CEO hiring in public interest entities: Biased, exclusionary and unprofessional hiring processes?

• Published in: Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
• Main Authors: Christiansen, Þóra H., Óladóttir, Ásta Dís, Kristjánsdóttir, Erla S., Gunnarsdóttir, Sigrún
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Stjórnsýslustofnun 2021
• Subjects: CEO recruitment; diversity; inclusion; listed companies; succession planning; Arftakaáætlun; fjölbreytileiki; inngilding; ráðningar forstjóra; skráð félög; Kvenna; Iceland
• Online Access: http://www.irpa.is/article/view/a.2021.17.1.5; https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2021.17.1.5

Iceland is a global leader in gender equality, nevertheless, inequality persists in public interest entities, that is listed companies. Men hold CEO positions in all 19 Icelandic listed companies and chair the board of all companies, except one. This study sheds light on the hiring process for CEOs...