Boards of directors have received limited guidance about the types and diversity of professional expertise expected on …, we categorize directors by 11 types of professional expertise and examine the diversity of professional expertise on … executives, accountants, bankers, scientists, lawyers and engineers. The primary determinants of professional expertise diversity …

workplace practices in place to promote workplace equality appear to benefit the most from boardroom gender diversity. This …Around the world, policy makers are mandating gender quotas for boards of publicly-traded firms. Since the benefits and …. Using data on mandatory announcements of new director appointments, we find that the gender of directors appears to be value …