2016
DOI: 10.7819/rbgn.v18i61.3020
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Stakeholders or Shareholders? Board members’ personal values and corporate identity

Abstract: Purpose -This article diagnoses the relationship between the value priorities of board members in Brazil and their companies' identities trending towards stakeholders or shareholders. The paper tested five hypotheses referring to the fact that board members of profitoriented companies are more individualistic, while board members of stakeholder-oriented companies tend to be more collectivist.Design/methodology/approach -A survey was carried out through the Schwartz (1992) values inventory with 74 board members… Show more

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“…The board of directors are permitted to formulate such a strategy which covers the benefits of all the stakeholders (Barbero & Marchiano, 2016) as well as high financial growth (Bear et al, 2010;Reguera-Alvarado, de Fuentes, & Laffarga, 2017). As there is a positive association reported between the existence of female member in the firm's board and the corporate social responsibility activities performance.…”
Section: Objectivesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The board of directors are permitted to formulate such a strategy which covers the benefits of all the stakeholders (Barbero & Marchiano, 2016) as well as high financial growth (Bear et al, 2010;Reguera-Alvarado, de Fuentes, & Laffarga, 2017). As there is a positive association reported between the existence of female member in the firm's board and the corporate social responsibility activities performance.…”
Section: Objectivesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To study the central research construct, Schwartz's theory of human values adopted for its contemporaneity and relevance demonstrated in studies in the field of social sciences in different contexts (Ariza-Montes et al, 2018;Barbero & Marchiano, 2016;Cavazotte, Araújo & Abreu, 2017;Morrison & Weckroth, 2018;Ng & Lim, 2018;Piato, Pimenta & Fowler, 2014;Skimina, Cieciuch, Schwartz, Davidov & Algesheimer, 2018;2019;Sortreix & Schwartz, 2017;Torres, Schwartz & Nascimento, 2016).…”
Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Research demonstrates that individuals rely primarily on their personal values when solving problems or making decisions (Rokeach, 1973; Tamayo and Porto, 2005). Board members are not exempt from this and often favour their personal values in decision-making (Adams et al , 2011) over other important factors, such as regulations, organizational culture and legacy (Barbero and Marchiano, 2016). This paper offers a solution to the dilemma by helping boards agree on a collective frame of values in the decision-making process.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%