elsevier.com/locate/econbase Additions to corporate boards: the effect of gender Kathleen A. Farrell a‚*‚ Philip L. Hersch b a Department of Finance‚ University of Nebraska-Lincoln‚ Lincoln‚ NE 68588-0490‚ USA b Department of Economics‚ Wichita State University‚ USA Received 1 November 2003; accepted 1 December 2003 Available online 20 April 2004 Abstract During the decade of the 1990s the number of women serving on corporate boards increased substantially. Over this decade‚ we show that
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Running head: THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL‚ ETHNIC‚ AND GENDER DIFFERENCES The Importance of Understanding Cultural‚ Ethnic and Gender Differences by Managers and Professionals in the Business Setting Over the past two decades‚ diversity in the workforce has been a necessity for the success
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According to Grace Communion International‚ people of the black churches believed much like the European Americans. They shared the belief that God’s past dealings give light of future life. The black churches tend to see America as the land of captivity rather than the promise land. The black churches shared similar beliefs to other groups but they did not always see quite the same‚ black churches tend to hold church into the late afternoon and felt they should try to help all members of the church
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Introduction Diversity can be defined as the differences among the people working in the same workplace. Those differences can be related to gender‚ race‚ religion‚ marital status‚ sexual orientation‚ culture or personalities. Managing diversity within organisation is about ‘recognising this range of differences in people and valuing people as individuals‚ respecting their differences and their differing needs. It is also about accommodating differences wherever possible so that an individual can
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Diversity is defined as real or supposed that the differences between people of different race‚ ethnic‚ origin‚ sex‚ age‚ physical and mental abilities‚ sexual orientation‚ religion‚ work‚ and family status‚ weight and appearance. The identity and other attributes that affect their interactions and connections. The definition of diversity includes real and perceived to recognize the social constructs many areas of difference. In particular‚ the race is a social construct‚ but the perception of race
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African American athletes‚ once excluded from participating in professional and intercollegiate sports because of institutionalized discrimination‚ now participate in many sports at a rate that equals or greatly exceeds their representation in the population (Wada & Wulfemeyer‚ 2005). As a kid I initially aspired to be a professional basketball player‚ however by the time I entered middle school I realized that my chances of that dream becoming true is unlikely. I then wondered what alternative career
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As the world continues to evolve and grow‚ gender equality amongst board members of companies is still lagging behind the times. Women are typically underrepresented on boards and with no push from within corporations this trend will continue. Countries such as Norway and the United Kingdom are actively pushing corporations to diversify the boards of publicly held corporations to achieve a greater amount of gender equality. Having low representation of women is concerning due to the fact that women
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in today’s very diverse society a manager needs to be open and understanding of cultural differences‚ different ethnicities‚ and gender differences among employees. Diversity is the presence of people from a wide range of backgrounds all possessing different traits. Some possible contributors to diversity include but are not limited to differences in age‚ race‚ ethnic origin‚ culture‚ physical abilities‚ religion and sexual orientation. As the text book states‚ ‘bringing diverse workers into an
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In her article written on ethnic equality and diversity in universities‚ Vikki Boliver raises concerns regarding the lack of ethnic diversity in Britain’s tertiary institutions. Ethnic minorities have lower university admission rates‚ poorer university experiences‚ lower degree results and more uncertain graduate job prospects. Boliver also raises concerns about the low priority given to implementing ethnic equality and diversity policies within Britain’s tertiary institutions. Throughout this article
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Nature of Board Level decisions and the contribution of the finance director The performance of any organization‚ may it be for profit or not for profit‚ heavily depends on the decisions that are made by the management of the organization. It is worth noting that decisions made in the organization differ greatly‚ depending on the position of those involved in making those decisions. The board is one body that plays a crucial role in determining the future of an organization‚ based on the nature
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