Essays about: "Female CEO"

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  1. 1. Does target firm risk differ depending on the gender of the acquiring firm's CEO?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anton Strandqvist; Malkolm Sten; [2023]
    Keywords : Chief Executive Officer; Gender; Mergers and Acquisitions; Risk aversion; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study aims to examine the relationship between the gender of the CEO and target firm risk in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Sweden. Previous research has shown that there may be differences in risk attitudes and behavior between men and women, which could affect their decision-making processes in M&A transactions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Leadership Competence: Does Gender Really Matter? : A study on the operational gender diversity and its impact on financial performance and stock volatilty

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för management (MAN)

    Author : Simon Nordin; Beata Vangstad; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender Diversity; CEO Gender; Corporate Governance; Agency Theory; Resource Dependence Thoery; Firm Volatility; Financial Performance;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to take part of and contribute to the continuously ongoing debate ongender diversity, more specific about gender diversity in the operational level includingthe gender of CEO in Swedish firms across the Large cap, Mid Cap and Small Cap lists.The purpose is to analyze whether there is a statistical significance between operationalgender diversity and financial performance as well as firm volatility. READ MORE

  4. 3. Are women really more risk averse? A study on gender differences in corporate financial policy decisions

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

    Author : Anton Dahl; Lina Dahlin; [2022]
    Keywords : Gender differences; CEO gender; Risk-taking; Leverage; Cash ratio;

    Abstract : Despite the recent progression of gender diversity in managerial positions, men still outnumber women at the top. The stereotype of women as being less prone to risk is sometimes referred to as an explanation of why women do not break the glass ceiling. Our study contributes to the existing literature on gender differences in risk propensity. READ MORE

  5. 4. Inequality in Executive Compensation

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Oskar Myrgård; Erik Römpötti; [2022]
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    Abstract : Gender parity in business has been on the agenda for almost 40 years but still we see significant differences. Trying to contribute to the discussion of why that could be, this project has looked at which factors that drive male respective female CEO compensation in the S&P 500 companies. READ MORE

  6. 5. Flirting with the Investor? A Study on the Effects of Female CEOs' Signaling Value on IPO Underpricing

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Sofia Rosenblad; Beatrice Sylvan; [2022]
    Keywords : IPO Underpricing; Initial Public Offerings; Female CEO; Signaling; Information Asymmetry;

    Abstract : This study investigates the potential signaling value a female CEO emits and its effect on IPO underpricing. By using a multiple variable regression model, 249 IPOs in Sweden from 2005 to the beginning of 2022 were analyzed. The results show a slight, but statistically insignificant, increase in underpricing when the firm had a female CEO. READ MORE