Title:
DOES BOARD DIVERSITY MATTER FOR INNOVATION PERFORMANCE? EVIDENCEFROM THE WORLD’S MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES

Authors:
Souad BRINETTE ,Sabrina KHEMIRI and Ramzi BELKACEMI ,Canada

Abstract:
In this paper, we consider the impact of board diversity on innovation performance taking into account surface-level (gender and ethnic) and deep- level (Educational and experience) of diversity. To empirically assess this impact, we collect data concerning the world's 100 most innovative companies given by Forbes 2018 ranking. The results suggest that gender diversity and ethnic diversity do not influence innovation performance. We find also that moderating gender and ethnic diversities by knowledge do not impact innovation performance. The results show that board size, sector and region influences the performance innovation