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Factors Affecting Women´s Involvement in the Governance of Family Firms: The Role of the Generational Stage

Factors Affecting Women´s Involvement in the Governance of Family Firms: The Role of the Generational Stage

Annalisa Sentuti (University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy), Gail Denisse Chamochumbi Diaz (University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy) and Francesca Maria Cesaroni (University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781799885924|ISBN10: 1799885925|EISBN13: 9781799887386
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8592-4.ch007
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Sentuti, Annalisa,et al. "Factors Affecting Women´s Involvement in the Governance of Family Firms: The Role of the Generational Stage." Research Anthology on Challenges for Women in Leadership Roles, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 123-144. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8592-4.ch007

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Sentuti, A., Chamochumbi Diaz, G. D., & Cesaroni, F. M. (2021). Factors Affecting Women´s Involvement in the Governance of Family Firms: The Role of the Generational Stage. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Challenges for Women in Leadership Roles (pp. 123-144). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8592-4.ch007

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Sentuti, Annalisa and Gail Denisse Chamochumbi Diaz, and Francesca Maria Cesaroni. "Factors Affecting Women´s Involvement in the Governance of Family Firms: The Role of the Generational Stage." In Research Anthology on Challenges for Women in Leadership Roles. edited by Management Association, Information Resources, 123-144. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8592-4.ch007

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Abstract

The chapter analyzes female involvement in medium-sized family businesses in Central Italy. The empirical analysis focuses on 233 firms over the period 2007-2014, to understand how female representation in corporate governance has evolved in recent years, and to pinpoint the factors tending to encourage/discourage female involvement in the board of directors. A descriptive analysis was conducted, enabling a fuller understanding of how female involvement in governance roles has evolved over the years. A regression analysis was performed to determine if and how specific governance characteristics – such as family ownership and generational stage – may have a bearing on the female presence on the board. The results confirm that female representation is favorably influenced by a strong family presence in the ownership of the business, while family firms under first-generation control exert a negative influence on female involvement.

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