Essays about: "independent women board members"

Found 2 essays containing the words independent women board members.

1. 1. Women on the board and their joint effect on accruals-based earnings management and real earnings management

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Eva Schönander; Linda von Zweigbergk; [2020-07-01]
   Keywords : accruals-based earnings management; real earnings management; board of directors; gender quota; women board members; independent women board members;

   Abstract : Much emphasis has been placed on the composition of women on the board lately. With Norway in the forefront, other countries within Europe have followed their path and implemented gender quotas on the board, and EU member countries are suggested to have 40 percent women on their boards by 2020. READ MORE

3. 2. Gender Distribution on Boards and Company’s Performance: do women on company boards impact the business’ financial performance?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Beatriz Oliveira; Réka Félix; [2020]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to examine the impact of diverse boards with one, two, three or more women in limited companies founded in Sweden in 2010 on financial performance. Firm’s characteristics as board’s gender distribution, net sales, ROE, board size and number of employees will be examined aiming to understand how these boards are composed in terms of gender diversity and the impact of it on firm’s performance. READ MORE