Universidad de León

Where gender matters most: divergent patterns linking diversity and patriarchy to operating and financial performance

Purpose This study analyzes the associations between board gender diversity (BGD) and firms’ operating and financial performance, and examines how these associations vary with patriarchal cultural attitudes. Drawing on social role theory and role congruity theory, we argue that B...

Building Legally Robust FIDIC 2017 E-Claim Infrastructures: Contract Data Design, Platform Governance, and Enforcement of Time Bars

Abstract Construction projects increasingly rely on email and project portals to administer claims, yet the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) makes timely and properly served notices a condition precedent to entitlement. The mismatch between digital practic...