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The Gordian Knot of Ethics: Understanding Leadership Effectiveness and Ethical Behavior
Harshman, Carl; Harshman, Ellen - In: Journal of Business Ethics 78 (2008) 1, pp. 175-192
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A Modular Approach to Business Ethics Integration: At the Intersection of the Stand-Alone and the Integrated Approaches
Hartman, Laura; Werhane, Patricia - In: Journal of Business Ethics 90 (2009) 3, pp. 295-300
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Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Does Gender Matter?
Adams, Renée B.; Funk, Patricia - In: Management Science 58 (2012) 2, pp. 219-235
A large literature documents that women are different from men in their choices and preferences, but little is known about gender differences in the boardroom. If women must be like men to break the glass ceiling, we might expect gender differences to disappear among directors. Using a large...
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Corporate Governance in Banks and its Impact on Risk and Performance: Review of Literature on the Selected Governance Mechanisms
Himaj, Shkendije - In: Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice 3 (2014) 3, pp. 53-85
Corporate governance is viewed as an important, essential, and most significant factor for well-functioning of firms. Recent academic work and policy analyses have given insight into the governance problems in banks exposed to the financial crisis and suggest possible solutions. This paper...
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Beyond the glass ceiling: Does gender matter?
Adams, Renée; Funk, Patricia - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2009
The representation of women in top corporate officer positions is steadily increasing. However, little is known about the impact this will have. A large literature documents that women are different from men in their choices and in their preferences, but most of this literature relies on samples...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005015549
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Nach wie vor kaum Frauen in den Top-Gremien großer Unternehmen
Holst, Elke; Schimeta, Julia - In: DIW Wochenbericht 76 (2009) 18, pp. 302-309
Frauen sind in den Spitzengremien der großen Unternehmen nach wie vor massiv unterrepräsentiert. Immer noch sind die Vorstände nahezu eine reine Männerdomäne: Im Untersuchungszeitraum 2008/2009 waren in den 200 größten Unternehmen außerhalb des Finanzsektors (Top 200) nur 2,5 Prozent...
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Reaching for the stars: the appointment of celebrities to corporate boards
Ferris, Stephen; Kim, Kenneth; Nishikawa, Takeshi; … - In: International Review of Economics 58 (2011) 4, pp. 337-358
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Reinventing Strategic Philanthropy: the sustainable organization of voluntary action for impact
Meijs, Meijs, L.C.P.M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2010
philanthropic commitment, 2) selecting and executing programmes, and 3) examining the role of management and boards. These are the … management and boards of individual organizations and for the philanthropic sector as a whole. In the first strategic challenge … management while the role of management and boards is analyzed from the perspective of ‘resource exchange partnerships’ in the …
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Mandatory Voting Instructions for Board Members of State-Owned Companies: Pro and Contra
Belikov, I.; Verbitsky, V.; Nikitchanova, E. - In: Journal of the New Economic Association 20 (2013) 4, pp. 164-168
The article is dedicated to the analysis of the polls conducted among board members of stateowned companies. Board members have been polled to assess their attitude towards the mandatory voting instructions they receive from the state agency for managing state properties on a number of issues of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010839460
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Boards in Agricultural Cooperatives: Competence, Authority, and Incentives
Hendrikse, Hendrikse, G.W.J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2005
This article addresses three observations regarding the board of directors in agricultural cooperatives. First, many scholars and practitioners worry about the competency of the member dominated board of directors in agricultural cooperatives. Second, it is sometimes stated that cooperatives...
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