Essays about: "directors’ age"

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  1. 1. How Board and Top Management Composition Affects Sustainability Performance

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Carl Andersson; Gustaf Lind; [2023]
    Keywords : Upper echelons theory; board of directors; top management teams; ESG; CSR;

    Abstract : This study investigates sustainability performance of Swedish firms through the lens of the upper echelons theory. We test how the size, average age, and proportion of gender in boards of directors (BoDs) and top management teams (TMTs), is related to sustainability performance. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Membership heterogeneity and the cooperative`s choice of strategy : the case of Sweden’s smallest dairy cooperative

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Rebecka Lööf; Karin Sigurd; [2020]
    Keywords : collective decision making; cooperatives; heterogeneity; individual decision making; strategy;

    Abstract : Because of structural changes in the agri-food sector, the degree of heterogeneity within cooperative memberships is increasing. Heterogeneity concerns differences within a group of people, for example, as concerns age, educational level and production volume within a cooperative membership. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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

  6. 5. Mandatory Gender Quotas vs. Voluntary Targets in Corporate Boards: Can we Expect Different Types of Women Being Hired? : Evidence from Norwegian and Australian Corporate Boards

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : S.B. de Vries; [2019]
    Keywords : Corporate Governance; Affirmative Action Policy; Mandatory Gender Quotas; Voluntary Targets; First-Time- and Seasoned Female Directors; Human Capital;

    Abstract : The objective of this study is to empirically investigate the differences in human capital profile of new appointed female directors to corporate boards as a result of mandatory quotas and voluntary targets. By exploring differences in age, and human capital differences in board tenure, executive experience (CEO, CFO), number of qualifications, and the number of directorships held by these women, this study contributes to the important and current international public policy decision debate on relevance and wisdom of adopting a mandatory gender quota or introducing voluntary targets. READ MORE