Purpose

This study aims to test whether the introduction of a gender quota impacts functioning of boards of directors and internal committees thanks to female capacity in effort norms, cognitive conflicts and use of skills.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper uses a difference-in-differences method to trace the staggered mandatory adoption of gender quotas on boards on Italian listed firms, representing the regulative institution pillar of institutional theory.

Findings

This paper find that mandatory adopter firms have more frequent internal committee meetings and less frequent board of directors’ meetings after the introduction of the law. This confirms that the regulation re-prioritizes work in internal committees, thanks to women effort, capacity to resolution and use of skills.

Originality/value

This research provides empirical evidence on female contribution and on the impact that a specific mandatory regulation, as regulative institutional pillar, can have on board organization, showing how gender characteristics influence board functioning in terms of meetings.

中文翻译：

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强制性性别配额：对董事会和委员会会议的影响

目的

本研究旨在测试性别配额的引入是否会因女性在努力规范、认知冲突和技能使用方面的能力而影响董事会和内部委员会的运作。

设计/方法论/途径

本文采用双重差分法追踪了意大利上市公司董事会交错强制采用性别配额的情况，代表了制度理论的监管制度支柱。

发现

本文发现，该法出台后，强制采用公司的内部委员会会议更加频繁，而董事会会议则较少。这证实了由于女性的努力、解决问题的能力和技能的运用，该法规重新确定了内部委员会工作的优先顺序。

原创性/价值

这项研究提供了关于女性贡献的实证证据，以及作为监管制度支柱的特定强制性法规对董事会组织的影响的实证证据，表明性别特征如何影响董事会在会议方面的运作。