Essays about: "board gender diversity"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 81 essays containing the words board gender diversity.

  1. 16. 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. 17. 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

  4. 18. Critical Mass & Masculinity

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Erik Borg; Josephine Struik; [2022]
    Keywords : Board Gender Diversity; Firm Performance; Corporate Governance; Culture;

    Abstract : In this study, we investigate a non-linear relationship between board gender diversity and firm performance as suggested by the critical mass theory. Further, we examine the moderation of national culture based on institutional theory. READ MORE

  5. 19. Are Gender Board Quotas Effective? A Synthetic Control Method Analysis of the Italian Case.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Maria Letizia Avanzini; [2022]
    Keywords : Gender board quota; labour market; inequality.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The lack of women in leadership positions in the corporate sector is widespread throughout Europe. In this thesis, I study the efficacy of the Italian Gender Board Quota law no. 120/2011 in reducing such disparity in the Italian context. READ MORE

  6. 20. Does it pay to do good? A Swedish study on the relationship between corporate social performance, stock market return, and the role of gender diversity on the Board of Directors

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Cindy Wang; Clara Nielsen; [2022]
    Keywords : CSR; Gender Diversity; Stock Market Return;

    Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between corporate social performance (CSP) and stock market return, and how gender diversity on the Board of Directors (BoD) moderate this relationship. We use two different models based on data for the years 2007-2021 and 2007-2019 respectively, with datasets consisting of firms listed on the Swedish Stock Exchange. READ MORE