I examine whether TMT between-member and within-member functional diversity affect management earnings forecast accuracy. Between-member functional diversity refers to the heterogeneity of functional experts on a TMT and within-member functional diversity refers to the aggregate functional...

We study the forecasting behavior of minority sell-side equity analysts. Distinct from the impact of cultural and geographic diversity, we demonstrate that, although minority analyst forecasts have lower accuracy, consistency in their forecasts generates stronger correlation between the...