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Women in the top french companies’ boards : female competencies or family business ?
[Les femmes dans les conseils d'administration du SBF120 : qualités féminines ou affaires de famille ?]

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  • Yves Moulin

    (CEREFIGE - Centre Européen de Recherche en Economie Financière et Gestion des Entreprises - UL - Université de Lorraine)

  • Sébastien Point

    (EM Strasbourg - École de Management de Strasbourg = EM Strasbourg Business School)

Abstract

Since the 13th of January 2011, French law requires a quota of women in the top French companies' boards. This paper highlights some determinants of the proportion of women in the top French companies quoted on the SBF120 index at the end of 2008. This research has been undertaken at a time when the proportion of women on boards was only dependant on the goodwill of companies themselves. From the perspective of resource dependence theory and new institutional theory, our results show that familial ownership was the sole criteria influencing the proportion of women on boards. This research emphasizes the specificity of the French context, where a few families own a significant portion of shares. Consequently, family-owned companies have a network largely dependent on the family itself, favoring the future generation (male or female) as becoming members of the board.

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  • Yves Moulin & Sébastien Point, 2012. "Women in the top french companies’ boards : female competencies or family business ? [Les femmes dans les conseils d'administration du SBF120 : qualités féminines ou affaires de famille ?]," Post-Print hal-03750428, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-03750428
    DOI: 10.3917/grhu.083.0031
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