Corporate sustainability: The pivotal role of corporate scientists and gender diversity
AbstractAt a time when sustainable practices are becoming increasingly important in many economies, we need a thorough understanding of the determinants of corporate sustainability. Research on the influence of human resources in this context focuses mainly on executive roles such as CEO and board m...
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| author | Liliana Herrera Ana P. Fanjul María F. Muñoz-Doyague |
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| description | AbstractAt a time when sustainable practices are becoming increasingly important in many economies, we need a thorough understanding of the determinants of corporate sustainability. Research on the influence of human resources in this context focuses mainly on executive roles such as CEO and board member. This emphasis tends to deny the potential contribution made by other employees to fostering corporate sustainability. This is the setting for our study of the part played by corporate scientists. Their rigorous academic training and specialized research expertise endows corporate scientists with distinct attributes which could encourage more sustainable business activities. We show that the role of the corporate scientist goes beyond enhancement of the firm’s inventive capacity and find a causal effect of scientist presence on companies’ prioritization of environmental objectives. We also find that the presence of women scientists has a particularly pronounced effect. Our results have implications for policy and recruitment strategies in terms of their emphasis on sustainability and gender inclusivity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b8efe60e1b1409298cf40a7c9141a002023-12-12T12:45:37ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Social Sciences2331-18862023-12-019210.1080/23311886.2023.2271258Corporate sustainability: The pivotal role of corporate scientists and gender diversityLiliana Herrera0Ana P. Fanjul1María F. Muñoz-Doyague2Departamento de Dirección y Economía de la Empresa, Universidad de León, León, EspañaDepartamento de Dirección y Economía de la Empresa, Universidad de León, León, EspañaDepartamento de Dirección y Economía de la Empresa, Universidad de León, León, EspañaAbstractAt a time when sustainable practices are becoming increasingly important in many economies, we need a thorough understanding of the determinants of corporate sustainability. Research on the influence of human resources in this context focuses mainly on executive roles such as CEO and board member. This emphasis tends to deny the potential contribution made by other employees to fostering corporate sustainability. This is the setting for our study of the part played by corporate scientists. Their rigorous academic training and specialized research expertise endows corporate scientists with distinct attributes which could encourage more sustainable business activities. We show that the role of the corporate scientist goes beyond enhancement of the firm’s inventive capacity and find a causal effect of scientist presence on companies’ prioritization of environmental objectives. We also find that the presence of women scientists has a particularly pronounced effect. Our results have implications for policy and recruitment strategies in terms of their emphasis on sustainability and gender inclusivity.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2023.2271258corporate scientistsgender diversityenvironmental objectivesResearch & Development (R&D)sustainability in corporate strategyJ16 |
| spellingShingle | Liliana Herrera Ana P. Fanjul María F. Muñoz-Doyague Corporate sustainability: The pivotal role of corporate scientists and gender diversity Cogent Social Sciences corporate scientists gender diversity environmental objectives Research & Development (R&D) sustainability in corporate strategy J16 |
| title | Corporate sustainability: The pivotal role of corporate scientists and gender diversity |
| title_full | Corporate sustainability: The pivotal role of corporate scientists and gender diversity |
| title_fullStr | Corporate sustainability: The pivotal role of corporate scientists and gender diversity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Corporate sustainability: The pivotal role of corporate scientists and gender diversity |
| title_short | Corporate sustainability: The pivotal role of corporate scientists and gender diversity |
| title_sort | corporate sustainability the pivotal role of corporate scientists and gender diversity |
| topic | corporate scientists gender diversity environmental objectives Research & Development (R&D) sustainability in corporate strategy J16 |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2023.2271258 |
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