This paper addresses the coordination and innovation issues needed for promoting value added at the rural and regional level. Thereare two sides to value added: the ability to meet consumer demand, and to identify least cost ways of supplying the demanded goods. Humanand social capital plays an...

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This article investigates how an increased ratio of women directors on corporate boards is associated with board processes, specifically the women's participation and contributions on the board. Drawing on tokenism theory, we propose that the social barriers predicted in tokenism theory are...

This paper addresses the structure of governance systems in high-growth firms. We propose that high-growth firms have specific characteristics and challenges that may warrant other governance structures than are recommended in the governance codes. In the present study, we compare a sample of...

This paper investigates how the increasing ratio of women directors on corporate boards is associated with decision-making dynamics, specifically the perceived participation and influence of the women on the board. We test hypotheses using a sample of 458 women on Norwegian corporate boards...

The purpose of this survey was to obtain an overview of how widespread coaching is in Norwegian companies, and for what purposes companies purchase coaching services. In general, practice is far ahead of research in terms of leadership development, which is also the case for coaching. While...