Essays about: "Upper echelons theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Upper echelons theory.

1. 1. Divestiture Dilemmas: The Impact of CEO Organizational Identification on Corporate Divestiture Propensity, Size, and Scope

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Markus Johansson; Sarangua Tsogtoo; [2023]
   Keywords : Divestiture; Organizational Identification; M A; Upper Echelons Theory; Agency Theory;

   Abstract : While previous research has shown that characteristics of CEOs can impact their reluctance towards engaging in divestiture activity, less is known about how CEO organizational identification (OI) influences their divestiture decisions. This study examines how CEO OI impacts a company's propensity to divest business units, the size of divestitures, and the scope of post-divestiture refocusing. READ MORE

3. 2. How Board and Top Management Composition Affects Sustainability Performance

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Carl Andersson; Gustaf Lind; [2023]
   Keywords : Upper echelons theory; board of directors; top management teams; ESG; CSR;

   Abstract : This study investigates sustainability performance of Swedish firms through the lens of the upper echelons theory. We test how the size, average age, and proportion of gender in boards of directors (BoDs) and top management teams (TMTs), is related to sustainability performance. READ MORE

4. 3. Who run the boards? : A quantitative study on the effects of board gender diversity on firm financial performance

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Alva Falk; Anna Fransson; [2022]
   Keywords : Governance; gender diversity; board composition; firm performance; critical mass;

   Abstract : Purpose: This thesis aims to explain the relationship between board gender diversity, measured as the proportion of women on boards and different board categories, and firm financial performance.  Methodology: This study was conducted through a quantitative method with a deductive and cross-sectional approach. READ MORE

5. 4. Mirroring Gender Diversity: is Reporting a Reflection ofthe TMT? : A Quantitative Study of Gender Diversity Disclosure in Swedish State-Owned Enterprises

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Stina Karlsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Gender Diversity Disclosure; Visual Disclosure; Upper-echelons Theory; Top Management Team; State-owned Enterprises; Institutional Logics; Hybridity;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to explain how the gender diversity of the top management team affects the disclosure strategy regarding gender diversity, in state-owned enterprises. The study, in addition, tests if hybridity, conceptualized as conflicting institutional logics, has a moderating effect on this relationship. READ MORE

6. 5. What CEO characteristics and strategic choices impact company growth and success in the IT consultant industry in Sweden?

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Emil Einerskog; [2022]
   Keywords : Growth in small business; Upper echelons theory and entrepreneurship.;

   Abstract : Background. Sweden is one the countries that have the highest survival rate amongst new companies in all of Europe but still it is only about 60 percent out of start-ups that survive the first five years [51]. The data from looking over longer time periods also shows a 60 percent survival rate for a five-year period [51]. READ MORE