For the few not the many? The effects of affirmative action on presence, prominence, and social capital of women directors in Norway

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-54

  Seierstad, Cathrine ^a   Opsahl, Tore ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affirmative action; Board of directors; Gender; Norway; Prominence; Social capital; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951509849     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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