Board Gender Diversity as a Conditional Governance Resource: Evidence from Environmental Innovation in China’s Low-Carbon Transition
取締役会のジェンダー多様性は条件付きガバナンス資源か：中国の低炭素移行における環境イノベーションの証拠 (AI 翻訳)
Shanshan Yue, Farhanullah Khan, Khartic Rao Manokaran, Xue Lei
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日本語
本研究は、中国上場企業のパネルデータを用いて、取締役会のジェンダー多様性が環境イノベーション（グリーンパテント）に与える影響を分析。結果、多様性の高い取締役会は環境イノベーションを促進するが、その効果は非国有企業でより顕著であり、国有企業では減殺される。ガバナンス資源としての多様性は条件付きで機能することを示唆。
English
Using panel data from Chinese listed firms (2014-2023), this study examines the effect of board gender diversity on environmental innovation measured by green patents. Results show a positive association, but this effect is significantly stronger in non-state-owned enterprises than in state-owned ones, highlighting that board diversity operates as a conditional governance resource contingent on organizational flexibility.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
本論文は中国企業を対象とするが、日本においても取締役会の多様性と環境イノベーションの関連性は重要な示唆を持つ。特に、SSBJによるガバナンス情報開示や有報での人的資本開示が進む中で、多様性が実際に低炭素成果に結びつく条件を理解することは、日本企業の実務にも参考になる。
In the global GX context
This paper contributes to the global discourse on ESG and corporate governance by demonstrating that board gender diversity enhances environmental innovation, but only under certain organizational conditions. It provides empirical evidence from an emerging economy, offering insights for international frameworks such as ISSB and CSRD that emphasize governance factors in sustainability reporting.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Provides a nuanced perspective on the gender diversity-environmental innovation link, showing moderation by state ownership, which enriches upper echelons and resource-based theories.
🏢実務担当者:Suggests that promoting board diversity can strengthen low-carbon innovation, but effectiveness depends on organizational flexibility; state-owned firms may need additional governance reforms.
🏛政策担当者:Highlights that governance reforms (e.g., gender quotas) should be complemented by market-oriented policies to unlock diversity's full potential in driving low-carbon transitions.
📄 Abstract（原文）
As firms face increasing pressure to support the transition toward a low-carbon economy, corporate governance has emerged as a critical mechanism shaping environmental innovation. This study examines whether and under what conditions board gender diversity contributes to environmental innovation in China’s listed firms. Drawing on upper echelon theory and the resource-based view, we argue that gender-diverse boards enhance cognitive diversity and stakeholder orientation, thereby strengthening firms’ capacity to pursue sustainability-oriented innovation. Using panel data from Chinese A-share listed companies over the period 2014-2023, the results show that board gender diversity is positively associated with environmental innovation, measured by green patent output. However, this relationship is not uniform across institutional contexts. The positive effect is significantly stronger in non-state-owned enterprises than in state-owned enterprises, suggesting that organizational flexibility and market-oriented governance conditions influence whether diversity can be effectively translated into low-carbon outcomes. These findings contribute to the literature by demonstrating that board diversity operates as a conditional governance resource rather than a universally effective mechanism. The study also offers implications for policymakers and firms seeking to align governance reforms with low-carbon transition objectives in emerging economies.
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