Directors Discussing Diversity

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY
Finance Department
Research Seminars in Finance

Renee Adams

Paper Title: Directors Discussing Diversity
 
Speaker:  Renee Adams, University of Oxford
 
Time and Date: 12-1 pm, Wednesday 28 August 2024 (AEST)
 
Location: CB08.08.003, Level 8, Building 8, University of Technology Sydney, Australia (Map of campus)

Abstract: We examine whether costs of advocacy affect the likelihood a board member speaks about diversity. We parse 5,298 board meeting minutes of 146 UK National Health Service hospital trusts between 2014 and 2021 to identify when individual trust directors speak about diversity. Female and ethnic minority directors are more likely to discuss diversity. But their willingness to speak is almost entirely driven by their role. Advocacy may increase when there is greater societal and regulatory pressure for diversity. Our results highlight that relying on lived experience may not be sufficient to achieve organizational inclusiveness goals.

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