Essays about: "thesis on corporate governance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 103 essays containing the words thesis on corporate governance.

  1. 1. Global governance and the private sector: the impact of SDG 12 on sustainable reporting

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Kultur och samhälle

    Author : Maud Talma; [2019]
    Keywords : SDG 12; private sector; indicators; targets; global governance; CSR; Reporting on the SDGs; IR;

    Abstract : The present thesis explores the impact of SDG 12 on corporate sustainable reporting as way to show the impact of the global governance on the private sector. It is based on the up to date debates on the difficulty of global governance, the usual corporate motives behind sustainable actions, as well as the issues which relate to the use of quantitative indicators to evaluate in the SDGs. READ MORE

  3. 2. What determines CEO compensation in retail banks? : A comparative study in Sweden and the UK following the financial crisis

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi; Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Didrik Peterzén; Anja Davidsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Corporate governance; CEO compensation; Financial Crisis; Retail banks.;

    Abstract : Abstract Background: Following the financial crisis in 2008, a debate concerning excessive compensation of CEOs in retail banks arose. Previous studies have examined the association between CEO compensation and different factors namely, firm performance, board characteristics and firm size. READ MORE

  4. 3. Board Gender Diversity and Firm Financial Performance : A Study of 100 Companies Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi; Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Frida-Maria Wallgren; Philip Andersson; [2018]
    Keywords : Board Gender Diversity; corporate governance; gender quota; Tobin s Q; Blau; Shannon; board of directors; gender equality; Sweden;

    Abstract : Background:           This thesis was written in context of the debate concerning gender equality and female representation on company boards. Gender quota legislation have been implemented by various countries on a national level, and a similar regulation was proposed by the European Commission. READ MORE

  5. 4. What determines the amount of reported goodwill impairment? : An investigation of Nasdaq Stockholm OMX (OMXS)

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi; Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Gusten Friberg; Carl Åström Johansson; [2018]
    Keywords : Goodwill Impairment; IFRS 3; IAS 36; Economic Impairment; Earnings Management; Corporate Governance; Big Bath; Income Smoothing; Gender Diversity;

    Abstract : Background: The question on how to account for goodwill has long been a subject that causes big debates among actors within financial accounting. In 2004, the IASB released a new standard, IFRS 3 – Business Combinations, that changed the accounting for goodwill. READ MORE

  6. 5. How the Nordic countries approach CSR and MSI : A study of firms’ CSR actions. The Nordic model.

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Elisabeth Axelson; [2018]
    Keywords : corporate social responsibility; sustainable development; Nordic model; institutions; multi-stakeholder initiatives; UN Global Compact; SDGs.; CSR; företags samhällsansvar; hållbar utveckling; nordisk modell; institutioner; multi-stakeholder initiatives; UN Global Compact; SDGs.;

    Abstract : There is an increasing demand for the private sector to include corporate social responsibility in their business and everyday work. This thesis has studied the corporate responsibility of firms in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden), compared with firms in 18 other OECD countries. READ MORE