Essays about: "upper echelons theory"

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1. 6. Effects of CFO Characteristics on the Use of Management Control Systems - An Upper Echelons Perspective

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Elias Alvebro; David Eliasson; [2020-07-01]
   Keywords : Upper echelons theory; management control systems; CFO characteristics; levers of control; gender; business education; marital status;

   Abstract : Recent management control research suggests that managerial characteristics influence the design and use of management control systems (MCS). This study draws on upper echelons theory and Simons’ levers of control framework to examine how CFO characteristics affect the use of MCS. READ MORE

3. 7. Managerial Risk-Taking Behaviors of CEOs in Family Businesses : Applying the Upper Echelons Theory on Family Businesses’ CEOs

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Erik Gustavsson; Jose Antonio Amador Regalado; [2020]
   Keywords : Manegerial Risk-Taking; Upper Echelons Theory; Family Business; Family and Non-Family CEOs;

   Abstract : Background Nowadays the amount of research regarding the family business context has improved meaningfully. However, the field of family business could still be considered immature and with existing gaps in its literature. READ MORE

4. 8. Top management teams’ demographics effect on earnings management - A Swedish perspective

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Axel Gunnarsson; Jim Johansson; [2019-08-09]
   Keywords : Top management teams; upper echelons theory; earnings management; accruals; real activity;

   Abstract : We study whether the demographic characteristics of top management teams influence earnings management, by using a sample of Swedish listed firms from 2010-2014. Our findings suggest that the demographic characteristics (i.e. READ MORE

5. 9. 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

6. 10. Characterisky?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Victoria Johnsson; Malin Vegelius; [2018]
   Keywords : CEO; CFO; financial risk; upper echelon; solidity; gearing ratio; interest coverage ratio; debt EBITDA ratio; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how financial risk-taking within companies is related to the CEOs’ and CFOs’ personal characteristics. Theoretical framework: Using the Upper Echelons Theory (UET) (Hambrick & Mason, 1984) and a literature review of previous studies of the UET, hypotheses are built with the aim to investigate the relationship between the UET characteristics and financial risk. READ MORE