Povezanost strateške uloge nadzornog odbora s integracijom ciljeva održivosti

doctoral thesis

• Title (english): The Relationship Between the Strategic Role of the Supervisory Board and the Integration of Sustainability Goals
• Author: Zlatko Žuro
• Mentor: Darko Tipurić (mentor)
• Committee member: Domagoj Hruška (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Sanda Rašić Jelavić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ante Vuletić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Economics and Business; (Department of Organization and Management); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-12-04, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Organization and Management
• Universal decimal classification (UDC): 330 - Economics. Economic science

Abstract

Istraživački problem predmetne disertacije odnosi se na ispitivanje povezanosti načina preuzimanja strateške uloge nadzornog odbora i integracije ciljeva održivosti u poslovanje poduzeća. Nadalje, disertacija ispituje moderacijski efekt veličine i određenih obilježja sastava nadzornog odbora na navedenu povezanost. Na koncu, ispituje se signifikantnost određenih procesa grupne dinamike u nadzornom odboru kao antecedenata razine uključenosti nadzornog odbora u strateška pitanja poduzeća. Rezultati empirijskog istraživanja koje je provedeno među-metodnom triangulacijom potvrđuju povezanost strateške uloge nadzornog odbora i integracije ciljeva održivosti. Pritom je moderacijski efekt na navedenu povezanost potvrđen samo za raznolikost znanja i vještina u nadzornom odboru. Na koncu, rezultati potvrđuju utjecaj kognitivnog konflikta, normi truda te primjene znanja i vještina u nadzornom odboru na razinu strateške uključenosti nadzornog odbora. Mapirajući znanstveni prostor na sjecištu korporativnog upravljanja i korporativne održivosti, uz navedeni empirijski doprinos, disertacija kroz bibliometrijsko istraživanje ostvaruje i znanstveni doprinos. Disertacija na temelju empirijskog doprinosa pruža i niz preporuka za unaprjeđenje zakonskog i regulatornog okvira čime ostvaruje i važan aplikativni doprinos.

Abstract (english)

This doctoral thesis is grounded in theoretical assumptions of stakeholder theory and investigates the relationship between the level of supervisory board involvement in the company's strategy and the integration of sustainability goals. Also, this dissertation aims to examine the moderating effects of board size and certain board composition characteristics on the aforementioned relationship. Finally, this thesis aims to determine if certain group dynamics processes influence the level of supervisory board involvement in strategic issues.

Therefore, this thesis is based on three major hypotheses: (H1) group dynamics in the supervisory board is positively related to the strategic role of the supervisory board; (H2) strategic role of the supervisory board is positively related to the integration of sustainability goals, and (H3) size and composition of the supervisory board positively moderate the relationship between the strategic involvement of the supervisory board and the integration of sustainability goals. In order to investigate these assumption, a mixed-method triangulation empirical study is conducted.

The results of this empirical research largely corroborate the initial assumptions. Both quantitative and qualitative research phases confirm the existance of significant positive relationship between the level of supervisory board involvement in the company's strategy and the integration of sustainability goals, thereby confirming H2. This relationship is however only moderated by the diversity in knowledge and experience of board members, while quantitative data failed to establish such an effect for both board independence and gender diversity, and qualitative data failed to confirm initial quantitative research finding for board size. Therefore, H3 was only partially supported. Finally, empirical research confirmed the positive effects of cognitive conflict, effort norms and the use of knowledge and experience of board members on the level of board inveolvement in strategic issues, fully confirming H1.

The scientific contribution of this doctoral thesis encompasses also the bibliometric analysis of the research space at the nexus of corporate sustainability and corporate governance. Finally, the applicative contribution of the dissertation consists of several legislative and regulatory proposals aimed to increase the contributions of corporate governance to corporate sustainability adoption.

• Keywords: korporativno upravljanje; nadzorni odbor; uključenost odbora u strategiju; korporativna održivost
• Keywords (english): corporate governance; board of directors; board involvement; corporate sustainability
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:148:935629
• Promotion: 2024-12-04
• Study programme: Title: Economics and Business Economics; Study programme type: university; Study level: postgraduate; Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica znanosti iz znanstvenog područja društvenih znanosti (doktor/doktorica znanosti iz znanstvenog područja društvenih znanosti)
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• Created on: 2024-12-06 09:42:27