Gender diversity in the board room & its impacts: is the example of Norway a way forward? Sjafjell, Beate K. 2015, Gender diversity in the board room & its impacts: is the example of Norway a way forward?, Deakin law review, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 25-52, doi: 10.21153/dlr2015vol20no1art501. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Gender diversity in the board room & its impacts: is the example of Norway a way forward? Author(s) Sjafjell, Beate K. Journal name Deakin law review Volume number 20 Issue number 1 Start page 25 End page 52 Total pages 28 Publisher Deakin University Place of publication Geelong, Vic. Publication date 2015 ISSN 1835-9264 Summary Norway is one of the most egalitarian countries in the world, with a high levelof gender equality and a high percentage of women at work. Nevertheless,mandatory rules appeared necessary to bring about changes in thecomposition of corporate boards. This article describes the coup that madeNorway the first country in the world to mandate gender diversity oncorporate boards and outlines Norway’s innovative legislative approach tothis issue. The significance of gender diversity to corporate governance isdiscussed, drawing on empirical studies of the effect of diversity on theperformance of companies. The article also discusses the potentially broaderimpact of gender diversity in the boardroom, including the pressing questionof whether gender diversity in the boardroom can help companies createsustainable value within the planetary boundaries. Language eng DOI 10.21153/dlr2015vol20no1art501 Field of Research 1801 Law Socio Economic Objective 0 Not Applicable HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2015, The Authors Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30091512 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Law Open Access Checking   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 24 Feb 2017, 15:08:26 EST Sat, 25 Feb 2017, 04:01:16 EST Mon, 27 Feb 2017, 08:52:01 EST Tue, 14 Mar 2017, 05:06:00 EST Fri, 31 Mar 2017, 13:15:39 EST Fri, 31 Mar 2017, 13:18:03 EST Fri, 31 Mar 2017, 13:20:09 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 8 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 24 Feb 2017, 15:08:26 EST

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