Essays about: "board gender diversity"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 81 essays containing the words board gender diversity.

1. 21. The likelihood and financial effect of merger and acquisitions on Nordic listed firms: the role of women on the board

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

   Author : Ellen Allgurin; Hanna Wikberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Gender Diversity; Corporate Governance; M A transaction; Critical Mass; Financial Performance;

   Abstract : This thesis seeks to explore whether female board members on Nordic listed firms have an impact on the likelihood of performing an M&A transaction. Additionally, it investigates women's impact on financial performance. READ MORE

3. 22. Gender diversity and firm performance : A study of how female representation on Board of Directors and Top Management Teams of Swedish listed firms affect financial performance

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Matilda Lindeborg; Anna Vögeli; [2021]
   Keywords : Women; gender diversity; Board of Directors; Top Management Teams; financial performance; critical mass;

   Abstract : This study investigates if the proportion of women on Board of Directors (BOD) and Top Management Teams (TMT) in Swedish listed firms affect the financial performance. Using a sample of 1,432 firm-year observations for firms listed at Nasdaq Stockholm during the years 2012-2019, the study estimates multiple regressions to investigate the association between proportion of women on BODs and TMTs and firms’ financial performance, measured as ROA, ROE and Tobin’s Q. READ MORE

4. 23. Breaking the glass ceiling : How to increase diversity in boards of directors in small and medium-sized enterprises in Denmark

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Casper Mose Hansen; Clementina Chifuel Manasseh; [2021]
   Keywords : Boards of Directors; Breaking the glass ceiling; Open Positions; Quotas; Diversity; Small and medium-sized companies; Networks; Culture.;

   Abstract : Breaking the glass ceiling of boards of directors has been a hot topic globally for over a decade without any significant results. With an increase in demand for sustainable companies, the current composition of most of the boards of directors is contradictory, where homogeneous boards of directors are more a rule than an exception. READ MORE

5. 24. Better Sorry Than Safe? : An evaluation of Scandinavian acquirers participating in European mergers and acquisitions between 2010-2017

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Anton Joakimson; Olle Lyrfors; [2021]
   Keywords : M A; mergers and acquisitions; Scandinavia; ESG; ESG-score; ESG-ranking; public traded company; financial performance; ROE; ROA; ROIC; EBIT-margin; merger; acquisition; hubris hypothesis; hindsight bias; competition authority; key ratio;

   Abstract : Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are a popular way of growing a company. This is challenged by previous research that shows that an M&A-transaction generally harms the financial key metrics of the acquiring company. READ MORE

6. 25. 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