Women on Corporate Boards of Directors: International Research and Practice »

This book addresses the growing international interest in women on corporate boards of directors. The contributors explore the position of women on corporate boards and future trends in different countries including Australia, Canada, France, Iceland, Jordan, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Tunisia, the UK and the USA.

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Women on corporate boards of directors: international issues and opportunities Ronald J. Burke Burke, Ronald J. Susan Vinnicombe Vinnicombe, Susan 1

Pt. I International Perspectives

1 Women board directors in the United States: an eleven year retrospective Lois Joy Joy, Lois 15

2 Women on corporate boards of directors: the Canadian perspective Ronald J. Burke Burke, Ronald J. Richard Leblanc Leblanc, Richard 24

3 The pipeline to the board finally opens: women's progress on FTSE 100 boards in the UK Ruth Seedy Seedy, Ruth Susan Vinnicombe Vinnicombe, Susan Val Singh Singh, Val 37

4 Women on corporate boards of directors: the French perspective Mairi Maclean Maclean, Mairi Charles Harvey Harvey, Charles 47

5 New Zealand women directors: many aspire but few succeed Rosanne Hawarden Hawarden, Rosanne Ralph E. Stablein Stablein, Ralph E. 57

6 'Glacial at best': women's progress on corporate boards in Australia Anne Ross-Smith Ross-Smith, Anne Jane Bridge Bridge, Jane 67

7 The quota story: live years of change in Norway Marit Hoel Hoel, Marit 79

8 Women on corporate boards of directors: the Icelandic perspective Thoranna Jonsdottir Jonsdottir, Thoranna 88

9 Women on corporate boards of directors in Spanish listed companies Celia de Anca de Anca, Celia 96

10 Contrasting positions of women directors in Jordan and Tunisia Val Singh Singh, Val 108

Pt. II Research Themes

11 Championing the discussion of tough issues: how women corporate directors contribute to board deliberations Nancy McInerney-Lacombe McInerney-Lacombe, Nancy Diana Bilimoria Bilimoria, Diana Paul F. Salipante Salipante,Paul F. 123

12 Women directors and the 'black box' of board behavior Morten Huse Huse, Morten 140

13 Do women still lack the 'right' kind of human capital for directorships on the FTSE 100 corporate boards? Siri Terjesen Terjesen, Siri Val Singh Singh, Val Susan Vinnicombe Vinnicombe, Susan 152

14 Examining gendered experiences beyond the glass ceiling: the precariousness of the glass cliff and the absence of rewards Michelle K. Ryan Ryan, Michelle K. Clara Kulich Kulich, Clara S. Alexander Haslam Haslam, S. Alexander Mette D. Hersby Hersby, Mette D. Catherine Atkins Atkins, Catherine 165

15 On the progress of corporate women: less a glass ceiling than a bottleneck? Dan R. Dalton Dalton, Dan R. Catherine M. Dalton Dalton, Catherine M. 184

16 ION: organizational networking to harness local power for national impact Susan M. Adams Adams, Susan M. Patricia M. Flynn Flynn, Patricia M. Toni G. Wolfman Wolfman, Toni G. 198

17 Women on corporate boards of directors: best practice companies Heather Foust-Cummings Foust-Cummings, Heather 210

18 Critical mass: does the number of women on a corporate board make a difference? Sumru Erkut Erkut, Sumru Vicki W. Kramer Kramer, Vicki W. Alison M. Konrad Konrad, Alison M. 222

Directions for future research on women on corporate boards of directors Diana Bilimoria Bilimoria, Diana 233

Index 241