Gender Diversity in the Boardroom [electronic resource] Volume 2: Multiple Approaches Beyond Quotas / edited by Cathrine Seierstad, Patricia Gabaldon, Heike Mensi-Klarbach.

This edited collection provides a structured and in-depth analysis of the current use of multiple approaches beyond quotas for resolving the pressing issue of gender inequality, and the lack of female representation on corporate boards. Filling the gap in existing literature on this topic, the two v...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Seierstad, Cathrine (Editor)
Gabaldon, Patricia (Editor)
Mensi-Klarbach, Heike (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Subjects:
Diversity in the workplace.
Strategic planning.
Leadership.
Industrial organization.
Sex.
Career development.
Business ethics.
Online Access:
Springer Business and Management eBooks 2017 English/International: 2017 (Springer Link)
Variant Title:
Gender Diversity in the Boardroom: Volume 2: Multiple Approaches Beyond Quotas
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • 1. Setting the Scene: Women on Boards: The Multiple Approaches Beyond Quotas; Cathrine Seierstad, Patricia Gabaldon and Heike Mensi-Klarbach
  • 2.UK: The Merits and Shortcomings of a Voluntary Approach; Elena Doldor
  • 3. Portugal: The Slow Progress of the Regulatory Framework; Sara Falcão Casaca
  • 4. Gender Diversity on Boards of Directors in Slovenia: Impending Legislation to Establish Quotas; Aleksandra Kanjuo Mrčela
  • 5. Austria: Gender Diversity in Austrian Boards: Combing Soft and Hard Law Regulations; Heike Mensi-Klarbach
  • 6. Sweden: Work for Change and Political Threats; Charlotte Holgersson and Anna Wahl
  • 7. Women's Path to the Boardroom: The Case of Denmark; Aleksandra Gregorič and Jesper Lau Hansen
  • 8. Switzerland: Gender Diversity on Boards in Switzerland; Florence Villesèche and Evis Sinani
  • 9. Hungary: The Downturn of Gender Diversity on Boards in Hungary; Beáta Nagy, Henriett Primecz and Péter Munkácsi
  • 10. Gender Diversity on Boards in the United States, Australia and Israel; Siri Terjesen and Lauren Trombetta
  • 11. Gender Diversity in the Boardroom: The Multiple Approaches Beyond Quota Regulations; Cathrine Seierstad, Patricia Gabaldon and Heike Mensi-Klarbach.