This research explores how increased gender diversity on corporate boards in Iceland, driven by applying a “hard” public policy, i.e., board quota legislation, has affected post-quota directors’ perceptions of functioning. study falls into the growing literature (Boshanna, 2021; Li et al., 2020). Directors’ opinions towards decision-making and monitoring activities are researched, as well their...

A scientific statement is a scholarly synopsis of a topic related to diabetes, which may ormay not contain clinical or research recommendations. Any recommendations included represent the official point of view or belief of the ADA. Work Group Reports and Task Force Reports fall into this category. Scientific statements must be reviewed and approved by the Professional Practice Committee and, s...

This paper is prepared for presentation at the ABCDE Europe Workshop " Development Thinking at the Millennium, " organized by the World Bank and to be held in Paris, June 26-28, 2000. The author is thankful to Richard Newfarmer for his comments and to David Bisbee for his editorial assistance. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are those of the author and do ...

Leadership in nursing administration is lived at the corporate level by the chief nurse executive, at the middle management level by directors of nursing and at the practice interface by nurse managers. Corporate and middle management exist to support the nurse manager at the practice interface. This is where the most important work is carried out to ensure that a quality practice environment e...

A board of directors was elected, bylaws were adopted, an executive director was hired and the ACI Alliance moved forward with a set of targeted activities designed to help make the cochlear implant intervention more widely accessible to children and adults who may benefit from it. The organization operates in an inclusive and collaborative manner with existing organizations in the field of hea...

Document for discussion at the seminar, “Latin America After a Decade of Reforms: What Comes Next?” during the Annual Meetings of the Inter-American Development Bank in Barcelona, March 16, 1997. The opinions expressed in this document do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints of the IDB management or its Board of Executive Directors. The author is grateful for the help of Felipe Barrera and Ma...

Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank John Hoddinott, Martin Ravallion and Norbert Schady as well as seminar participants at the Chronic Poverty Conference at Manchester University for useful comments which helped improve earlier versions of this paper. Nonetheless, the findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed are entirely those of the authors, and they do not necessaril...

According to agency theory, the interests of shareholders are safeguarded only where different people occupying the two positions of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the chairman of the board of directors. This implies that CEO duality (i.e. the CEO serves also as the board chairman) is negatively associated with corporate performance. However, empirical evidence is mixed with respect to t...

Papers in the Social Development series are not formal publications of the World Bank. They are published informally and circulated to encourage discussion and comment within the development community. The findings, interpretations, judgments, and conclusions expressed in this paper are those of the author(s) and should not be attributed to the World Bank, to its affiliated organizations, or to...

The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this study are entirely those of the authors and should not be attributed in any manner to the World Bank, to its affiliated organizations, or to the members of its Board of Executive Directors or the countries they represent.Private sector participation in the water supply and wastewater sector: lessons from six developing countries /...