Article 4, Volume 1 Issue 1:

An exploratory analysis of the board composition in Spanish innovative firms

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Juan Pablo Gonzales-Bustos – (Rovira i Virgili University)

Ana Beatriz Hernández-Lara – (Rovira i Virgili University)

Received April 1, 2014; accepted June 1, 2014.

Abstract

The main goal of this work is to develop an exploratory analysis of the board composition of Spanish companies that belong to innovative economic sectors. We seek to contribute to the inconclusive literature that analyses the relationship between board composition and innovation, exploring the characteristics of the board in an organisational context of innovative behaviour. To do so, we collected data from 86 Spanish companies belonging to innovative sectors from 2003 to 2011. The results confirm the relevance of medium size boards with a majority of affiliated directors and CEO duality; male directors are predominant, but the proportion of women, despite its minimum level, is significantly growing. There are relevant differences in the board composition of different Spanish innovative sectors. However, its evolution over time is quite stable, with the exception of the proportion of women on the board. This board composition is characteristic in situations in which the innovative behaviour of companies is significantly improving.

El objetivo principal de este trabajo es desarrollar un análisis exploratorio de la composición del directorio de las empresas españolas que pertenecen a sectores económicos innovadores. Buscamos contribuir a la literatura no concluyente que analiza la relación entre la composición de la junta y la innovación, explorando las características de la junta en un contexto organizacional de comportamiento innovador. Para ello, recopilamos datos de 86 empresas españolas pertenecientes a sectores innovadores entre 2003 y 2011. Los resultados confirman la relevancia de los consejos medianos con una mayoría de directores afiliados y dualidad de CEO; los directores masculinos son predominantes, pero la proporción de mujeres, a pesar de su nivel mínimo, está creciendo significativamente. Existen diferencias relevantes en la composición del consejo de diferentes sectores innovadores españoles. Sin embargo, su evolución en el tiempo es bastante estable, con la excepción de la proporción de mujeres en el consejo. Esta composición del consejo es característica en situaciones en las que el comportamiento innovador de las empresas está mejorando significativamente.

Citation

Gonzales-Bustos, J. P., & Hernández-Lara, A. B. (2014). An exploratory analysis of the board composition in Spanish innovative firms. European Accounting and Management Review1(1).

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New facets of quality. A multiple case study of green cosmetic manufacturers

Author

Inma Duran – (University of Girona)

Andrea Bikfalvi – (University of Girona)

Josep Llach – (University of Girona)

Received July 24, 2014; accepted September 5, 2014.

Abstract

Despite the recent concern about social, environmental and economic perspectives of sustainability, the issue is relatively under-researched and very little is known about the drivers of sustainability. There is no doubt that innovation is one of those drivers. The aim of the present article is to analyse the technological (product and process) and non-technological (marketing and organisational) innovation, R&D strategy, marketing and competitiveness position of the chemical companies that are engaged in the manufacture of green, natural or conventional cosmetics with the ultimate aim of achieving high quality products and business excellence. The study reported here is qualitative in approach and uses empirical evidence from six case studies representing companies located in Catalonia, Spain, one of the main cosmetic producers of Europe. The results are discussed in the light of structural and managerial perspectives with the aim of drawing implications for both practitioners and policy-makers.

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