Essays about: "Board Tenure Diversity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Board Tenure Diversity.

  1. 1. Board Tenure Diversity and Firm Performance

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

    Author : Peter Lindgren; Sepand Tabari; [2022]
    Keywords : Board Tenure; Board Tenure Diversity; Firm Performance; Management Entrenchment;

    Abstract : This paper studies the potential effect that board tenure diversity has on a company's firm performance, measured in terms of Return On Average Assets, Return On Average Equity and Tobin's Q. Long-tenured directors are experienced and knowledgeable but yield a higher risk of causing managerial entrenchment than short-tenured directors who, in contrast, lack experience. 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. The Effect of Board Diversity on Corporate Performance : the Case of Swedish State-Owned Enterprises as Hybrid Organizations

    University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Fakulteten för ekonomi

    Author : Fabian Moser; Valieta Shabanaj; [2019]
    Keywords : State-owned enterprises; hybrid organizations; corporate governance; board of directors; board diversity; corporate performance;

    Abstract : This study examines how board diversity and characteristics of directors affect the financial and non-financial performance of Swedish state-owned enterprises (SOEs). SOEs are characterized by state ownership, goal complexity, governmental funding and control and are therefore typical examples of hybrid organizations that purse both commercial and political logics. READ MORE

  5. 4. How Does Board Composition Affect R&D Investments? : Quantitative Study Based on Swedish Listed Companies

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Ojok Francis; Okema Samuel; [2016]
    Keywords : Corporate governance; Research and Development R D ; board tenure; board interlock; independent directors; ownership; board size; age diversity and gender diversity.;

    Abstract : The purpose for this paper is to determine whether there is any direct connection between board composition and R&D investments of Swedish listed companies. A century ago, Sweden was among the poorest nations in Europe, yet today Sweden is 3rd among world leaders in innovation. READ MORE

  6. 5. Diversity in Boards of Directors - Opening the “black box” : a quantitative study on how diversity characteristics will influence organizational outcome in public sector with board process as a mediator

    University essay from Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle

    Author : Marigona Resteljica; Ines Haskic; [2013]
    Keywords : Diversity; Organizational outcome; Boards of Directors; Public Sector; Board Process; Black box;

    Abstract : Globalization has brought people together from different countries with different aspects of life. Thus, the increase of globalization has brought different diversity topics in light both in era of researchers’ as well as an important political question regarding Board of Directors. READ MORE