The boardroom gender paradox

Gender in Management

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 327-345

  Pesonen, Sinikka ^a   Tienari, Janne ^a   Vanhala, Sinikka ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Boards of directors; Finland; Gender; Women directors

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349153380     PISSN: 17542413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542410910968797     Document Type: Article

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