Research Project: How has board effectiveness been impacted by diversity of board membership?

One of the principles of good governance is that boards should be diverse in their composition. In the context of governance, diversity is a broad concept, encompassing diversity of skills, experience, social background, personal strengths and mindset as well as those protected characteristics of diversity for example, gender, ethnicity and disability. This research project aims to gather and analyse recent evidence to answer these questions: 1) How have board effectiveness and dynamics been impacted by the gender and ethnic diversity of board membership? 2) What attributes, skills…