Essays about: "Busy directors"

Found 4 essays containing the words Busy directors.

  1. 1. The effect of busy boards on Tobin's Q in Swedish firms : studying firm size and ownership concentration as potential modifiers

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Emil Gellerman; Aukje de Boer; [2016]
    Keywords : busyness; busy directors; firm performance; Tobin’s Q; finance; corporate governance; concentrated ownership; boards; företagets prestation; styrelseproffs; bolagsstyrning; Tobin’s Q; finans; styrelser; koncentrerad ägarkrets;

    Abstract : Increasingly there is debate concerning the number of board memberships a person can hold before loss of quality in their work. Previous research has not reached consensus regarding the effect of busy directors on firm performance. READ MORE

  3. 2. Towards Increased Strategy Involvement of Boards in SMEs : A qualitative study mapping obstacles and exploring solutions for boards' involvement in strategy

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Martin Järbur; Christopher Nyström; [2015]
    Keywords : SME; SMEs; small and medium-sized; small and medium-sized business; small and medium-sized enterprise; family held; family owned; family business; governance; corporate governance; board; boards; board of directors; strategy; strategic; strategizing; involvement; involved; collaboration; collaborating;

    Abstract : Strategy involvement of boards in small and medium-sized businesses has not been given adequate focus in contemporary research. The main concern has been on exploring the phenomenon in large corporations, which means that the field remains fairly unexplored. The purpose of this study is two folded. READ MORE

  4. 3. Busy Directors and the Performance of Swedish Companies

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Gustav Niblaeus; Jacob Sellman; [2011]
    Keywords : Busy directors; Board of directors; Firm performance; Swedish companies; Corporate governance;

    Abstract : This study examines the relationship between directors with multiple directorships and firm performance in Sweden. The purpose of the thesis is to test the hypothesis that busy directors cannot fulfill their responsibilities adequately, which in turn impairs firm performance. READ MORE

  5. 4. Elite Directors and Firm Performance

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Mårten Bernow; Christopher Brinkeborn Beselin; [2007]
    Keywords : Elite Education; Multiple Directorships; Elite Directors; Board Elite;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the effect elite board directors have on firm performance. With reference to the social networks associated with both board appointments and elite education, a director is designated as an elite director if he or she holds multiple directorships, or is educated at an elite university. READ MORE