Gender diversity and financial performance: a quantified review based on bibliometric and cluster analysis

Abstract

The board of directors of a firm are the principal decision-makers of all activities conducted by the firm, and hence, their composition demands attention. Diversity on boards can bring about varied sets of knowledge, perspectives, and abilities and can help the firm in solving a multitude of problems. By employing Bibliometric Analysis, this study aims to critically examine the intellectual development and geographical evolution in the domain of gender diversity and financial performance. A total of 463 research articles, extracted from the Scopus Database, are analyzed through various techniques such as citation analysis, co-citation analysis, content analysis and keyword co-occurrence analysis through the software VOSviewer. The study led to the identification of growth trends, prominent countries, authors, seminal articles, journals, major themes of study as well as emerging themes for future research. The study shall help the scholars working in this domain to have a comprehensive understanding of the topic and explore the relevant research gaps in the future.

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