Diversity, Merit and Power in the C-Suite Hickman Eleanore
Diversity, Merit and Power in the C-Suite Hickman Eleanore UK boardroom diversity has increased in recent years, but behind this success is a more uncomfortable truth. This book explores this…
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Diversity, Merit and Power in the C-Suite Hickman Eleanore
UK boardroom diversity has increased in recent years, but behind this success is a more uncomfortable truth. This book explores this phenomenon and connects it to the meaning and distribution of power, and the difficulties inherent in truly merit-based appointments.Using the FTSE 100, this book examines the appointment and retention of the most powerful positions in some of the world's most powerful corporations. The most powerful positions remain stubbornly homogeneous.
By looking at the constituents of the FTSE 100 C-suite, their background and the appointment policies of their respective institutions, a theory about why the c-suite has resisted diversification is advanced. A novel methodology for the indexing of power is developed, providing insights into the meaning of power, who wields it and how it is obtained. In doing so, suggestions are made about how this stagnancy