Essays about: "code of corporate governance."

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words code of corporate governance..

1. 1. Independent boardmembers - a recipe to reduce agency costs? : An explanatory study on Swedish firms listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm Large Cap

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Alice Brenner; Anna Ringqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Agency costs; Independent Board Members; Board Composition; Principal-Principal costs; The Swedish Corporate Governance Code;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explain how the share of independent boardmembers, controlling for different forms of independence, and agency costs correlate within Swedish firms listed on the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm list for large firms. The goal is to extend the understanding of board independence in relation to agency costs while adding empirical insight into the Swedish Code requirements on the board of directors. READ MORE

3. 2. International shareholder activism in Sweden : A study of BlackRocks’s influence in their Swedish holdings

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Mary Chan; Malin Pettersson; [2022]
   Keywords : Corporate Governance; Nomination Committee; Shareholder Activism; BlackRock; Institutional Investor.;

   Abstract : The objective of this study was to gain increased knowledge regarding BlackRock’s ability to influence their Swedish owned companies. The scope of this thesis has been to study eight companies where BlackRock have holdings. READ MORE

4. 3. Anti-doping policy: : A comparative study of implementation in Iceland and Denmark

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen Idrottsvetenskap (IDV)

   Author : Torgils Gunnarsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Anti-doping; Anti-doping policy; The Code; Governance; Good Governance; Power; Interconnections;

   Abstract : This study investigates the differences and similarities in implementation of anti-doping policy in Denmark and Iceland. Various anti-doping themes has been chosen to dig deeper into the implementation on policies between the two countries which are related to: Economy, Education, Testing and Investigation, International Cooperation, Fitness and Public Health and Research and Development. READ MORE

5. 4. Female presence within executive positions in European companies : The development in the European Union

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Klara Sjöberg; Sandra Drewniok; [2017]
   Keywords : Female presence; executive positions; gender pay gap; teritary education; legal framework;

   Abstract : Background – In today’s globalized society, it is argued that gender diversity should be visible even withintop positions in management boards, since women and men now have similar impact as entrepreneurs,directors and consumers. Instead, there is an underrepresentation of females within top decision-makingpositions, where various barriers exist for women in their career advancements. READ MORE

6. 5. Heading towards the Tipping Point? A Swedish study on tax-avoiding activities and future stock crash risk

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

   Author : Sorena Amini; Kristoffer Ottosson; [2017]
   Keywords : Agency Theory; Tax Avoidance; Crash Risk; OMXS30;

   Abstract : Using a sample consisting of Sweden's most traded stocks for the period 1999-2015, this paper provides robust evidence that long-run corporate tax avoidance increases the risk of future firm-specific stock price crashes. The findings are consistent with the agency view that the complex and opaque characteristics of tax-avoiding activities provide managers with a powerful toolkit for covering and rationalising opportunistic behaviour. READ MORE