Essays about: "gender diversity board"

Showing result 41 - 45 of 81 essays containing the words gender diversity board.

1. 41. Does Board Structure Impact Financial Performance and Corporate Risk?

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Eshita Mishra; Selma Salah; [2019]
   Keywords : Corporate Governance; Corporate Risk; Board Size; Gender Diversity; Financial Performance;

   Abstract : This paper examines the impact of board structure, in terms of board size and board gender diversity, on financial performance and corporate risk in Sweden. The study uses data on firms listed on Nasdaq Stockholm between 2014 and 2018. READ MORE

3. 42. The Effect of Board Diversity on Corporate Performance : the Case of Swedish State-Owned Enterprises as Hybrid Organizations

   University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Fakulteten för ekonomi

   Author : Fabian Moser; Valieta Shabanaj; [2019]
   Keywords : State-owned enterprises; hybrid organizations; corporate governance; board of directors; board diversity; corporate performance;

   Abstract : This study examines how board diversity and characteristics of directors affect the financial and non-financial performance of Swedish state-owned enterprises (SOEs). SOEs are characterized by state ownership, goal complexity, governmental funding and control and are therefore typical examples of hybrid organizations that purse both commercial and political logics. READ MORE

4. 43. Organizational and Board Characteristics’ Impact on Female Board Representation: Evidence from Swedish Publicly Listed Financial Firms

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Sandra Gadd; Therese Gustafsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Gender Diversity; Female Board Representation; Financial Industry; Board Composition; Resource Dependence Theory; Institutional Theory;

   Abstract : Background - The underrepresentation of women in corporate boardrooms has been a central corporate governance issue for decades; still, improvement is made at a slow pace and varies by industry sector. On average, the Swedish financial industry displays high levels of female board representation compared to other industry sectors; however, there are large differences between the companies. READ MORE

5. 44. What Matters in Swedish Corporate Governance?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Axel Edholm; Ludvig Karlsson; [2018]
   Keywords : Corporate governance; firm performance; Agency Theory; board size; gender diversity; director ownership and dividend policy.;

   Abstract : By using five measures of corporate governance, this paper sheds light on the relationship between corporate governance, firm performance and firm valuation in a sample of large Swedish firms between 2013-2016. The study is conducted on the grounds of the Agency Theory as proposed by Jensen and Meckling (1976) and influenced by corporate governance research by Bhagat and Bolton (2008). READ MORE

6. 45. Board Gender Diversity and Firm Performance: TheEffect of National Culture

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : A.A.J. Scheppink; [2018]
   Keywords : Board gender diversity; firm performance; national culture; corporate governance; board of directors;

   Abstract : This paper examines the moderating effect of national culture on the relationship betweenboard gender diversity and corporate financial performance. To test the hypotheses, FixedEffects regression is used in combination with a sample of 1,499 firms from 23 countries and7,125 firm-year observations over a time frame of seven years. READ MORE