Challenging Boardroom Homogeneity

Corporate Law, Governance, and Diversity

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Corporate, Business & Finance
Cover of the book Challenging Boardroom Homogeneity by Aaron A. Dhir, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Aaron A. Dhir ISBN: 9781316287613
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: April 30, 2015
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Aaron A. Dhir
ISBN: 9781316287613
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: April 30, 2015
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

The lack of gender parity in the governance of business corporations has ignited a heated global debate, leading policymakers to wrestle with difficult questions that lie at the intersection of market activity and social identity politics. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with corporate board directors in Norway and documentary content analysis of corporate securities filings in the United States, Challenging Boardroom Homogeneity empirically investigates two distinct regulatory models designed to address diversity in the boardroom: quotas and disclosure. The author's study of the Norwegian quota model demonstrates the important role diversity can play in enhancing the quality of corporate governance, while also revealing the challenges diversity mandates pose. His analysis of the US regime shows how a disclosure model has led corporations to establish a vocabulary of 'diversity'. At the same time, the analysis highlights the downsides of affording firms too much discretion in defining that concept. This book deepens ongoing policy conversations and offers new insights into the role law can play in reshaping the gendered dynamics of corporate governance cultures.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The lack of gender parity in the governance of business corporations has ignited a heated global debate, leading policymakers to wrestle with difficult questions that lie at the intersection of market activity and social identity politics. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with corporate board directors in Norway and documentary content analysis of corporate securities filings in the United States, Challenging Boardroom Homogeneity empirically investigates two distinct regulatory models designed to address diversity in the boardroom: quotas and disclosure. The author's study of the Norwegian quota model demonstrates the important role diversity can play in enhancing the quality of corporate governance, while also revealing the challenges diversity mandates pose. His analysis of the US regime shows how a disclosure model has led corporations to establish a vocabulary of 'diversity'. At the same time, the analysis highlights the downsides of affording firms too much discretion in defining that concept. This book deepens ongoing policy conversations and offers new insights into the role law can play in reshaping the gendered dynamics of corporate governance cultures.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Enlightenment and the Creation of German Catholicism by Aaron A. Dhir
Cover of the book Relics of Death in Victorian Literature and Culture by Aaron A. Dhir
Cover of the book The Theology of the Book of Amos by Aaron A. Dhir
Cover of the book Geometries and Transformations by Aaron A. Dhir
Cover of the book The Imperial Security State by Aaron A. Dhir
Cover of the book An Introduction to the Atomic and Radiation Physics of Plasmas by Aaron A. Dhir
Cover of the book Misuse of Market Power by Aaron A. Dhir
Cover of the book The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance by Aaron A. Dhir
Cover of the book American Identity and the Politics of Multiculturalism by Aaron A. Dhir
Cover of the book Rethinking the Judicial Settlement of Reconstruction by Aaron A. Dhir
Cover of the book Toxic Torts by Aaron A. Dhir
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to Horace by Aaron A. Dhir
Cover of the book Marcion and the Making of a Heretic by Aaron A. Dhir
Cover of the book Responding to Global Poverty by Aaron A. Dhir
Cover of the book Shell-Shock and Medical Culture in First World War Britain by Aaron A. Dhir
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy