The gender composition of corporate boards: A review and research agenda

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 346-364

  Kirsch, Anja ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boards of directors; Corporate governance; Diversity in organizations; Gender quotas; Women leaders

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021150490     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2017.06.001     Document Type: Article

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