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  title info:
    title: Diversity and the effective corporate board
  name:
    name part: Mishra, Ram Kumar
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author
    role:
      role term: aut
  name:
    name part: Jhunjhunwala, Shital.
  name:
    name part: ScienceDirect (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: enk
    place:
      place term: Oxford
    place:
      place term: Waltham, Mass
    publisher: Academic Press
    date issued: ©2013
    date issued: 2013
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (129 pages)
  abstract: The book discusses the various aspects of diversity of corporate boards in terms of gender, age, nationality, tenure, education, experience and personalities. It enumerates the need for such diversity in each category and related concerns. Statistics from around the world support the authors' claims. The nine chapters in this short book have not been previously published. Explains the dimensions of board diversity and ways to use them to increase effectiveness. Supports its findings with statistics from around the world. Relevant for researchers and professionals working in corporate governance and corporate finance.
  table of contents: Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Diversity -- Toward an Effective Board -- 1.1. Corporate Boards -- 1.2. Board Diversity -- A Must for Effective Board Performance -- 1.3. Rationale for Board Diversity -- 1.4. Constraints of Board Diversity -- 1.5. Types of Diversity -- References -- ch. 2 Women on Boards -- 2.1. Men Still Dominate Boards -- 2.2. Why So Few Women? -- 2.3. Why We Need Women on Boards -- 2.4. Gender Diversity -- On the Move -- 2.5. Women in the Lead -- 2.6. Bridging the Gap -- 2.7. Toward a Broader Base -- Notes -- Abbreviations -- References -- ch. 3 Gender Diversity -- India and Singapore -- 3.1. Gender Diversity -- 3.2. Participation of Women -- 3.3. Passive Role of Women -- 3.4. Women Directors Are Younger -- 3.5. Women Directors Yet to Go Global -- 3.6. Women: The Newcomers -- 3.7. Qualification Myth -- 3.8. Limited Range of Experience -- 3.9. Women Matter -- ch. 4 As Companies Go Global, Boards Must Follow -- 4.1. Nationality Diversity -- 4.2. Level of Global Representation
  table of contents: 4.3. Globalization Absent in India and US -- 4.4. Regional Bias -- 4.5. Forced Globalization -- 4.6. International Women Directors -- 4.7. Skill and Talent Matter to Singapore -- 4.8. International Directors Are Younger -- 4.9. Globalization of Boards: In Infancy -- 4.10. Globalization of Boards Given Thumbs Up -- References -- ch. 5 Board Composition: Veteran or Novice -- 5.1. Diversity of Tenure on the Board -- 5.2. Optimum Tenure -- 5.3. US and India Boards Have More Veterans -- 5.4. Independent Directors Have a Shorter Life Span -- 5.5. Women -- The New Entrants -- 5.6. Degree of Diversity -- 5.7. Novice and Veteran -- References -- ch. 6 Age Diversity -- Toward a Balanced Board -- 6.1. Why Age Diversity -- 6.2. Age Diversity on Boards -- 6.3. Importance of Age Undermined -- References -- ch. 7 Skill Diversity -- 7.1. Varied Talent -- 7.2. Pros and Cons -- 7.3. Finance Background in Demand -- 7.4. Need for Generalists -- 7.5. Industry Expert Preferred -- 7.6. Positive Effect on Performance
  note: Ram Kumar Mishra, Shital Jhunjhunwala.
  note: Includes bibliographical references.
  subject:
    topic: Directors of corporations
  subject:
    topic: Corporate governance
  subject:
    topic: Diversity in the workplace
  subject:
    topic: Administrateurs de sociétés
  subject:
    topic: Gouvernement d'entreprise
  subject:
    topic: Multiculturalisme en milieu de travail
  subject:
    topic: directors (administrators)
  subject:
    topic: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
    topic: Corporate Governance
  subject:
    topic: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
    topic: Leadership
  subject:
    topic: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
    topic: Organizational Development
  subject:
    topic: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
    topic: Workplace Culture
  subject:
    topic: Corporate governance
  subject:
    topic: Directors of corporations
  subject:
    topic: Diversity in the workplace
  classification: HD2745 .M57 2013
  classification: 658.4/22
  classification: Online Book
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    title info:
      title: Diversity and the effective corporate board
    name:
      name part: Mishra, Ram Kumar.
    origin info:
      publisher: Oxford ; Waltham, Mass. : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2013
    identifier: (OCoLC)828670767
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  record info:
    record content source: OPELS
    record creation date: 130502
    record change date: 20260326194520.6
    record identifier: in00005752086
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng