Aluchna / Aras Women on Corporate Boards

An International Perspective
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-351-72894-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten

Reihe: Finance, Governance and Sustainability

Female presence and involvement on boards improves firm performance, transforms corporate governance and leads to the transition towards more responsible business.

Corporate boards are essential bodies for governance and management and their efficiency determine a company’s performance. The board is a crucial element of the corporate governance structure and its efficiency and performance determines the success of the operation and monitoring of the company. The board is viewed as the liaison between providers of capital (shareholders) and managers who use this capital to create value. The board role is to represent, formulate and fulfill the interests and expectations of shareholders as the owners of the companies. The discussion surrounding female participation in business inevitably needs to refer to their presence on corporate boards. It is also a reliable indicator of a gender equality policy and advancement, adopted by countries and companies.

The book traces the logic behind the decision patterns of female involvement in governance and management. In particular, it identifies the patterns of women's presence on corporate boards, with respect to theoretical and conceptual argumentation, policy and regulatory implication, as well as practical adaptation. The phenomenon of women on corporate boards is analyzed in the context of different political, cultural and institutional environment addressing challenges in both developed and emerging economies. The role of female directors is viewed as one of the crucial aspects in corporate governance, adding to the quality of control and management.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Aluchna, Maria

Aras, Guler

Aras, Güler

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmenskultur, Corporate Governance
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft: Theorie & Allgemeines
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensführung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I Overview

1. Women on boards: An Overview

Part II Concepts and models

2. Women on Boards: State of the Art

3. Board Gender Diversity in Norway and the UK: Different Approach for Success or a Case of Path Dependency?

4. Socio-Economic Perspective on Women on Boards: Poland vs. Estonia

Part III Regulation and Compliance

5. Females on Corporate Boards. A French Perspective

6. Women on Boards: Experiences from Western Balkan Countries

7. Gender Diversity on Boards in Different Industries and Legal Systems: Evidence from Emerging Markets

8. Women on Boards: Compliance in the EU

Part IV Business Practice

9. Women's Experiences in Top Management Teams (TMTs): The case of Israeli National Majority and National Minority Women

10. Women on Corporate Boards at Family Owned Business: Turkish Evidence

11. Women on Russian Corporate Boards

12. Gender Balance in Australian Boardrooms: The Business Case for Quotas

Part V Conclusion

13. Women on boards: Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Maria Aluchna is an associate professor at the Department of Management Theory, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland.

Guler Aras is a professor of Finance and Accounting at Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, and a Visiting Professor at Georgetown University McDonough School of Business.