Essays about: "Nomination Committee"

Found 5 essays containing the words Nomination Committee.

  1. 1. International shareholder activism in Sweden : A study of BlackRocks’s influence in their Swedish holdings

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Mary Chan; Malin Pettersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Corporate Governance; Nomination Committee; Shareholder Activism; BlackRock; Institutional Investor.;

    Abstract : The objective of this study was to gain increased knowledge regarding BlackRock’s ability to influence their Swedish owned companies. The scope of this thesis has been to study eight companies where BlackRock have holdings. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Corporate Governance in Sweden - A Success Story?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Maximilian Schmidt; Magnus Swärdh; [2014]
    Keywords : Corporate Governance; Sweden; Compliance; Performance; Cost of Capital; Cost of Equity; Cost of Debt; Board Composition; Audit Committee; Nomination Committee; Remuneration Committee; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper takes a performance-based approach to corporate governance and investigates whether compliance with the corporate governance code in Sweden equates to a lower cost of capital, measured as cost of equity, cost of debt and the weighted average of these, the WACC. The premonition is that adherence to governance codes should lower the risk profile of the firm, leading investors and creditors to requiring a lower premium to associate themselves with the firm financially. READ MORE

  5. 4. INTERPRETATIONS OF A CULTURAL LANDSCAPE : CASE STUDY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF ADAPTIVE CO- MANAGEMENT IN BALI’S SUBAK CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

    University essay from Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Gabriella Silfwerbrand; [2012]
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    Abstract : Cultural landscapes are places that have developed distinct characteristics from the interaction of people and nature. Actors with different roles in a cultural landscape will interpret the value of the landscape features differently. READ MORE

  6. 5. Internal Corporate Governance Controls and Its Impact on Business Ethics

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för management

    Author : Thao Pham and Marta Hnevkovska Kubisova; [2011]
    Keywords : Business Ethics; Internal Controls; Corporate Governance; Management Control System;

    Abstract : Purpose of this thesis is to describe internal corporate governance controls that businesses use to control and direct the companies’ operations and how these controls impact companies’ business ethics. Author posed three research questions: What internal corporate governance controls are used at different levels in research companies?; How can we determine whether companies, given their characteristics, have more elaborate internal control systems?; and How do research companies communicate internal corporate governance controls to their involved parties in order to maintain a high level of business ethics?. READ MORE