Essays about: "board of directors"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 202 essays containing the words board of directors.

  1. 21. Female Leaders During Crisis : A study about the impact of female board directors on firms’ financial performance during the COVID-19 pandemic

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lisa Willhans; Linnea Kossmann Lindström; [2022]
    Keywords : Leadership; Gender Diversity; Women; Board of Directors; Crisis Management; Crisis; COVID-19; Critical Mass Theory; Financial Performance;

    Abstract : This study aims to investigate how the proportion of female leaders on corporate boards affects firm financial performance during crises. The study investigates Swedish mid-cap and large- cap companies during COVID-19. READ MORE

  3. 22. Board Tenure Diversity and Firm Performance

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

    Author : Peter Lindgren; Sepand Tabari; [2022]
    Keywords : Board Tenure; Board Tenure Diversity; Firm Performance; Management Entrenchment;

    Abstract : This paper studies the potential effect that board tenure diversity has on a company's firm performance, measured in terms of Return On Average Assets, Return On Average Equity and Tobin's Q. Long-tenured directors are experienced and knowledgeable but yield a higher risk of causing managerial entrenchment than short-tenured directors who, in contrast, lack experience. READ MORE

  4. 23. 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

  5. 24. 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

  6. 25. 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