Essays about: "Females on Boards"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words Females on Boards.

  1. 1. Female managers in the mining industry : A qualitative study on how work experience and social network affect female career development

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Josefine Sildeman; Frida Vennström; [2023]
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    Abstract : On average, a person consumes massive amounts of metals and minerals extracted fromthe Swedish mining industry. New technologies and innovations are changing the waythe mining industry operates to become more modern. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Do ‘soft law’ gender quotas for corporate boards work? Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Leonie Dikkeschei; [2019]
    Keywords : Board structure; corporate governance; ethics; gender quota; regulations; firm performance;

    Abstract : This study shows the effects of the ‘soft’ board gender quota in Sweden enacted in 2006. Using a sample of 2,181 firm-year observations, Swedish listed firms do increase the percentage of females after the enactment of the quota, but this effect is not coming due to the quota. READ MORE

  5. 4. Female Corporate Leaders and Firm Financial Performance- A study of 152 Swedish Public Companies during the Period of 2010-2017

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Astrid Lindquist; Ebba Sjöstrand; [2019]
    Keywords : Females as corporate leaders; Gender; Financial performance; Accounting-based measures;

    Abstract : This thesis tests whether there is a relationship between the presence of female corporate leaders and firm financial performance in one of the most gender equal countries in the world- Sweden. The study involves a collection of 152 Swedish public companies during a time period of eight years- from 2010 to 2017. READ MORE

  6. 5. Gender composition on the board of directors and firm performance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jonna Tillenius; Marianne Lango; [2018]
    Keywords : Board of directors; Gender diversity; Gender quota; Firm value; Financial performance; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine if it exists a relationship between gender diversity on the board of directors and firm performance and to answer if a legislated gender quota for corporate boards would affect the performance of Swedish public firms. The approach in this study is quantitative and conducted on 48 large cap companies listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm, during the time period 2007-2016. READ MORE