FRANCOEUR , Claude

There is an extensive debate concerning the application of gender quotas on corporate boards around the world. Since Norway legislated quotas of female directors in 2003, many countries have incorporated some form of legislation about board gender diversity, either as good practice to follow or by imposing mandatory quotas. This debate, which...

Las cuotas de género en los consejos se han extendido a países con culturas muy diferentes. Nuestro estudio muestra que la adopción de cuotas parece estar impulsada por un efecto mimético, donde los países buscan lograr la legitimidad que otros países han adquirido con su adopción, más que aspirar a una mayor eficiencia en sus consejos. La...

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Companies that are serious about corporate governance and business ethics are turning their attention to gender diversity at the most senior levels of business (Institute of Business Ethics, Business Ethics Briefing 21:1, 2011). Board gender diversity has been the subject of several studies carried out by international organizations such as...