{"product_id":"more-women-on-boards-an-international-perspective-9781641134057","title":"More Women on Boards: An International","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMore Women on Boards: An International Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e is the seventh volume in the \u003ci\u003eWomen and Leadership: Research, Theory, and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e book series. The purpose of this volume is to explore the complexity of issues related to increasing the number of women on boards of directors around the world: how these issues have been understood; how they have been more and less successfully addressed in different countries and industries; and how they are similar, and yet different, as a results of cultural and legal differences. In the Introduction and 18 chapters included in this book, 42 researchers, activists, and practitioners who were raised or work today in at least 17 countries on 6 continents seek to answer the questions: “Why have women on boards?” “Why is adding women to boards so challenging?” “What actions increase the number of women on boards?” and “What can we learn from situations where there are women board members?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn seeking to answer these questions, the authors summarize previously existing research and share the results of their own recent qualitative and quantitative research studies conducted in many different countries. Both “fix the woman” and “fix the society” challenges and solutions are explored. Stories of women who have successfully joined and, in many cases, led boards of directors are shared. It is clear to us, and we believe will be clear to those who read this book, that there is no single program that will lead to gender equality on boards; however we believe that the authors in this volume provide a rich variety of research and well supported suggestions for addressing the challenges. When local cultures are considered and multiple suggestions implemented as appropriate, we are confident we will, together, increase the number of women on boards throughout the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction, Lynne E. Devnew, Marlene Janzen Le Ber, Mariateresa Torchia and Ronald J. Burke. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I: Why Have Women On Boards? Do Women on Boards Create Value for the Organization? A Review of the Literature, Emmanuel Zenou. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Business Utility Case for Women on Boards: Going Beyond the Surface, Morten Huse. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGroup Level Androgyny: One Way for Boards of Directors to Navigate the Paradoxes in Complex Decision-Making? Danielle Mercer, Catherine Loughlin, and Kara A. Arnold. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II: Why Is Adding Women To Boards So Challenging? Mimetic Isomorphism of Board Gender Diversity in the World, Amalia Carrasco and Claude Francoeur. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirectors’ Discursive Resistance to Gender Board Quota: The Belgian Case, Hannelore Roos and Patrizia Zanoni. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Are There So Few Women on Boards? Voices From the Boardroom in the United States, Vasilia Vasiliou and Susan M. Adams. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChinese Women’s Representation on Corporate Boards of Directors and Institutional Interventions, Zhi Luan. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWomen Board Directors: Africa on the Rise, Rosemary M. Muriungi. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III: What Actions Increase The Number Of Women On Boards? Those Who Serve and Those Who Aspire to Serve: Looking Back, Looking Ahead, Siri Terjesen, Heather Foust- Cummings, and Lauren Trombetta. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWomen’s Pathway to the Boardroom: The Intermediary Role of Executive Search Firms, Tanja Reimer. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparing Women for Corporate Boards in the Biotechnology Industry, Lynn Johnson Langer, Carolyn Brougham, and Dawn Hocevar. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalysis of the Perceived Role and Value of Women’s Support Networks in Helping Women Gain a Board Position, Ruth Sacks and Fatima Maatwk.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNonprofit Board Membership: Benefits for Women’s Career and Leadership Development, Wendy M. Murphy and Danna Greenberg. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing Power and Influence to Create Gender Diverse Boardrooms: The Role of Public Policy, Vicki W. Kramer and Seletha R. Butler. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart IV: What Can We Learn From Situations Where There Are Women Board Members? When Women Lead: Cultivating Diversity From the Top, Malli Gero and Evelyn Garrity. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Adaptive Gender: Female CEOs, Board Context, and the Completion of M\u0026amp;As in the U.S. Food Industry, Gerwin van der Laan, Katrin Muehlfeld, and Anna Salomons. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWomen Directors’ Perceptions of Their Contributions on Boards: An Exploratory Study From India, Vasanthi Srinivasan and Rejie George. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeadership in Governance: Women Board Chairs, Monique Cikaliuk, Ljiljana Erakovi?, Brad Jackson, Chris Noonan, and Susan Watson. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Editors. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Information Age Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359862849879,"sku":"9781641134057","price":47.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781641134057.jpg?v=1754125938","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/more-women-on-boards-an-international-perspective-9781641134057","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}