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Leadership diversity encompasses not only diversity at the gender level but also age, educational qualifications, and industry experience. A diverse board is perceived to be fair-minded, transparent, forward-looking, and able to take on new challenges with the rich diversity of perspectives and experiences its members bring. This aspect is particularly important with the increasing realisation that ‘continual disruption’ is the new business norm.
A new study by the Centre for Governance and Sustainability (CGS) of NUS Business School aims to examine the influence of leadership diversity in terms of age, gender, educational qualifications and industry experience on firm performance. CGS hopes to contribute to developing diversity policies and practices in companies and organisations.
The research finds several interesting relationships between the proportion of each diversity attribute and its effect on firm performance. Another unique factor in this study is the concept of gender parity point and the use of this feature in statistical analysis.
Join us to find out more at the upcoming ‘Leadership Diversity and Firm Performance’ webinar on Tuesday, 22 February 2022. The full report will also be released at the online event.
The study is sponsored by DBS, EDGE Strategy, and the Securities Investors Association (Singapore) (SIAS).
We are pleased to have Mr. Tan Boon Gin, CEO, Singapore Exchange Regulation, as our guest of honour to deliver the opening address. Professor Lawrence Loh, CGS’s Director, will be presenting the results, followed by a panel discussion comprising domain experts and industry leaders on the diversity topic.
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