Networks, homogeneity and gender in Icelandic business elites
Post-print (lokagerð höfundar) This paper examines business elites in the context of social networks, identity and residential homogeneity. Our focus is gender diversity in business elites and how social activities conducive to networking interact with residential homogeneity. We find that the great...
| Published in: | Scandinavian Journal of Management |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Other Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier BV
2020
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1406 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scaman.2019.101091 |
| Summary: | Post-print (lokagerð höfundar) This paper examines business elites in the context of social networks, identity and residential homogeneity. Our focus is gender diversity in business elites and how social activities conducive to networking interact with residential homogeneity. We find that the greater the involvement of top managers in local social activities, the greater the residential homogeneity. This relationship is stronger for women than for men, even though the individual measures are similar for both genders. We suggest that local social activities may foster a shared identity that is especially important for women, as they lack a shared gender identity with men in the group. The paper adds to both theoretical and practical knowledge on the lack diversity in business elites. This research has been supported by the project“Gender equalityand the economy: Policies, trends and impactˮfunded by the IcelandicResearch Fund, and the Power and Democracy Research Project, fundedby the University of Iceland Centennial Fund. Peer Reviewed |
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