The unspoken reality of diversity on boards

Michael A. Adams; Grace Borsellino

The unspoken reality of diversity on boards

Michael A. Adams
, Grace Borsellino

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Abstract

There appears to be mountains of literature and debate in relation to board diversity predominately with reference to gender, rather than a broader concept of diversity. It is the right time for boards to start to look at diversity as a holistic issue and prioritise the inclusion of members from different national origins, socioeconomic groups, educational backgrounds, variety of ages and gender.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	78-81
Number of pages	4
Journal	Governance Directions
Volume	67
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

boards of directors
corporate governance
diversity

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