Lynne E. Devnew, University of Phoenix.Marlene Janzen Le Ber, Brescia University College.Mariateresa Torchia, International University of Monaco.Ronald J. Burke, York University.

• Introduction; Lynne E. Devnew, Marlene Janzen Le Ber, Mariateresa Torchia and Ronald J. Burke.Part I. Why Have Women on Boards?Chapter 1. Do Women on Boards Create Value for the Organization? A Review of the Literature; Emmanuel Zenou.Chapter 2. The Business Utility Case for Women on Boards: Going Beyond the Surface; Morten Huse.Chapter 3. Group Level Androgyny: One Way for Boards of Directors to Navigate the Paradoxes in Complex Decision-Making? Danielle Mercer, Catherine Loughlin, and Kara A. Arnold.Part II. Why Is Adding Women to Boards So Challenging?Chapter 4. Mimetic Isomorphism of Board Gender Diversity in the World; Amalia Carrasco and Claude Francoeur.Chapter 5. Directors' Discursive Resistance to Gender Board Quota: The Belgian Case; Hannelore Roos and Patrizia Zanoni.Chapter 6. Why Are There So Few Women on Boards? Voices from the Boardroom in the United States; Vasilia Vasiliou and Susan M. Adams.Chapter 7. Chinese Women's Representation on Corporate Boards of Directors and Institutional Interventions; Zhi Luan.Chapter 8. Women Board Directors: Africa on the Rise; Rosemary M. Muriungi.Part III. What Actions Increase the Number of Women on Boards?Chapter 9. Those Who Serve and Those Who Aspire to Serve: Looking Back, Looking Ahead; Siri Terjesen, Heather Foust-Cummings, and Lauren Trombetta.Chapter 10. Women's Pathway to the Boardroom: The Intermediary Role of Executive Search Firms; Tanja Reimer.Chapter 11. Preparing Women for Corporate Boards in the Biotechnology Industry; Lynn Johnson Langer, Carolyn Brougham, and Dawn Hocevar.Chapter 12. Analysis of the Perceived Role and Value of Women's Support Networks in Helping Women Gain a Board Position; Ruth Sacks and Fatima Maatwk.Chapter 13. Nonprofit Board Membership: Benefits for Women's Career and Leadership Development; Wendy M. Murphy and Danna Greenberg.Chapter 14. Using Power and Influence to Create Gender Diverse Boardrooms: The Role of Public Policy; Vicki W. Kramer and Seletha R. Butler.Part IV. What Can We Learn from Situations Where There Are Women Board Members?Chapter 15. When Women Lead: Cultivating Diversity from the Top; Malli Gero and Evelyn Garrity.Chapter 16. The Adaptive Gender: Female CEOs, Board Context, and the Completion of M&As in the U.S. Food Industry; Gerwin van der Laan, Katrin Muehlfeld, and Anna Salomons.Chapter 17. Women Directors' Perceptions of Their Contributions on Boards: An Exploratory Study from India; Vasanthi Srinivasan and Rejie George.Chapter 18. Leadership in Governance: Women Board Chairs; Monique Cikaliuk, Ljiljana Eraković, Brad Jackson, Chris Noonan, and Susan Watson.About the Editors.About the Contributors.

Lynne E. Devnew, University of Phoenix.Marlene Janzen Le Ber, Brescia University College.Mariateresa Torchia, International University of Monaco.Ronald J. Burke, York University.

