女性高管、研发强度与决策情境

Female Executives,R&D Intensity and Decision-Making Context

为探讨中国上市公司女性高管的研发决策风格及其环境依赖性,以企业技术能力基础、个人管理经验测度决策情境的有利程度,构建有利决策情境对于女性高管比例-企业研发强度间关系的调节效应模型。研究发现:企业的技术能力基础会对女性高管比例-研发投入强度主效应产生正向调节作用。管理经验有助于增强技术能力基础对女性高管比例-研发投入强度主效应的正向调节作用。情境条件的向好变化能够提升女性高管的风险承担水平,这种权变性说明女性决策者能够审时度势响应机遇。她们秉持的是一种稳重而不冒失、稳健而非保守的决策风格。探索从女性高管与决策情境的互动能力的新视角解释女性高管的风险态度,研究结论将进一步丰富领导权变理论。

To explore the R&D decision style and environmental dependence of female executives in Chinese listed companies,we construct a regulating effect model of favorable decision-making situation on the relationship between the proportion of female executives and corporate R&D intensity.We measure the favorable degree of the decision-making situation based on the technical capability basis and management experience.We find that the company's technical capability foundation will positively regulate the relationship between the proportion of female executives and the intensity of R&D investment.Management experience helps to enhance the positive regulating effect of the technical ability foundation on the main effect,that is,the influence of the proportion of female executives on the R&D intensity.The positive change of situation can improve the level of risk taking of female executives,which indicates that female decision-makers can judge the situation and respond to opportunities.They hold a risk attitude that is robust but not rash.They are reliable rather than conservative.This study explores a new way to explain the risk attitudes of female executives from the perspective of their ability to interact with decision-making situations.The above conclusions will further enrich the contingency theory of leadership.