Essays about: "Corporate governance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 363 essays containing the words Corporate governance.

  1. 1. Financialisation and Shareholder Value : Concepts of Governance in the Swedish Market for Corporate Control: 1983-2008

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Pontus Blüme; [2021]
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  3. 2. Board Tenure: To Limit or Not To Limit?

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

    Author : Gustaf De La Motte; Jakob Hägglund; [2021]
    Keywords : Board Tenure; Corporate Governance; Corruption; Firm Performance;

    Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between board tenure and firm performance and how this relationship may be affected by corruption. We use two multivariable regression models on a dataset consisting of firm-year observations from 39 selected countries in different economic and political development stages during 2011-2019. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Role of Controllers in State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in developing countries. : An exploratory qualitative study of the role of Controllers in a State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in developing countries, in Gambia and Rwanda.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi; Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Camara Bafoday; Uwizeyimana Samuel Cousin; [2021]
    Keywords : Controllers; control systems; state-owned enterprises; developing countries;

    Abstract : Purpose: The main purpose of this research is to do an exploratory study on the role of controllers in state-owned enterprises in developing countries, specifically in Gambia and Rwanda. The study aims also at identifying challenges that controllers are facing and how they manage them and also showing the key differences between controllers in State-owned enterprises (SOEs) and private enterprises. READ MORE

  5. 4. Female Directors on Corporate Boards of private firms: A study on the impact of board gender diversity on firm performance and corporate risk

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

    Author : Hannah Bozorgnia; Filippa Söderlind; [2021]
    Keywords : Gender diversity; Board of Directors; Critical Mass; Financial performance; Corporate risk;

    Abstract : This thesis examines whether female board of directors in private firms can influence firm financial performance and corporate risk. First, the study investigates if gender diversity in boards per se has an influence on firm performance and risk. READ MORE

  6. 5. Corporate Social Responsibility in Variegated Political Environments: A Comparative Study of CSR Disclosure between China and Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Xu Kang; [2021]
    Keywords : Corporate social responsibility; institutional theory; political-institutional environment; corporate governance; China; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a widely publicised corporate practice that has become widespread across the globe in the context of globalisation. Still, past research has found considerable variation in the understanding and practice of CSR among companies in different national contexts. READ MORE