Women in Upper Echelons of Management, Tenure and Legal Risk
研究了美国零售业公司中女性在高层管理团队和董事会的任职及其任期与诉讼风险的关系，发现女性任职和较长任期通常降低法律风险，但董事会中女性多且任期长时反而增加诉讼风险。
Integrating risk, gender diversity and upper echelons literatures, we examine whether the presence of women in upper management (top management team ( TMT ) and board of directors ( BOD )) and the tenure of TMTs and BODs are associated with the risk of lawsuits. An analysis of data from firms in the US retail industry shows that the presence of women in TMTs and BODs and the tenure of TMTs and BODs are negatively associated with legal risk, but longer tenured BODs with more women had a positive impact on lawsuits. Implications and suggestions for future research are offered.