Institutional influences on women's representation on corporate boards: An Australian case study

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 140-159

  Sheridan, Alison ^a   Ross Smith, Anne ^b   Lord, Linley ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Gender; Leadership; Women on boards

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892385971     PISSN: 20407149     EISSN: 17587093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EDI-05-2013-0029     Document Type: Article

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