%0 Journal Article
%T Perceived roles of women directors on supervisory boards: Insights from a qualitative study
%A Jasmin Joecks
%A Katrin Scharfenkamp
%A Kerstin Pull
%J German Journal of Human Resource Management
%@ 2397-0030
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/2397002218783925
%X The (under-)representation of women on corporate boards is much debated among the public as well as in academia. In our exploratory article, we contribute to the literature by investigating women directorsĄŻ perceived roles by interviewing female as well as male board members and by employing the critical incident technique to address potential problems of social acceptancy. In the perception of board members, women directors fulfil three roles: they widen the boardsĄŻ perspectives and thus act as (unique) experts, they objectify discussions and they act as mediators
%K Board diversity
%K boardroom collaboration
%K co-determination
%K gender diversity
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2397002218783925