Director identity in pre- and post-crisis Iceland: effects of board life stage and gender
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how directors’ roles and social identities are shaped by gender and board life stage, using pre- and post-crisis Iceland as the setting. Recent theoretical work suggests the importance of directors’ monitoring and resource provision roles at certain...
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cremerald:10.1108/gm-07-2015-0064 2024-06-09T07:47:04+00:00 Director identity in pre- and post-crisis Iceland: effects of board life stage and gender Jonsdottir, Thoranna Singh, Val Terjesen, Siri Vinnicombe, Susan Elena Doldor, Prof. Susan Vinnicombe, Dr. 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/gm-07-2015-0064 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full-xml/10.1108/GM-07-2015-0064 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/GM-07-2015-0064/full/xml https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/GM-07-2015-0064/full/html en eng Emerald https://www.emerald.com/insight/site-policies Gender in Management: An International Journal volume 30, issue 7, page 572-594 ISSN 1754-2413 journal-article 2015 cremerald https://doi.org/10.1108/gm-07-2015-0064 2024-05-15T13:21:44Z Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how directors’ roles and social identities are shaped by gender and board life stage, using pre- and post-crisis Iceland as the setting. Recent theoretical work suggests the importance of directors’ monitoring and resource provision roles at certain board life stages; however, there is limited empirical evidence of directors’ identification with these roles as well as social role identification as a member of the board. Design/methodology/approach – The authors contribute empirical evidence from interviews with 23 corporate directors in Iceland on individual identification with the director role of monitoring and resource provision, relational identification with the CEO role and social identification as a member of the board. Findings – Prior to the crisis, male directors identified more strongly with resource provision and with their social roles and less strongly with monitoring roles. Compared to their male counterparts, pre-crisis female directors identified more strongly with monitoring and did not identify with their social roles. After the crisis, mature boards’ male director role identities were little changed; male directors continued to identify with resource provision and social identification, rather than monitoring, roles. Compared to pre-crisis, post-crisis female directors described greater identity with their resource provision roles and reported that male directors resented their attempts to fulfill their monitoring roles. In post-crisis, newly formed diverse boards, male and female directors reported very similar role identities which reflected balanced monitoring and resource provision roles, for example providing the board with ethical individual identities and unblemished reputations. The findings of this paper indicate that board composition and life cycle stage might have more impact on director identity than a pre- or post-crisis setting. These findings suggest implications for theory, practice and future research. Originality/value – ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Emerald Gender in Management: An International Journal 30 7 572 594 |
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how directors’ roles and social identities are shaped by gender and board life stage, using pre- and post-crisis Iceland as the setting. Recent theoretical work suggests the importance of directors’ monitoring and resource provision roles at certain board life stages; however, there is limited empirical evidence of directors’ identification with these roles as well as social role identification as a member of the board. Design/methodology/approach – The authors contribute empirical evidence from interviews with 23 corporate directors in Iceland on individual identification with the director role of monitoring and resource provision, relational identification with the CEO role and social identification as a member of the board. Findings – Prior to the crisis, male directors identified more strongly with resource provision and with their social roles and less strongly with monitoring roles. Compared to their male counterparts, pre-crisis female directors identified more strongly with monitoring and did not identify with their social roles. After the crisis, mature boards’ male director role identities were little changed; male directors continued to identify with resource provision and social identification, rather than monitoring, roles. Compared to pre-crisis, post-crisis female directors described greater identity with their resource provision roles and reported that male directors resented their attempts to fulfill their monitoring roles. In post-crisis, newly formed diverse boards, male and female directors reported very similar role identities which reflected balanced monitoring and resource provision roles, for example providing the board with ethical individual identities and unblemished reputations. The findings of this paper indicate that board composition and life cycle stage might have more impact on director identity than a pre- or post-crisis setting. These findings suggest implications for theory, practice and future research. Originality/value – ... |
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Elena Doldor, Prof. Susan Vinnicombe, Dr. |
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Jonsdottir, Thoranna Singh, Val Terjesen, Siri Vinnicombe, Susan |
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Director identity in pre- and post-crisis Iceland: effects of board life stage and gender |
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