The Gender Quota and Female Leadership: Effects of the Norwegian Gender Quota on Board Chairs and CEOs

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 449-466

  Wang, Mingzhu ^a   Kelan, Elisabeth ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Board of directors; Female Board Chair; Female CEO; Gender diversity; Gender quota

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885847861     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-012-1546-5     Document Type: Article

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