Women on corporate boards of directors: international research and practice

"This important new book addresses the growing international interest in women on corporate boards of directors. The book is divided into two sections. In the first part, the position of women on corporate boards and future trends is explored in different countries, including the USA, Canada, U...

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Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham 2008
Edward Elgar
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19132877124919500599-Women-on-corporate-boards-of-d.htm
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description "This important new book addresses the growing international interest in women on corporate boards of directors. The book is divided into two sections. In the first part, the position of women on corporate boards and future trends is explored in different countries, including the USA, Canada, UK, France, New Zealand, Australia, Iceland, Norway, Spain, Jordan and Tunisia. The second part of the book reports the latest research on the experiences and different contributions made by women directors on corporate boards. These include: how women directors champion difficult issues and debates; how women influence boardroom behaviour; the contribution of women directors' human and social capital; gendered experiences and the glass cliff; the glass ceiling or a bottleneck; networking to harness local power for national impact; women on board in best practice companies; does critical mass make a difference; and, future directions for research." Women on Corporate Boards of Directors" brings together the significant international research base with suggestions aimed at individuals aspiring to board membership, women and men currently serving on corporate boards, companies interested in attracting women to their boards, and government bodies wanting to identify the challenges and opportunities facing them as they consider various options for increasing women's representation on corporate boards. This will also be an important book for academics interested in women directors, women's careers at senior levels in organizations and workforce diversity."
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geographic Australia
Canada
France
Iceland
Jordan
New Zealand
Norway
Spain
Tunisia
United Kingdom
USA
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institution ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
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is_hierarchy_title Women on corporate boards of directors: international research and practice
language English
physical XIX, 252 p.
Paper
publishDate 2008
publisher Cheltenham
Edward Elgar
spellingShingle women managers
women
board level employee representation
Women on corporate boards of directors: international research and practice
title Women on corporate boards of directors: international research and practice
topic women managers
women
board level employee representation
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19132877124919500599-Women-on-corporate-boards-of-d.htm