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Board feminization and innovation through corporate venture capital investments: the moderating effect of independence and management skills

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  • Ramzi Benkraiem

    (Audencia Business School)

  • Sabri Boubaker

    (Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School, IRG - Institut de Recherche en Gestion - UPEC UP12 - Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 - Université Gustave Eiffel)

  • Souad Brinette

    (EDC - EDC Paris Business School)

  • Sabrina Khemiri

    (DVRC - De Vinci Research Center - DVHE - De Vinci Higher Education)

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between board feminization and corporate venture capital (CVC) investments as well as the moderating effect of independence and management skills on this relationship. This study relies on a set of unique data to measure CVC activity for all French listed companies which undertook a CVC strategy between 2000 and 2018. We find that the appointment of female independent directors impede CVC investments, whereas female directors with management backgrounds enhance such investments. Our findings are robust to alternative measures of board feminization. Overall, our results enrich the debate on the usefulness of these innovation financing vehicles for the French economy.

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  • Ramzi Benkraiem & Sabri Boubaker & Souad Brinette & Sabrina Khemiri, 2020. "Board feminization and innovation through corporate venture capital investments: the moderating effect of independence and management skills," Post-Print hal-02934655, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02934655
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