Women on corporate boards: a comparative institutional analysis

Johanne Grosvold; Bruce Rayton; Stephen Brammer

doi:10.1177/0007650315613980

Women on corporate boards: a comparative institutional analysis

Johanne Grosvold, Bruce Rayton, Stephen Brammer

University of Birmingham

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How do a country’s basic institutions enable or hinder women’s rise to the boards of public companies? The study evaluates this question with
reference to the five basic institutions which research suggests are common across all countries: education, family, religion, economy and the government. Our sample consists of 23 countries and the study is framed in institutional theory. In analyzing the role of these institutions the paper seeks to understand better the relationships between individual institutions and the share of board seats held by women. The results suggest that four of the five basic institutions are related to the share of board seats women hold. In particular, the institutions of education, government, economy and family influence women’s rise to the board.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1157-1196
Number of pages	40
Journal	Business & Society
Volume	55
Issue number	8
Early online date	3 Nov 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650315613980
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2016

Keywords

Sustainability
corporate board diversity
corporate boards
board demography
institutional theory
women on boards

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Grosvold, J., Rayton, B., & Brammer, S. (2016). Women on Corporate Boards: A Comparative Institutional Analysis. Business & Society, 55(8), 1157–1196. Copyright © 2015 The Authors. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.
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