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Gender Diversity in the Boardrooms of Public Companies in Poland: Changes and Implications

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  • Krzysztof Kompa
  • Dorota Witkowska

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Gender diversity in management became one of the hot topics in recent years. The literature reports examples of research proving all possible effects (i.e. both positive and negative together with lack of influence) of gender diversity among top managers to the company performance.

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  • Krzysztof Kompa & Dorota Witkowska, 2018. "Gender Diversity in the Boardrooms of Public Companies in Poland: Changes and Implications," Montenegrin Journal of Economics, Economic Laboratory for Transition Research (ELIT), vol. 14(1), pages 79-92.
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    2. Krzysztof Kompa & Dorota Witkowska & Lia (Magda) Hewitt, 2023. "Women’s Representation on Boards and the Financial Performance of Polish Public Companies in the pre-COVID-19 Decade," Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, issue 3, pages 34-47.

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