Women on Corporate Boards - An International Perspective (Hardcover)

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 determines 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 environments 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.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Finance, Governance and Sustainability
Release date:	April 2018
First published:	2018
Editors:	Maria Aluchna • Guler Aras
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	250
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-74018-1
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Promotions
LSN:	1-138-74018-7
Barcode:	9781138740181

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