Abstract
This study seeks to contribute to the debate on board behavior by investigating how deeper-level diversity, specifically differences in personality, interacts with demographic diversity to explain board cognitive and affective conflict. Using survey data from a pilot study of 98 directors in 16 UK boards, we show that dissimilarities in personality traits are negatively related to cognitive conflict, but this relationship is moderated by gender and tenure diversity. Personality differences do not explain affective conflict. The study provides insights into how theories from psychology may help us understand antecedents to board behaviorsCitation
Walker, A., Machold, S. & Ahmed, P. K. (2015) Diversity and Conflict in Boards of Directors, International Studies of Management & Organization, 45 (1), pp. 25-42. doi: 10.1080/00208825.2015.1005995Journal
International Studies of Management & OrganizationAdditional Links
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00208825.2015.1005995Type
Journal articleLanguage
enISSN
0020-88251558-0911
ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/00208825.2015.1005995