Essays about: "Foreign Directors"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Foreign Directors.

  1. 1. What Really Matters in the Boardroom?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Elin Stakeberg; Josefine Gunnarsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Board of Directors; Board Effectiveness; Board Size; Gender Diversity; Multiple Directorships; Independence; Foreign Directors; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The composition and lack of diversity on corporate boards has for years been scrutinized. In light of multiple corporate scandals, what it takes to make a board effective has been a hot topic of debate. READ MORE

  3. 2. Internationalization: A Look Into How Content Creation is Able to Create Brand Awareness When Entering New International Markets

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Elias Killander; Anton Ehn; Joshua Steinlechner; [2020]
    Keywords : B2B; Market Entry Strategy; Digital Content Marketing; International Companies; Relational Market Entry Strategy; Digital Market Entry Strategy; Brand Awareness;

    Abstract : A large number of changes in the world of business has led to increased attention directed towards business-to-business (B2B) branding. Companies have gradually shifted their marketing efforts to the Internet and social media in order to create brand awareness when entering new international markets. READ MORE

  4. 3. Institutional Investors and Board Independence : The case of Sweden.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

    Author : Kudzai Mandaza; Neba Mirad; [2020]
    Keywords : Corporate Governance; Foreign Institutional Investors; Board Independence;

    Abstract : This study provides an insight into the behavior of foreign institutional investors in Swedish corporate governance matters. We look at the presence of foreign institutional investors on the Swedish nomination committee and their voting power, to show their influence on board independence in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 4. Earnings management and shareholder activism: The impact of foreign directors

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Shenyu Chen; [2019]
    Keywords : shareholder activism; earnings management; foreign directors; agency theory; regulation distance;

    Abstract : Earnings management is widely implemented by managers, which may be the result of weak monitoring. This study is based on 140 companies to capture the effect of shareholder activism (proxied by shareholder proposals) on earnings management. READ MORE

  6. 5. Foreign ownership and foreign directors – the effects on firm performance in Japan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Adam Bremholm; [2015]
    Keywords : Corporate governance; foreign directors; foreign ownership; firm performance; Japan; Anglo-American; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to analyze whether internationalization affects firm performance in Japanese firms. Internationalization is examined through the degree of foreign ownership and the inclusion of one or more outsider foreign directors. READ MORE