In this article, the use of gender quotas to strengthen gender equality on corporate boards is
explored. Examining national practices in ten European countries we provide an overview …

Inspired by the studies on the impact of diversity among decision-making groups, this study
was carried out to examine whether the diversity of the members of the board of directors …

In this study we investigate the effect of female director on corporate social responsibility
(CSR) by taking the advantage of the introduction of legal gender quota that led to the …

The enduring lack of diversity in the corporate elite continues to attract attention from
scholars and practitioners. However, the issue of representation or 'body count'–in particular …

In this paper, I compare two policy interventions used in Europe to increase gender equality
on corporate boards: quota versus disclosure. While quota has a stronger enforcement …

In this study, we consider whether the gender composition of the board of directors could
have some relation with tax aggressiveness for a sample of 739 public listed companies …

This article contributes to both the scholarly debates on the controversies over gender
quotas and the body of knowledge on framing effects through an investigation of whether …

In this empirical research, using a database of 41,107 directors from 38 European countries
from 1999 to 2015, we analyze the topological features of the director's networks and …

This study analyzes the role of women on supervisory boards of German companies. In
particular, we investigate the likelihood of women to hold senior positions such as (vice) …

Although not a member of the EU, Norway is deeply affected by European integration, owing
to its participation, since 1994, in the EEA Agreement which made Norway a full participant …