Essays about: "Board Nationality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Board Nationality.

1. 1. Navigating Legal Waters - A Study of Forcible Measures in Rescue Operations of Migrants and Refugees on the High Seas

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Frida Wennerfors; [2023]
   Keywords : folkrätt; public international law; the law of the sea; havsrätt; sjörätt; international maritime rescue law; search and rescue; extraterritorial jurisdiction; enforcement jurisdiction; refugee; migrant; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Den juridiska frågan om i vilken utsträckning stater får tvångsrädda människor på internationellt vatten, har fått ny betydelse i och med migrationsflödet över centrala Medelhavet. Flera incidenter har visat att det finns såväl strategiska som rent överlevnadsbaserade grunder till att migranter och flyktingar motsätter sig räddning av vissa statsfartyg på Medelhavet. READ MORE

3. 2. Board Characteristics and Corporate Social Responsibility Assurance: What Factors Matter in the U.S. Market?

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Xinran He; Jingyi Zhang; [2019]
   Keywords : Corporate social responsibility; Assurance; Voluntary disclosure; Board characteristics; Corporate governance;

   Abstract : This study aims to examine the influence of board characteristics - the critical components in the corporate governance mechanisms - on the adoption of corporate social responsibility (CSR) assurance. Based on a sample of 328 listed U.S. READ MORE

4. 3. Dutch board diversity and firm performance

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Rick Homan; [2017]
   Keywords : Corporate governance; executive board diversity; firm performance; gender; age; nationality;

   Abstract : This study extends previous research on the effects of executive board diversity by examining the relationship between age-, gender- and nationality diversity on firm performance in the Netherlands. Based on a sample of 79 Dutch listed firms studied over the period 2010-2015, this study reports a positive link between board diversity and firm performance. READ MORE

5. 4. Board diversity and its effects on corporate acquisitions.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Andrea Holmberg; Marcus Wallin; [2017]
   Keywords : Board diversity; age diversity; nationality diversity; gender diversity; acquisition attempts; board of directors; multiple regressions.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The aim of the study is to determine how diversification on the board of directors, in terms of gender, nationality, and age, affects the acquisition intensity of listed firms on the Swedish Large Cap. The theoretical framework is based on Social identity theory, Agency theory and similar previous studies on the impact of board diversity. READ MORE

6. 5. The influence of executive board national culture and board nationality diversity on corporate social performance in Western European non-financial firms

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : M.C. Huijsmans; [2017]
   Keywords : National culture; board culture; board diversity; nationality diversity; corporate social performance; upper echelon theory;

   Abstract : This paper examines the effect of executive board-level national culture and board nationality diversity on corporate social performance (CSP). The sample constitutes of 130 executive boards of non-financial firms from Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK over the time period 2010-2014. READ MORE