Board diversity is an important mechanism of corporate governance in order to ensure the efficacy of the management and monitoring actions. A large number of empirical studies and the European Commission identify board diversity as an important indicator of success for international corporate practice. Although many indices have been proposed to evaluate diversity, no universally accepted measure has yet been established. Even in ecology, diversity, meant as bio-diversity, is a very important aspect in assessing the quality of the environment; for this reason, also in this field, numerous indices have been proposed. This paper aims to make a review and a comparison between the diversity indices proposed in the two areas and understand what are the limitations and advantages of the indices proposed in recent decades.
Diversity in the Social and Economic Science: Review and Application.
MATURO, FABRIZIO;MIGLIORI, STEFANIA;
2015-01-01
Abstract
Board diversity is an important mechanism of corporate governance in order to ensure the efficacy of the management and monitoring actions. A large number of empirical studies and the European Commission identify board diversity as an important indicator of success for international corporate practice. Although many indices have been proposed to evaluate diversity, no universally accepted measure has yet been established. Even in ecology, diversity, meant as bio-diversity, is a very important aspect in assessing the quality of the environment; for this reason, also in this field, numerous indices have been proposed. This paper aims to make a review and a comparison between the diversity indices proposed in the two areas and understand what are the limitations and advantages of the indices proposed in recent decades.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
