Gender and corporate governance academic publishing over the last three decades: systemic mapping

Dos, A, Papagiannis, F ORCID: 0000-0001-9941-4657 and Gorzeń-Mitka, I (2026) Gender and corporate governance academic publishing over the last three decades: systemic mapping. International Journal of Contemporary Management, 62 (1). pp. 1-23. ISSN 2449-8920

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Abstract

Purpose
This exploratory study aims to assess the dynamic development of gender and corporate governance themes in academic publishing over the last three decades. It identifies and depicts key stages and trends of this research evolution, by including publication and citation structure, leading research priorities and trends, major themes, transformations, and/or discontinuities.

Design/methodology/approach
This study scientifically reviews 984 academic papers extracted from the Scopus database, published from 1995 to 2023, based on PRISMA. The methodology of the analysis performed employs the SciMAT software.

Findings
The findings reveal several promising sub-fields that warrant further systematic literature reviews. In particular, they highlight a rich and expanding body of research examining how the inclusion of women in corporate governance influences both financial and non-financial corporate performance, as well as monitoring and control functions, and, ultimately, overall corporate governance effectiveness. However, the results also indicate a clear thematic separation between corporate governance and business ethics, with the latter historically tending to undervalue gender inclusiveness. Moreover, the complex interplay between internal, resource-based factors and external, institutional factors shaping gender dynamics in corporate governance emerges as an important area for systematic investigation.

Originality/value
This study utilizes SciMAT software for longitudinal scientific mapping analysis, presenting an innovative update to research on gender-related and corporate governance topics. Accordingly, it overcomes the limitations of previous systematic literature reviews in the field.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	1503 Business and Management; Business & Management; 3505 Human resources and industrial relations; 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour; 4405 Gender studies
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Divisions:	Liverpool Business School
Publisher:	Jagiellonian University in partnership with Paradigm
Date of acceptance:	15 November 2024
Date of first compliant Open Access:	27 February 2026
Date Deposited:	27 Feb 2026 09:01
Last Modified:	27 Feb 2026 09:01
DOI or ID number:	10.2478/ijcm-2026-0001
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/28148

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