Posts Tagged ‘Westpac’

Gender diversity policy – an Australian banking industry perspective

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on October 18, 2010. Posted in Around the world, Articles, Individual Performance

According to a recent article published in several high rated Australian newspapers, „ the days of the bank boardrooms being the domain solely of suits and ties could soon be at an end” (Johnston and Bibby, 2010). This comes as a result of several banks such as Westpac and Commonwealth Bank who announced new policies to dramatically boost the number of women in management roles.

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Gender diversity – global trends and the influence on organizational performance

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on October 15, 2010. Posted in Articles, Individual Performance

Over the last decade or so, there has been an increased focus and debate on gender diversity of top executives and managers of corporations. This was caused mainly by the low proportion of women reaching top positions (Grant Thornton, 2009), despite the proved positive effect of gender diversity on organizational performance (Smith et al, 2005).

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