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  • Why might females say no to corporate board positions? The Asia Pacific in comparison

    Author(s)
    Lee, Jean S. K.
    Lan, Luh Luh
    Rowley, Chris
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Rowley, Chris
    Year published
    2014
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    Abstract
    Females have obtained more senior management positions and corporate board seats in many countries. However, this is less the case in much of Asia. In short, the road to boardrooms for females can turn out to be quite long, tortuous and full of dead-ends. Who is to blame for this – businesses or females themselves or even governments – is a moot question. Here we look at this in terms of: why have females on boards; the situation in Asia in global perspective; reasons for barriers and limits.Females have obtained more senior management positions and corporate board seats in many countries. However, this is less the case in much of Asia. In short, the road to boardrooms for females can turn out to be quite long, tortuous and full of dead-ends. Who is to blame for this – businesses or females themselves or even governments – is a moot question. Here we look at this in terms of: why have females on boards; the situation in Asia in global perspective; reasons for barriers and limits.
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    Journal Title
    Asia Pacific Business Review
    Volume
    20
    Issue
    4
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1080/13602381.2014.907689
    Subject
    Business and Management not elsewhere classified
    Business and Management
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/171996
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