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Chapter 1 Diversity---Toward an Effective Board |
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1.2 Board Diversity---A Must for Effective Board Performance |
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4 | (1) |
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1.3 Rationale for Board Diversity |
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5 | (2) |
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1.4 Constraints of Board Diversity |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (5) |
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11 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Women on Boards |
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2.1 Men Still Dominate Boards |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (3) |
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2.3 Why We Need Women on Boards |
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17 | (2) |
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2.4 Gender Diversity---On the Move |
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19 | (9) |
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28 | (1) |
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28 | (3) |
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2.7 Toward a Broader Base |
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31 | (6) |
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32 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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32 | (5) |
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Chapter 3 Gender Diversity---India and Singapore |
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37 | (8) |
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37 | (1) |
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3.2 Participation of Women |
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38 | (1) |
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3.3 Passive Role of Women |
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38 | (1) |
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3.4 Women Directors Are Younger |
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38 | (1) |
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3.5 Women Directors Yet to Go Global |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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3.8 Limited Range of Experience |
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40 | (2) |
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42 | (3) |
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Chapter 4 As Companies Go Global, Boards Must Follow |
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4.1 Nationality Diversity |
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45 | (2) |
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4.2 Level of Global Representation |
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47 | (1) |
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4.3 Globalization Absent in India and US |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (2) |
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4.6 International Women Directors |
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52 | (3) |
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4.7 Skill and Talent Matter to Singapore |
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55 | (3) |
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4.8 International Directors Are Younger |
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58 | (1) |
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4.9 Globalization of Boards: In Infancy |
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58 | (1) |
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4.10 Globalization of Boards Given Thumbs Up |
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59 | (4) |
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61 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 Board Composition: Veteran or Novice |
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5.1 Diversity of Tenure on the Board |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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5.3 US and India Boards Have More Veterans |
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65 | (2) |
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5.4 Independent Directors Have a Shorter Life Span |
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67 | (2) |
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5.5 Women---The New Entrants |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (3) |
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73 | (2) |
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Chapter 6 Age Diversity---Toward a Balanced Board |
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75 | (12) |
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75 | (2) |
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6.2 Age Diversity on Boards |
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6.3 Importance of Age Undermined |
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85 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Skill Diversity |
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87 | (10) |
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87 | (2) |
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89 | (1) |
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7.3 Finance Background in Demand |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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7.5 Industry Expert Preferred |
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91 | (3) |
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7.6 Positive Effect on Performance |
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94 | (3) |
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95 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 Blend of Diverse Personalities |
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97 | (8) |
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97 | (5) |
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8.2 Leveraging Personality Diversity |
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102 | (3) |
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103 | (2) |
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Chapter 9 Building an Effective Board |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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9.3 Building the Right Board |
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107 | (2) |
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9.4 Making Diversity Work |
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