Essays about: "chairman of the board"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words chairman of the board.

1. 1. Mastering the shift: exploring external CEO successions in a comparative case study

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Nils Karlflo; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Actor-Network Theory; ANT; actors; negotiations; Sociology of translation; Management; Corporate Governance; CEO successions; CEO retirements; CEO departure; chief executive officer; boards; chairman of the board; externalizing; owner-led; owner-steered; owner-led companies; process theory; translation theory; family successions;

   Abstract : This paper critically examines the claim made by previous research that explains CEO successions as a result of a linear process, influenced by isolated factors of causality succeeding one another. Thus, it seeks to provide a more nuanced understanding of the process of CEO successions, acknowledges the complexity, ambiguity, and unpredictability in its nature. READ MORE

3. 2. Private Equity’s Value Creation Levers for Green Returns : Three Case Studies of Growth-Orientated SMEs

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Produktionsekonomi

   Author : Greta Björkman; Oscar Schwartz Blicke; [2023]
   Keywords : Private Equity; Value Creation; Active Ownership; Sustainable Investments; Corporate Governance;

   Abstract : Sustainable investing is an investment trend that has arisen in the past decade. The private equity industry has proven effective in providing financial returns and is increasingly shifting its focus towards green assets. READ MORE

4. 3. CEO duality’s effect on firm performance : A comparison between the agency- and stewardship theory

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

   Author : Victor Sjöstrand; Albert Svensson Kanstedt; [2022]
   Keywords : CEO duality; Stewardship theory; Agency theory; Institutional theory; CEO power; CEO discretion; USA; Sweden; Japan;

   Abstract : Background: CEO duality has been a highly discussed topic for the last 20 years. The trend shows that more and more companies and countries move towards a separation of the roles of CEO and chairman of the board, but the empirical results show little evidence that this is beneficial for firm performance. READ MORE

5. 4. Do Swedish Firms Pay Their Boards Excessive Compensation? - A study on the economic determinants and effects of excessive board compensation among Swedish firms

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Karin Bengtsson; Erica Wollin Björk; [2019-08-08]
   Keywords : Determinants of Board Compensation; Excessive; Chairman; Member; Corporate Governance; Agency Theory; Ownership; Performance; Risk;

   Abstract : Corporate governance and board issues have not only gained interest due to well-known governance failures such as the 2001 Enron scandal, rather, the field has been of interest at least since 1776 and the development of Smith’s Wealth of Nations. Due to corporations’ immense contribution to economic activity, their agency problems and costs remain substantial. READ MORE

6. 5. Female Corporate Leaders and Firm Financial Performance- A study of 152 Swedish Public Companies during the Period of 2010-2017

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Astrid Lindquist; Ebba Sjöstrand; [2019]
   Keywords : Females as corporate leaders; Gender; Financial performance; Accounting-based measures;

   Abstract : This thesis tests whether there is a relationship between the presence of female corporate leaders and firm financial performance in one of the most gender equal countries in the world- Sweden. The study involves a collection of 152 Swedish public companies during a time period of eight years- from 2010 to 2017. READ MORE