The Impact Of Female Executives On Employee Mental Distress Amidst Import Competition

Eline Wijns; Bart Leten; Corinne Post; Mark Vancauteren

doi:10.5465/AMPROC.2025.305bp

The Impact Of Female Executives On Employee Mental Distress Amidst Import Competition

Eline Wijns
, Bart Leten
, Corinne Post
, Mark Vancauteren

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceeding › Academic › peer-review

Abstract

While female executives are often recognized for their relational and empathetic qualities, their potential role in mitigating employee mental distress during challenging periods remains poorly understood. In this paper we argue that individuals employed at firms led by female (versus male) executives experience a lesser increase in mental distress following surges in import competition. Our analysis of a comprehensive employer-employee dataset of Dutch manufacturing firms (2011-2019), where mental distress is measured through psychotropic medication usage, supports our hypotheses.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Academy of Management Proceedings
Publisher	Academy of Management
Volume	2025
Edition	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2025.305bp
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2025
Event	85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2025 - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 25 Jul 2025 → 29 Jul 2025 https://aom.org/events/annual-meeting

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Series	Academy of Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings
Number	1
Volume	2025
ISSN	0065-0668

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Conference	85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2025
Abbreviated title	AOM2025
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Copenhagen
Period	25/07/25 → 29/07/25
Internet address	https://aom.org/events/annual-meeting

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Wijns, E, Leten, B, Post, C & Vancauteren, M 2025, The Impact Of Female Executives On Employee Mental Distress Amidst Import Competition. in Academy of Management Proceedings. 1 edn, vol. 2025, Academy of Management, Academy of Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings, no. 1, vol. 2025, 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2025, Copenhagen, Denmark, 25/07/25. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2025.305bp

The Impact Of Female Executives On Employee Mental Distress Amidst Import Competition. / Wijns, Eline; Leten, Bart; Post, Corinne et al.
Academy of Management Proceedings. Vol. 2025 1. ed. Academy of Management, 2025. (Academy of Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings; No. 1, Vol. 2025).

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