• Introduction; Lynne E. Devnew, Marlene Janzen Le Ber, Mariateresa Torchia and Ronald J. Burke.Part I. Why Have Women on Boards?Chapter 1. Do Women on Boards Create Value for the Organization? A Review of the Literature; Emmanuel Zenou.Chapter 2. The Business Utility Case for Women on Boards: Going Beyond the Surface; Morten Huse.Chapter 3. Group Level Androgyny: One Way for Boards of Directors to Navigate the Paradoxes in Complex Decision-Making? Danielle Mercer, Catherine Loughlin, and Kara A. Arnold.Part II. Why Is Adding Women to Boards So Challenging?Chapter 4. Mimetic Isomorphism of Board Gender Diversity in the World; Amalia Carrasco and Claude Francoeur.Chapter 5. Directors' Discursive Resistance to Gender Board Quota: The Belgian Case; Hannelore Roos and Patrizia Zanoni.Chapter 6. Why Are There So Few Women on Boards? Voices from the Boardroom in the United States; Vasilia Vasiliou and Susan M. Adams.Chapter 7. Chinese Women's Representation on Corporate Boards of Directors and Institutional Interventions; Zhi Luan.Chapter 8. Women Board Directors: Africa on the Rise; Rosemary M. Muriungi.Part III. What Actions Increase the Number of Women on Boards?Chapter 9. Those Who Serve and Those Who Aspire to Serve: Looking Back, Looking Ahead; Siri Terjesen, Heather Foust-Cummings, and Lauren Trombetta.Chapter 10. Women's Pathway to the Boardroom: The Intermediary Role of Executive Search Firms; Tanja Reimer.Chapter 11. Preparing Women for Corporate Boards in the Biotechnology Industry; Lynn Johnson Langer, Carolyn Brougham, and Dawn Hocevar.Chapter 12. Analysis of the Perceived Role and Value of Women's Support Networks in Helping Women Gain a Board Position; Ruth Sacks and Fatima Maatwk.Chapter 13. Nonprofit Board Membership: Benefits for Women's Career and Leadership Development; Wendy M. Murphy and Danna Greenberg.Chapter 14. Using Power and Influence to Create Gender Diverse Boardrooms: The Role of Public Policy; Vicki W. Kramer and Seletha R. Butler.Part IV. What Can We Learn from Situations Where There Are Women Board Members?Chapter 15. When Women Lead: Cultivating Diversity from the Top; Malli Gero and Evelyn Garrity.Chapter 16. The Adaptive Gender: Female CEOs, Board Context, and the Completion of M&As in the U.S. Food Industry; Gerwin van der Laan, Katrin Muehlfeld, and Anna Salomons.Chapter 17. Women Directors' Perceptions of Their Contributions on Boards: An Exploratory Study from India; Vasanthi Srinivasan and Rejie George.Chapter 18. Leadership in Governance: Women Board Chairs; Monique Cikaliuk, Ljiljana Eraković, Brad Jackson, Chris Noonan, and Susan Watson.About the Editors.About the Contributors.

Lynne E. Devnew, University of Phoenix.Marlene Janzen Le Ber, Brescia University College.Mariateresa Torchia, International University of Monaco.Ronald J. Burke, York University.

• Introduction; Lynne E. Devnew, Marlene Janzen Le Ber, Mariateresa Torchia and Ronald J. Burke.Part I. Why Have Women on Boards?Chapter 1. Do Women on Boards Create Value for the Organization? A Review of the Literature; Emmanuel Zenou.Chapter 2. The Business Utility Case for Women on Boards: Going Beyond the Surface; Morten Huse.Chapter 3. Group Level Androgyny: One Way for Boards of Directors to Navigate the Paradoxes in Complex Decision-Making? Danielle Mercer, Catherine Loughlin, and Kara A. Arnold.Part II. Why Is Adding Women to Boards So Challenging?Chapter 4. Mimetic Isomorphism of Board Gender Diversity in the World; Amalia Carrasco and Claude Francoeur.Chapter 5. Directors' Discursive Resistance to Gender Board Quota: The Belgian Case; Hannelore Roos and Patrizia Zanoni.Chapter 6. Why Are There So Few Women on Boards? Voices from the Boardroom in the United States; Vasilia Vasiliou and Susan M. Adams.Chapter 7. Chinese Women's Representation on Corporate Boards of Directors and Institutional Interventions; Zhi Luan.Chapter 8. Women Board Directors: Africa on the Rise; Rosemary M. Muriungi.Part III. What Actions Increase the Number of Women on Boards?Chapter 9. Those Who Serve and Those Who Aspire to Serve: Looking Back, Looking Ahead; Siri Terjesen, Heather Foust-Cummings, and Lauren Trombetta.Chapter 10. Women's Pathway to the Boardroom: The Intermediary Role of Executive Search Firms; Tanja Reimer.Chapter 11. Preparing Women for Corporate Boards in the Biotechnology Industry; Lynn Johnson Langer, Carolyn Brougham, and Dawn Hocevar.Chapter 12. Analysis of the Perceived Role and Value of Women's Support Networks in Helping Women Gain a Board Position; Ruth Sacks and Fatima Maatwk.Chapter 13. Nonprofit Board Membership: Benefits for Women's Career and Leadership Development; Wendy M. Murphy and Danna Greenberg.Chapter 14. Using Power and Influence to Create Gender Diverse Boardrooms: The Role of Public Policy; Vicki W. Kramer and Seletha R. Butler.Part IV. What Can We Learn from Situations Where There Are Women Board Members?Chapter 15. When Women Lead: Cultivating Diversity from the Top; Malli Gero and Evelyn Garrity.Chapter 16. The Adaptive Gender: Female CEOs, Board Context, and the Completion of M&As in the U.S. Food Industry; Gerwin van der Laan, Katrin Muehlfeld, and Anna Salomons.Chapter 17. Women Directors' Perceptions of Their Contributions on Boards: An Exploratory Study from India; Vasanthi Srinivasan and Rejie George.Chapter 18. Leadership in Governance: Women Board Chairs; Monique Cikaliuk, Ljiljana Eraković, Brad Jackson, Chris Noonan, and Susan Watson.About the Editors.About the Contributors.