Download or read book Diversity and the Effective Corporate Board written by Ram Kumar Mishra and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book discusses the various aspects of diversity of corporate boards in terms of gender, age, nationality, tenure, education, experience and personalities. It enumerates the need for such diversity in each category and related concerns. Statistics from around the world support the authors' claims. The nine chapters in this short book have not been previously published. - Explains the dimensions of board diversity and ways to use them to increase effectiveness - Supports its findings with statistics from around the world - Relevant for researchers and professionals working in corporate governance and corporate finance