In 2003, the Norwegian Parliament amended the Public Limited Companies Act in order to achieve greater representation of women on corporate boards. Under the amendments, all state-owned enterprises and joint stock companies were required to have at least 40% women on their boards. This case is used first-hand from the Norwegian director to document the reaction of Norwegian business community to the quota as Norwegian women looking for board directors and tolerability quota law for other countries. "Hide
by Jay W. Lorsch, Melissa Barton Source: Harvard Business School 20 pages. Publication Date: April 28, 2011. Prod. #: 411089-PDF-ENG
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