A growing body of ethics research investigates gender diversity and governance on corporate boards, at individual and firm levels, in single country studies. In this study, we explore the environmental context of female representation on corporate boards of directors, using data from forty-three...

A growing body of ethics research investigates gender diversity and governance on corporate boards, at individual and firm levels, in single country studies. In this study, we explore the environmental context of female representation on corporate boards of directors, using data from forty-three...

This thesis explores the issue of why female managers’ commitment is so often reportedas being less of that of males, despite research evidence that there is no genderdifference in levels of commitment. No previous research was found which reportedmanagerial meanings of “commitment”,...

A number of practitioner surveys across a range of industries have cited the lack ofsenior female role models as a barrier to career progression. There is very littleacademic literature to explain this at a senior organizational level. An initial review ofthe extant role model literature led to...

This thesis explores the issue of why female managers’ commitment is so often reportedas being less of that of males, despite research evidence that there is no genderdifference in levels of commitment. No previous research was found which reportedmanagerial meanings of “commitment”,...

Although there is growing evidence on the role of agglomeration economies in the formation and growth of firms, both the concepts of agglomeration economies and entrepreneurship tend to be ambiguously defined and measured in the literature. In this study, we aim to improve the conceptualisations...

This case follows Sethu Sethunarayanan, Director of the non-profit Center for the De-velopment of Disadvantaged People (CDDP), which is dedicated to the improvement of the Irula tribe in rural villages of southeast India. The Irulas specialize in catching rats, an activity which provides the...