Essays about: "diversity in boards"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 56 essays containing the words diversity in boards.

1. 16. Gender Distribution on Boards and Company’s Performance: do women on company boards impact the business’ financial performance?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Beatriz Oliveira; Réka Félix; [2020]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to examine the impact of diverse boards with one, two, three or more women in limited companies founded in Sweden in 2010 on financial performance. Firm’s characteristics as board’s gender distribution, net sales, ROE, board size and number of employees will be examined aiming to understand how these boards are composed in terms of gender diversity and the impact of it on firm’s performance. READ MORE

3. 17. En plan för naturen : natur- och kulturmiljövårdsprogrammet Från Bjäre till Österlen och dess betydelse för fysisk planering

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Ylva Eriksson; [2019]
   Keywords : planeringsunderlag; naturvårdsprogram; naturvård; fysisk planering; kunskapsöverföring;

   Abstract : Denna studie undersöker Kristianstad läns Natur- och kulturmiljövårdsprogram, Från Bjäre till Österlen, från 1996 och dess betydelse för den fysiska planeringen i Hässleholms kommun. Den pågående förlusten av biologisk mångfald (FN 1992) understryker behovet av fördjupad kunskap om landskapets naturvärden. READ MORE

4. 18. 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. 19. Organizational and Board Characteristics’ Impact on Female Board Representation: Evidence from Swedish Publicly Listed Financial Firms

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Sandra Gadd; Therese Gustafsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Gender Diversity; Female Board Representation; Financial Industry; Board Composition; Resource Dependence Theory; Institutional Theory;

   Abstract : Background - The underrepresentation of women in corporate boardrooms has been a central corporate governance issue for decades; still, improvement is made at a slow pace and varies by industry sector. On average, the Swedish financial industry displays high levels of female board representation compared to other industry sectors; however, there are large differences between the companies. READ MORE

6. 20. Socially Sustainable Planning for Ursvik’s Development and Integration

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Kristen Koehler; [2018]
   Keywords : Housing Development; Residential Segregation; Integration; Swedish Housing Market; Stockholm Development; Bostadsutveckling; Bostadssegregation; Integration; Svenska bostadsmarknaden; Stockholms utveckling;

   Abstract : As the City of Stockholm continues to grow, there is a looming fear that there will not be enough housing for a growing population. Municipalities within Stockholm County are building up their housing stock to contribute solutions to the infamous housing crisis that is on the rise. READ MORE