Racial Diversity and Firm Performance: The Mediating Role of Competitive Intensity

Goce Andrevski, Orlando C. Richard, Jason D. Shaw, Walter J. Ferrier

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Abstract

The authors examine the mediating role of competitive intensity in the relationship between managerial racial diversity and firm performance (i.e., market share gain and average stock return). Racial diversity relates to firm performance via firms' capacity to compete intensively (i.e., to introduce new competitive actions frequently). An analysis reveals that environmental munificence moderates competitive intensity's mediating effect: Racially diverse management groups compete more intensively and perform better when they compete in munificent environments. The authors also find support for a moderated mediation model that simultaneously tests all components of their framework.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)820-844
Number of pages25
JournalJournal of Management
Volume40
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2014

Keywords

  • competitive dynamics
  • competitive intensity
  • firm performance
  • moderated mediation
  • racial diversity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Finance
  • Strategy and Management

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