Purpose - This study examines the impact of China’s mixed-ownership reform on the innovation of non-state-owned acquirers, with a particular focus on the impact on firms with high financing constraints, low-quality accounting information or less tangible assets. Design/methodology/approach -...

We establish a link between board gender diversity and firm innovation through a sample of listed firms on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges between 2003 and 2017. Our findings suggest that gender diversity may have a significant but negative impact on firm innovation. However,...