Women Directors on Corporate Boards in India
| In recent years, there has been an increased interest in board diversity. One of the aspects of diversity is the presence of women in boards. The contribution of this research is to examine the human capital of women directors in Indian listed companies and to understand the diverse human capital that they bring to the boards. We would explore the pathways associated with how women become directors in Indian companies. In the first stage, we will collect data pertaining to women directors from the databases and annual reports. The implications associated with firm performance and interlocks of these women directors in the companies will be studied. The attempt will be to discern patterns in the movement of the women directors across the network. In addition, demographic data pertaining to the women directors will be collected. In the second stage, we propose to conduct a qualitative study using primary data sourced through in-depth personal interviews with select woman directors to understand how they progressed in their respective board-level roles. |
Project Team
Rejie George Pallathitta and Vasanthi Srinivasan
Sponsor
National Stock Exchange of India
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Women Directors on Corporate Boards in India
| Project Team: | Rejie George Pallathitta and Vasanthi Srinivasan | |
| Sponsor: | National Stock Exchange of India | |
| Project Status: | Ongoing (Initiated in 2011) | |
| Area: | Strategy | |
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