Essays about: "Non executive directors"

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1. 1. Board and management characteristics effect on firms' ESG scores

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Emelina Farmängen; David Olsson; [2023-07-03]
   Keywords : sustainability; ESG; performance; board characteristics; management characteristics; stakeholder theory;

   Abstract : The subject of sustainability has evolved over the years, and firms have been put into the spotlight to provide resources to manage and minimize the problems we face. This paper explores how board and management characteristics are associated with the ESG performance of large European firms, overlooking nine years. READ MORE

3. 2. How does the EU legislate within social policy? : A qualitative case study on the Commission proposal on gender balance on company boards

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Adina Persson Kehler; [2023]
   Keywords : European Union; legislative proposal; EU-policy; gender balance; multi-level governance; social policy; Euroscepticism;

   Abstract : This paper is a single-case study on the European Commission’s (the Commission) proposal for a directive on improving gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchange. I aim to study the decision-making process of the Directive and, by applying the theories of multi-level governance and social policy, examine to what extent the proposal was negotiated and watered down during the negotiation process. READ MORE

4. 3. Board of Director ‘Skin in the Game’ and Firm Performance

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Simon Olsson; Viktor Kvarnlöf; [2021-06-30]
   Keywords : Corporate governance; director ownership; board composition; director independence; director remuneration; OMX Stockholm Small Cap; ownership and performance; panel data;

   Abstract : This paper investigates the relationship between the non-executive directors’ ‘skin in the game’ and firm performance. How to best assure impartial corporate governance to limit the distance between shareholders and management has received much attention over the years. READ MORE

5. 4. Gender diversity and corporate sustainability disclosures in Swedish listed companies : A quantitative study examining female representation on boards and in the CEO role and their effects on corporate sustainability disclosures

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Fatima Al-Ramahi; Ehsan Alkhatib; [2021]
   Keywords : Corporate Sustainability Disclosures; Women; Female Representation; Gender Diversity; Board of Directors; Chief Executive Officer; Critical Mass;

   Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between female representation, women as chief executive officers, and corporate sustainability disclosures in Swedish listed companies. The used data was collected from the Swedish listed companies in Nasdaq Stockholm for the period 2017-2020. READ MORE

6. 5. Board independence and firm performance: The moderating effect of ownership concentration and shareholder protection

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Krzysztof Lipinski; [2019]
   Keywords : Tobin’s Q; Board Independence; Shareholder Concentration; Investor Protection;

   Abstract : This research studies the moderating effect of ownership concentration and the strength of investor protection on the relationship between the level of board independence, as measured by the number of non-executive directors in relation to total number of directors and the firm performance. Using a sample of 9018 observations on all non-financial publicly listed firmsin 27 OECD countries between the year 2012 and 2015. READ MORE