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Women on Corporate Boards of Directors: Forces for Change?

Ronald J. Burke (York University, North York, Canada)

Women in Management Review

ISSN: 0964-9425

Article publication date: 1 February 1994

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Abstract

Reports a study into the way in which women on Canadian corporate boards of directors perceived and defined their board roles and responsibilities. Concludes that women directors are functioning as champions for change on women′s issues. Suggests ways in which organizations can reap benefits in terms of the interaction of women directors with senior‐level women.

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Burke, R.J. (1994), "Women on Corporate Boards of Directors: Forces for Change?", Women in Management Review, Vol. 9 No. 1, pp. 27-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/09649429410051006

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1994, MCB UP Limited

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