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Purpose:This study examines the influence of education diversity in moderating the association between gender diversity and big data analytics investments. Design/methodology/approach:A multimethod approach is employed where the data (161 responses) are drawn from two quantitative data sources. The primary data are obtained from the questionnaire survey, and the secondary data are gathered from the annual reports. Multiple linear regression analysis is used as the analytical method. Findings:This study finds that gender diversity is positively and significantly associated with big data analytics investments. Next, the association between gender diversity and big data analytics investments is negatively moderated by education diversity. The association between gender diversity and big data analytics investments is weakened when the education diversity is higher. Originality:This study is one of the first to examine the intervening processes of how gender diversity affects big data analytics investments using education diversity as a moderating variable. This study is novel in its approach to providing empirical evidence and examining the moderating effect of education diversity. Practical implications:This study shows that gender diversity facilitates big data analytics investments. The findings help policymakers encourage the female director’s role in strategic decision-making. The negative moderating effect of education diversity on gender diversity and big data analytics investments association implies that firms may face challenges accessing resources. The findings help firms promote open debates and effective communication in strategic decision-making to leverage education diversity.

The α1subunit provides both the voltage‐sensing mechanism and the ion pore of voltage‐dependent calcium channels. Of the six classes of α1subunit cloned to date, α1Ais the subject of debate in terms of its functional correlate, although it is generally thought to encode voltage‐dependent calcium channels of the ω‐agatoxin IVA‐sensitive, P/Q type. In the present study, an α1A‐specific riboprobe and antibody were used with in situ hybridisation and immunohistochemical techniques to localise α1Amessenger ribonucleic acid transcripts and subunit protein throughout the mature rat brain. Dual localisation of α1Aprotein and markers for acetylcholine, catecholamines, and 5‐hydroxytryptamine have also been performed in a number of discrete areas. Abundant and widespread distribution of α1Aprotein was found, with immunoreactivity occurring both in cell bodies and as punctate staining in areas of neuronal processes. Several associations were noted across α1Alocalisation, defined neuroanatomical regions, and neurotransmitter systems. However, α1Aexpression was not confined to loci corresponding to any one neurotransmitter type, although a high level of expression was observed in cholinergic neurones. The distribution of the α1Asubunit in the rat corresponded well with the limited human mapping data that are available. J. Comp. Neurol. 397:251–267, 1998. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.