Looking into Corporate Boardrooms Through the Lens of Gender Diversity: A Bibliometric Review and META Analysis

Abstract

The present study examines the literature on the corporate boardroom through the lens of gender diversity. The study identified 1413 studies from Scopus database to identify the corporate board gender diversity ranging from a period of 1998 to 2021 (November). The identified studies are reviewed by using VOS viewer software and R-Studio. The study also employed META analysis to further analyse the data and draw meaningful results. The study identifies the current themes in the literature of corporate boardroom diversity, find impediments to the growth in literature, find the most relevant paper over the years, most prolific authors, and most influential journal. The study also suggests the further scope of the study. We conclude by providing the five potential emerging research directions. The study identifies and discusses the main areas and current development in the field of corporate board diversity in terms of gender and suggests future research directions.