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Diversity and the effective corporate board

The book discusses the various aspects of diversity of corporate boards in terms of gender, age, nationality, tenure, education, experience and personalities. It enumerates the need for such diversity in each category and related concerns. Statistics from around the world support the authors' c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mishra, Ram Kumar
Other Authors: Jhunjhunwala, Shital
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Academic Press 2013
Subjects:
Multiculturalisme En Milieu De Travail
Corporate Governance / Http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88007569
Directors Of Corporations / Fast
Business & Economics / Corporate Governance / Bisacsh
Corporate Governance / Fast
Business & Economics / Leadership / Bisacsh
Directors Of Corporations / Http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85038268
Business & Economics / Workplace Culture / Bisacsh
Diversity In The Workplace / Http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94007733
Diversity In The Workplace / Fast
Administrateurs De Sociétés
Business & Economics / Organizational Development / Bisacsh
Directors (administrators) / Aat
Gouvernement D'entreprise
Online Access:
Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 4.3. Globalization Absent in India and US
  • 4.4. Regional Bias
  • 4.5. Forced Globalization
  • 4.6. International Women Directors
  • 4.7. Skill and Talent Matter to Singapore
  • 4.8. International Directors Are Younger
  • 4.9. Globalization of Boards: In Infancy
  • 4.10. Globalization of Boards Given Thumbs Up
  • References
  • ch. 5 Board Composition: Veteran or Novice
  • 5.1. Diversity of Tenure on the Board
  • 5.2. Optimum Tenure
  • 5.3. US and India Boards Have More Veterans
  • 5.4. Independent Directors Have a Shorter Life Span
  • 5.5. Women
  • The New Entrants
  • 5.6. Degree of Diversity
  • 5.7. Novice and Veteran
  • References
  • ch. 6 Age Diversity
  • Toward a Balanced Board
  • 6.1. Why Age Diversity
  • 6.2. Age Diversity on Boards
  • 6.3. Importance of Age Undermined
  • References
  • ch. 7 Skill Diversity
  • 7.1. Varied Talent
  • 7.2. Pros and Cons
  • 7.3. Finance Background in Demand
  • 7.4. Need for Generalists
  • 7.5. Industry Expert Preferred
  • 7.6. Positive Effect on Performance
  • Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Diversity
  • Toward an Effective Board
  • 1.1. Corporate Boards
  • 1.2. Board Diversity
  • A Must for Effective Board Performance
  • 1.3. Rationale for Board Diversity
  • 1.4. Constraints of Board Diversity
  • 1.5. Types of Diversity
  • References
  • ch. 2 Women on Boards
  • 2.1. Men Still Dominate Boards
  • 2.2. Why So Few Women?
  • 2.3. Why We Need Women on Boards
  • 2.4. Gender Diversity
  • On the Move
  • 2.5. Women in the Lead
  • 2.6. Bridging the Gap
  • 2.7. Toward a Broader Base
  • Notes
  • Abbreviations
  • References
  • ch. 3 Gender Diversity
  • India and Singapore
  • 3.1. Gender Diversity
  • 3.2. Participation of Women
  • 3.3. Passive Role of Women
  • 3.4. Women Directors Are Younger
  • 3.5. Women Directors Yet to Go Global
  • 3.6. Women: The Newcomers
  • 3.7. Qualification Myth
  • 3.8. Limited Range of Experience
  • 3.9. Women Matter
  • ch. 4 As Companies Go Global, Boards Must Follow
  • 4.1. Nationality Diversity
  • 4.2. Level of Global Representation
  • Includes bibliographical references

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