This paper examines gender composition in executive management teams and explores how female executive managers affect the financial performance of their organizations. Using data compiled from 2,872 US companies between 1992 and 2008, we find evidence of a significant non-linear relationship...

About the book and the authors -- About the unthinkable -- About uncertainty -- About fear -- About failure -- About death and mortality -- About suffering -- About leading teams and making decisions in extreme conditions -- About speed and lightness -- About managing my many lives -- Index.