Title
Signaling gender diversity through annual report pictures: A research note on image management
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal
Publication Date
10-1-2002
Abstract
This research examines the differences in presentation of boards of directors in annual reports. Our sample consists of 472 corporations from the Fortune 500; 130 (342) of these corporations included (did not include) pictures of their boards of directors. The proportion of female directors was 11.0 percent for firms that did not include pictures of their boards and 14.5 percent for firms that included pictures of their boards in their annual reports. The difference in the gender mix of these two groups is significant (p = 0.0002). This indicates that firms with a higher percentage of women on their boards signal this fact to stockholders, investors, and other constituents by including pictures of their boards in their annual reports. © 2002, MCB UP Limited
Volume
15
Issue
4
First Page
609
Last Page
616
DOI
10.1108/09513570210441440
Recommended Citation
Bernardi, R., Bean, D., & Weippert, K. (2002). Signaling gender diversity through annual report pictures: A research note on image management. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, 15 (4), 609-616. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513570210441440
ISSN
09513574
