Are Demographic Attributes and Firm Characteristics Drivers of Gender Diversity? Investigating Women’s Positions on French Boards of Directors

In this article, we examine the factors determining the representation of women on boards of directors by considering three main questions. The first question deals with the relationship between characteristics of ownership and governance on one side, and female directorship on the other. The second...

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Authors: Nekhili, Mehdi (Author) ; Gatfaoui, Hayette (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2013
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2013, Volume: 118, Issue: 2, Pages: 227-249
Further subjects:B Ethics
B Gender diversity
B Demographic attributes
B Ownership structure
B Corporate governance
B Board of directors
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