Women on Boards: Norway the Example to Follow

Alessandra D’Ambrosi () and Luca Gnan ()
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Alessandra D’Ambrosi: University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
Luca Gnan: University of Rome “Tor Vergata”

Rivista di Politica Economica, 2012, issue 2, 97-128

Abstract: We explore the overall situation of women on boards in Norway, Germany and Italy and review the debate surrounding women’s involvement in governance. Italy and Germany are following the law path undertaken by Norway to reach the women quota in boardrooms. We use data to demonstrate the quota law is a success and argue it should be considered an example to follow. We discuss some propositions on how gender diversity brings different value creation within boardrooms accordingly with the critical mass approach. Moreover, the paper explores in a synoptic overview the micro and macro-level dimensions of the three countries considered.

Keywords: gender; diversity; organization; behaviour; governance; quota law; boardroom; women; micro-level dimension; macro-dimension; critical mass approach; value creation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M12 M16 M38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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