Board and executive gender diversity as a driver of airline efficiency: a network-DEA analysis

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dc.contributor.authorSuau-Sanchez, Pere
dc.contributor.authorVoltes-Dorta, Augusto
dc.contributor.authorLamolla, Laura
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-31T11:01:45Z
dc.date.available2025-01-31T11:01:45Z
dc.date.freetoread2025-01-31
dc.date.issued2025-04-01
dc.date.pubOnline2025-01-16
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates the influence of gender diversity on the efficiency of airlines. Despite global progress towards gender equality, the airline industry continues to exhibit a considerable gender gap, especially in leadership positions. Our study utilises a Network Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to assess the performance of airlines concerning gender diversity in board and executive roles. By analysing a dataset of airlines of different continents and covering the period before and after the COVID-19 crisis, gender diversity's impact on airline efficiency (defined as the ratio of the sum of its weighted outputs to the sum of its weighted inputs) is examined. A second-stage estimation further enriches the analysis to assess the influence of external variables. Our findings reveal that airlines with higher gender diversity on their boards and executive teams exhibit better efficiency before and after COVID-19 crisis. The study contributes to the broader discourse on gender diversity in traditionally male-dominated sectors, offering insights into the strategic benefits of inclusive leadership practices.
dc.description.journalNameJournal of Air Transport Management
dc.identifier.citationSuau-Sanchez P, Voltes-Dorta A, Lamolla L. (2025) Board and executive gender diversity as a driver of airline efficiency: a network-DEA analysis. Journal of Air Transport Management, Volume 124, April 2025, Article number 102745
dc.identifier.elementsID562424
dc.identifier.issn0969-6997
dc.identifier.paperNo102745
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2025.102745
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/23447
dc.identifier.volumeNo124
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969699725000079?via%3Dihub
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject35 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
dc.subject3507 Strategy, Management and Organisational Behaviour
dc.subjectInfectious Diseases
dc.subjectEmerging Infectious Diseases
dc.subject5 Gender Equality
dc.subjectLogistics & Transportation
dc.subject3509 Transportation, logistics and supply chains
dc.titleBoard and executive gender diversity as a driver of airline efficiency: a network-DEA analysis
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.subtypeJournal Article
dcterms.dateAccepted2025-01-10

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