Summary This paper investigates the human capital profile of new appointees to corporate boards, exploring gender differences in education, profile and career experiences. Findings from a study of UK boards reveal that women are significantly more likely to bring international diversity to their...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how directors’ roles and social identities are shaped by gender and board life stage, using pre- and post-crisis Iceland as the setting. Recent theoretical work suggests the importance of directors’ monitoring and resource provision roles...

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”,...

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”,...

Role models are often identified as important for aspiring managers as they seekinsights into how to develop themselves in their careers. There are, however,still few female role models at the top of companies. This project explores howyoung careerminded women use role models. It draws on...