicity, age, disability and sexual orientation.…”

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Disrupting the Status-Quo of Organisational Board Composition to Improve Sustainability Outcomes: Reviewing the Evidence

Beasy

Gale

2020

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Sustainability, conceptualised as the integration of economic, social and environmental values, is the 21 st century imperative that demands that governments, business and civil society actors improve their existing performance, yet improvement has been highly fragmented and unacceptably slow. One explanation for this is the lack of diversity on the boards of organisations that perpetuates a narrow business, economic and legal mindset rather than the broader integrated values approach that sustainability requires. This paper presents a systematic review of the literature investigating how board diversity affects the sustainability performance of organisations. Our review uncovers evidence of relationships between various attributes of the diversity of board members and sustainability performance, though over-reliance on quantitative methodologies of studies reviewed means explanations for the observed associations are largely absent. Limited measures of sustainability performance and narrow definitions of diversity, focused predominantly on gender, were also found. Important implications from the study include the need for policy responses that ensure boards are diversely composed. We identify that more qualitative investigations into the influence of a broader range of types of board diversity on sustainability performance is needed, along with studies that focus on public sector boards, and research that takes an intersectional understanding of diversity.

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“…The methodological strength and weakness indicators were informed by previous work on sustainability performance measures [9,19] and on interpretations of diversity [11,21].…”

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Gale

2020

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“…Especially regarding the social pillar of sustainability, discussions about diversity, inclusion, race, and ethnicity have grown exponentially in recent years. The word "diversity", of Latin origin, refers to variety, mixture, or multiplicity (Ehtasham et al, 2021). According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO, 2002), the essence of diversity is cultural pluralism and the inclusion of various identities.…”

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“…As companies grow in diversity policies, they tend to attract investors by disclosing their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities (Ehtasham et al, 2021). CSR refers to a company's practices and policies responding to various stakeholders' needs, including ethical governance and information transparency (Amorelli and Garc ıa-S anchez, 2021).…”

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“…In this context, workplace diversity issues are becoming more prominent in CSR reporting guidelines (Grosser and Moon, 2005), given that stakeholders and investors are also interested in learning about socially responsible practices (Ehtasham et al, 2021). Furthermore, disclosures about labor diversity in CSR reports are accompanied by a growing awareness that companies must be transparent (Gul et al, 2011), gain acceptance and legitimacy, and minimize stakeholder skepticism (Parizek and Evangelinos, 2021).…”

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Organizational factors determining LGBT disclosure: an analysis of the Brazilian context

Pinheiro,

do Prado,

Moraes

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PurposeThis study investigated the impact of some determinant organizational factors on disseminating LGBT information in Brazilian companies in 2019.Design/methodology/approachThe study is exploratory and has a quantitative approach, which uses secondary data from the CSR Hub database 2019 of publicly traded Brazilian companies. For constructing the LGBT disclosure metric, the authors took the study by Parizek and Evangelinos (2021). The independent variables were the social responsibility, financial and governance characteristics of the companies. Analysis was conducted by combining a symmetric method (multiple linear regression analysis with econometric models) and an asymmetric approach (fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis).FindingsThe research findings showed that companies with higher performance in CSR have greater LGBT disclosure. Findings also show that companies with higher financial performance tend to have greater LGBT disclosure. This is because larger companies have more resources to invest in CSR practices and sexual diversity policies, as well as a greater number of stakeholders pressing them to act more responsibly. Additional results showed that companies that signed the UN Global Compact and publish an environmental report annually have greater engagement in LGBT disclosure.Originality/valueThis study's novelty emerges from applying the fsQCA technique, which helps to a broaden understanding of the conditions necessary to achieve greater LGBT disclosure. Furthermore, this study initiates the debate on LGBT disclosure in emerging economies, a recent topic and still little explored empirically.

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How entrepreneur’s leadership behavior and demographics shape applicant attraction to new ventures: the role of stereotypes

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Baum

2021

The International Journal of Human Resource Management

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Diversity in totality: A study of diversity disclosures by New Zealand stock exchange listed companies

Cited by 9 publications

References 47 publications

Disrupting the Status-Quo of Organisational Board Composition to Improve Sustainability Outcomes: Reviewing the Evidence

Disrupting the Status-Quo of Organisational Board Composition to Improve Sustainability Outcomes: Reviewing the Evidence

Organizational factors determining LGBT disclosure: an analysis of the Brazilian context

How entrepreneur’s leadership behavior and demographics shape applicant attraction to new ventures: the role of stereotypes

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