Board Diversity and Innovation Performance:The Mediating Role of Board Network

• Main Authors: LEE,PEI-YU, 李珮宇
• Other Authors: HUANG,CHENG-JEN
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/u9c2vw

碩士 === 東海大學 === 會計學系 === 107 === This study examines the relationship between the board diversity and social network formed by interlocking directorate. I also examine whether the interlocking directorate network plays a mediating role between board diversity and innovation performance. The research sample is Taiwan’s listed electronics industry companies that applied for patents in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) from 2010 to 2017. This paper applies Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to supplement prior literature and research methods. The main findings are as follows: (1) Board diversity has a positive effect on interlocking directorate network size and centrality. (2) Interlocking directorate network size and centrality both have a positive effect on innovation performance. (3) Board diversity can further affect innovation performance through interlocking directorate network size and centrality.