Stronger Diversity Management with Board of Directors's HR Expertise

Author(s)

Center for Executive Succession

Document Type

Report

Key Takeaways

Firms where the board of directors contain HR expertise engage in more diversity management activities that contribute to an inclusive environment • Firms with board HR expertise are 8% more likely to have to have increased scores on diversity management index. • HR experts serving on boards likely have greater influence over a firms’ strategic activities related to diversity, relative to other positions.

Publication Date

2018

Source

Mullins, F. (In press). HR on board! The implications of human resource expertise on boards of directors for diversity management. Human Resource Management.

Disciplines

Business

Copyright

© 2018, University of South Carolina

Publication Info

Mullins, F. (In press). HR on board! The implications of human resource expertise on boards of directors for diversity management. Human Resource Management., 2018.