Board Gender Diversity: Challenges and Implications for Corporations in East African Community

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dc.creatorRichard, Evelyn M
dc.creatorMori, Neema, G
dc.date2019-06-26T08:46:53Z
dc.date2019-06-26T08:46:53Z
dc.date2019
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-07T11:55:01Z
dc.date.available2021-05-07T11:55:01Z
dc.descriptionEast African Community’s (EAC) corporations are required to follow a regional treaty of mainstreaming gender equality. This article discusses challenges encountered by corporate boards of the EAC’s corporations when adding women. Agency and resource dependence theories led the study, while a review of the literature was the methodology. We discuss the benefits of diverse boards and challenges faced when developing this diversity. We show how power distance, masculinity, and certainty avoidance prevent women from corporate boards. Furthermore, we discuss how social orientation and business environment impact women’s participation. The article discusses various strategies to be considered for increasing diversity.
dc.identifierNeema Mori & Evelyn Richard (2019) Board Gender Diversity: Challenges and Implications for Corporations in the East African Community, Journal of African Business, 20:2, 224-241, DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2019.1597324
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5258
dc.identifier10.1080/15228916.2019.159732
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5258
dc.publisherJournal of African Business
dc.subjectGender diversity, East African Community, Board Roles
dc.titleBoard Gender Diversity: Challenges and Implications for Corporations in East African Community
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Reviewed

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