The contribution of women on boards of directors: Going beyond the surface

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 136-148

  Nielsen, Sabina ^a   Huse, Morten ^b  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Board Processes; Corporate Governance; Diversity; Gender Differences; Women Directors

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952560282     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2010.00784.x     Document Type: Article

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