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Are women board members risk averse or agents of innovation? It’s complicated, new research shows

Written by Stephen J. Smulowitz, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, Wake Forest University

The number of women on S&P 500 boards has increased in recent years.Fang Xia Nuo/Getty Images

Do women board members make a company more innovative or risk averse? The answer is both, according to our recent study. It all depends on how the company performs relative to its goals.

Professors Małgorzata Smulowitz, Didier Cossin and I...

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