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The influence of gender diverse corporate boards on employee-orientation

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  • Sabrina Wieland
  • Benjamin Flavel

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This study takes a sample set of German publicly listed and unlisted companies between 2007 and 2011 and investigates the relationship between gender diverse corporate boards and the level of employee-orientation. From this work it is suggested that employee-orientation on the supervisory board has the potential to enhance the level of employee-orientation, in particular investments in corporate culture and secondary benefits and work-life-balance. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

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  • Sabrina Wieland & Benjamin Flavel, 2015. "The influence of gender diverse corporate boards on employee-orientation," Journal of Management & Governance, Springer;Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), vol. 19(4), pages 825-848, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jmgtgv:v:19:y:2015:i:4:p:825-848
    DOI: 10.1007/s10997-014-9293-x
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