Governance Effectiveness: The Interaction of Ethno-Racial Diversity and Social Capital

This research examines the relationship among Board Diversity, Social Capital, and Governance Effectiveness by asking, “does board ethno-racial diversity moderate between Capital Effectiveness, if so, how?” Exploring direct interacting effects of demographic their relation to governing-group effectiveness using a two-sample field survey design, we illustrate whether heterogeneous or homogeneous group compositions amplify attenuate what degree. Primary analyses find no support for Diversity moderating Capital-Governance relationship, with secondary analysis revealing more complex interaction albeit inconsistently, across samples. Our investigation points value social resources in understanding governance as an inherently socially activity capability, predicated on truce mutual agreement shaped composition connections boards.