Essays about: "board age"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 88 essays containing the words board age.

  1. 1. Investigation of the Swedish study aid system : Significance of potential system misuse

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Povilas Keniausis; Dmitri Kolyarchik; [2023]
    Keywords : CSN; economic student aid; Swedish study aid; student loan effects.;

    Abstract : Since the introduction of CSN (Centrala studiestödsnämnden/Swedish Board of StudentFinance), the amount of students entering higher education has drastically increased. Along-term investigation has been conducted by the Swedish Financial Department(Finansdepartementet) in order to identify potential ways of improvement of the Swedishstudy aid system. 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. From Coffee Breaks to Communication Breakthroughs : A Quantitative Study of a Fika Campaign: Shaping Strategic Communication in the Digital Age

    University essay from

    Author : Annie Elwin Segolsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Strategic communication; technology use; campaign effectiveness; demographic factors; Strategisk kommunikation; teknikanvändning; kampanj effektivitet; demografiska faktorer;

    Abstract : This research paper investigates the effectiveness of a campaign conducted by me and SJ to recruit new members on board trains, focusing on the interplay between strategic communication, demographic factors and technology use. With the increasing majority of online platforms and the pervasiveness of smartphones, the study recognizes the significance of mobile media and technologies like QR codes in shaping everyday experiences. READ MORE

  5. 4. Differences and similarities in stand characteristics after prescribed burning and wildfire : implications for conservation of forest biodiversity

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Hannah Sophie Jakob; [2023]
    Keywords : coarse woody debris; conservation; biodiversity; boreal forest; Daldinia loculata; Fennoscandia; prescribed burning; regeneration; wildfire; woodpecker;

    Abstract : 1. Wildfires are a natural disturbance in the boreal forests of Fennoscandia and have shaped and formed forests in the past, resulting in very heterogeneous forests containing large amounts of dead and living trees in various age classes. READ MORE

  6. 5. What affects what and what affects that? : A quantitative study on risk and uncertainty’s influence on change in strategic decision making and the moderating role of corporate governance mechanisms.

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Lucas Farbotko; Jonatan Ödéen; [2023]
    Keywords : Risk; uncertainty; strategic decisions; corporate governance; corporate governance mechanisms; moderating effects;

    Abstract : Background: Risk and uncertainty as a concept resides in unknown results and uncertainties with the ability of affecting firms. With its ability to affect, comes the necessity for firms to adapt in its corporate strategic decision making. Corporate governance in its broad terms has been shown to impact strategic decision making. READ MORE