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Ruth Sealy
Researcher at University of Exeter
Publications - 44
Citations - 2137
Ruth Sealy is an academic researcher from University of Exeter. The author has contributed to research in topics: Corporate governance & Identity (social science). The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 42 publications receiving 1775 citations. Previous affiliations of Ruth Sealy include Cranfield University & City University London.
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Women Directors on Corporate Boards: A Review and Research Agenda
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a comprehensive review of women directors on corporate boards, incorporating and integrating research from over 400 publications in psychology, sociology, leadership, gender, finance, management, law, corporate governance and entrepreneurship domains.
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Board gender quotas: Exploring ethical tensions from a multi-theoretical perspective
Siri Terjesen,Ruth Sealy +1 more
TL;DR: The introduction of board gender quota legislation creates ethical tensions and dilemmas which can be categorized in terms of motivations, legitimacy, and outcomes as mentioned in this paper, and a future research agenda is outlined based on how these tensions offer greater focus to research on quotas and more broadly to ethics and diversity in organizations.
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The Importance of Role Models and Demographic Context for Senior Women's Work Identity Development
Ruth Sealy,Val Singh +1 more
TL;DR: The lack of senior female role models continues to be cited as a key barrier to women's career success as discussed by the authors, but there is little academic research into the gendered aspects of role modelling in organizations, or the utility of role models at a senior level.
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Revealing Intersectional Dynamics in Organizations: Introducing ‘Intersectional Identity Work’
TL;DR: Intersectional identity work as mentioned in this paper is an approach for examining individuals' experiences at the nexus of multiple identities, including senior, gender and ethnic identities among British Asian and black women and men.
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Changing perceptions of meritocracy in senior women's careers
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore how an elite group of senior women in banking represent and describe their understanding and experience of the role of meritocracy, within the context of their own career, and reveal how the concept is construed on symbolic level, demonstrating how the organization defines and rewards success; second, on a personal level, how it affects the individual's cognitions, emotions and selfbelief.