There is considerable interest in increasing the representation of women on the boards of publicly traded corporations. Currently, only 17 percent of independent directors in the United States are women. In this Closer Look, we examine the pathways that women took to become the first female...

Companies that are serious about corporate governance and business ethics are turning their attention to gender diversity at the most senior levels of business (Institute of Business Ethics, Business Ethics Briefing 21:1, 2011). Board gender diversity has been the subject of several studies...

An optimum composition of the board of directors is often considered as an effective approach for achieving robust corporate governance. Broadly, the board of directors exercises four critical roles: “advice and counsel, channels of information flow, preferential access to resources, and...

This study analyzes detailed minutes of board meetings of business companies in which the Israeli government holds a substantial equity interest. Boards with at least three directors of each gender are found to be at least 79% more active at board meetings than those without such representation....

This Essay tackles a pervasive misperception on the part of regulators that director independence significantly increases the efficacy of corporate boards. In this Essay, I assert that such “cosmetic independence” is not enough to remedy the corporate failures of recent years. Cosmetic...

In this study, we question the legitimacy of women directors through the performance of their attributes on corporate outcome. The three fundamental questions are the following: Is there a negative causal relationship between real earnings management (REM) and future performance (FP) in France...

Innovation has become an integral part of increasing performance and competitiveness in the rapidly changing volatile business market. To effectively respond to the demands of innovation, the strategic decision making process has to encompass a broad spectrum of attributes which constructs and...

The objective of the study is to explore and assess the rise of female leaders in the Arab World and their strategies for success. Several scholars in the area of leadership have projected the beginning of a new leadership paradigm with increasing numbers of female leaders. The premise is that...