Disentangling discrimination on spanish boards of directors
Abstract: Manuscript Type: Empirical Research Question/Issue: This study seeks to find evidence of discrimination behind the scarce presence women on Spanish boards of directors through factors within firms linked with different theories of discrimination. Research findings/Insights: Using data on the boards of directors from the top 1000 Spanish companies in 2005 and 2008, we identify some signals of discrimination. We find that women directors are scarcer in those sectors where there are less female managers or where the directors are mainly draw on the firm’s executive staff. There is also evidence of the dynamics of Becker’s theory of discrimination, since time and competition are determinants of the women’s presence on Spanish boards. We also find a positive relationship between the number of women already on the board and the likelihood of adding a woman. This could signal some kind of underestimation of women’s skills and preconceptions about their attitudes (such as risk-aversion). T
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Anmerkungen
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Postprint
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Corporate Governance: An International Review ; 19 (2010) 1 ; 77-95
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Wirtschaft
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
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2010
- Urheber
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Mateos de Cabo, Ruth
Gimeno, Ricardo
Escot, Lorenzo
- DOI
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10.1111/j.1467-8683.2010.00837.x
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-262682
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Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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Beteiligte
- Mateos de Cabo, Ruth
- Gimeno, Ricardo
- Escot, Lorenzo
Entstanden
- 2010
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