女性高管特征对企业社会责任表现的影响研究--基于中国制造业上市公司的经验证据

Basing on a sample of 877 A-Share listed companies of manufacturing industry in Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges from 2010 to 2013, this paper empirically tests the influence of female executives' characteristics on corporate social responsibility performance. According to the research results, the proportion of female executives in listed companies of manufacturing industry has a positive U relationship with corporate social responsibility performance. There is a significantly positive correlation between female executives' average education level, average age, average term of office and corporate social responsibility performance; the proportion of female chairman/general manager and corporate social responsibility performance is not significantly related. To improve corporate image, companies should develop the role of female executives, fulfill corporate social responsibility.