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Women on Boards: Norway the Example to Follow

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  • Alessandra D’Ambrosi

    (University of Rome “Tor Vergata”)

  • Luca Gnan

    (University of Rome “Tor Vergata”)

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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.

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  • Alessandra D’Ambrosi & Luca Gnan, 2012. "Women on Boards: Norway the Example to Follow," Rivista di Politica Economica, SIPI Spa, issue 2, pages 97-128, April-Jun.
    • Handle: RePEc:rpo:ripoec:y:2012:i:2:p:97-128
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    Keywords

    gender; diversity; organization; behaviour; governance; quota law; boardroom; women; micro-level dimension; macro-dimension; critical mass approach; value creation;
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    JEL classification:

    • M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
    • M16 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - International Business Administration
    • M38 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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