The four Visegrad states — Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia (until 1993 Czechoslovakia) and Hungary — form a compact area between Germany and Austria in the west and the states of the former USSR in the east. They are bounded by the Baltic in the north and the Danube river in the south. They are cut by the Sudeten and Carpathian mountain ranges, which divide Poland off from the other states. Poland is an extension of the North European plain and like the latter is drained by rivers that flow from south to north west — the Oder, the Vlatava and the Elbe, the Vistula and the Bug. The Danube is the great exception, flowing from its source eastward, turning through two 90-degree turns to end up in the Black Sea, forming the barrier and often the political frontier between central Europe and the Balkans. Hungary to the east of the Danube is also an open plain. The region is historically and culturally part of western Europe, but its eastern Marches now represents a vital strategic zone between Germany and the core of the European Union to the west and the Russian zone to the east.

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This article investigates how an increased ratio of women directors on corporate boards is associated with board processes, specifically the women's participation and contributions on the board. Drawing on tokenism theory, we propose that the social barriers predicted in tokenism theory are smaller when the ratio of women increases on a board. The hypotheses are tested in a sample of 458 women on Norwegian boards with the ratio of women ranging from 11% to 100%. The results show that women on corporate boards experience that they receive more information and engage more in informal social interaction when the ratio of women increases. Furthermore, each woman's perceived influence increases as the ratio of women increases. However, women with token or minority status do not seem to experience conformity pressure, as self-censorship is stable and very low for all levels of the women ratio on corporate boards. The study contributes to the development of theories concerning women on corporate boards. From a resource dependence perspective, it is important to gain knowledge about how board diversity contributes to board performance. We show that tokenism theory is relevant for studying the contributions of women on a board, and further development of this theory is recommended. The study is conducted after the implementation of the quota law of 40% gender representation was completed in Norway. Thus, it informs policy makers about the important effects of including more women on corporate boards. Our results indicate that the benefits from gender diversity on a board depend on the ratio of women on the board, although these benefits seem to materialize also for lower ratios than 40%.

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Women on Corporate Boards: Key Influencers or Tokens?

In this study, we used a two-phase exploratory sequential design consisting of qualitative and quantitative research methods to assess leadership coaching as a leadership development tool. A focus group study combined with a review of theory resulted in hypotheses linking coaching to increased leader role-efficacy (LRE) and leader's trust in subordinates (LTS). Using data from leaders participating in a six month coaching program and a control group, the results showed that LRE and LTS increased in the coaching group, but not in the control group. We also hypothesized that increased trust in subordinates would be related to subordinates' psychological empowerment and turnover intentions. A significant relationship between increased LTS and reduced turnover intentions was found. Finally, we found that the degree of facilitative behavior from the coach positively affected the changes in both leader role-efficacy and trust in subordinates. While the results should be interpreted with caution as the sample is small, our findings support claims that coaching represents a promising leadership development tool. Furthermore, the results regarding trust in subordinates represent contributions to the development of a relational perspective on leadership development.

Leadership coaching, leader role-efficacy, and trust in subordinates. A mixed methods study assessing leadership coaching as a leadership development tool

This paper investigates how the increasing ratio of women directors on corporate boards is associated with decision-making dynamics, specifically the perceived participation and influence of the women on the board. We test hypotheses using a sample of 458 women on Norwegian corporate boards where the ratio of women directors among board members ranges from 11 to 100%. Overall, we find that women perceive that they have a high level of information sharing, a low level of self-censorship, and a high level of influence across the different ratios of board membership held by women directors. These results support the notion of women directors as significant influencers. However, the results also show that women directors perceive that they do receive more information and engage in more informal social interaction when the ratio increases, and perceived influence does also increase when the ratio increases.

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Women on corporate boards: key influencers or tokens?

The purpose of the present study is to investigate how learning experiences acquired through workplace coaching may affect stress. I identify two main learning experiences in the coaching process, insight and planning skills, and propose that these affect stress directly and also indirectly through mediators’ job demand, job control, and social support. A within-subject, longitudinal design is applied, with 56 persons receiving coaching from professional, external coaches. Data was collected at three points in time: baseline (before coaching), after a three-month period of coaching, and a follow-up nine months later. The results show that planning skills acquired through coaching reduce stress in the short term, and that the effect is mediated through a decrease in job demand. The decrease in job demand is further shown to reduce stress in the long term. Insight as a coaching outcome is not directly related to stress; however, insight affects social support, which in turn is associated with reduced stress in the long term.

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Stress management through workplace coaching: The impact of learning experiences.

This paper examines the influence of board composition on growth intentions of high-growth firms. We hypothesize that gender diversity and a high proportion of independent directors on the board will reduce a firm's growth intentions, whereas founder duality will increase a firm's growth intentions. Using survey data from 773 high-growth Norwegian firms, we find that gender diversity has a negative effect on growth intentions. A high proportion of independent directors do not facilitate further growth in high-growth firms. Furthermore, our results indicate that the founder's presence in the decision-making group increases a firm's growth intentions.

Gro Ladegard

Papers

Women on Corporate Boards: Key Influencers or Tokens?

Leadership coaching, leader role-efficacy, and trust in subordinates. A mixed methods study assessing leadership coaching as a leadership development tool

Women on corporate boards: key influencers or tokens?

Stress management through workplace coaching: The impact of learning experiences.

Growth Intentions and Board Composition in High-Growth Firms