Essays about: "women board members"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words women board members.

  1. 1. From Coffee Breaks to Communication Breakthroughs : A Quantitative Study of a Fika Campaign: Shaping Strategic Communication in the Digital Age

    University essay from

    Author : Annie Elwin Segolsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Strategic communication; technology use; campaign effectiveness; demographic factors; Strategisk kommunikation; teknikanvändning; kampanj effektivitet; demografiska faktorer;

    Abstract : This research paper investigates the effectiveness of a campaign conducted by me and SJ to recruit new members on board trains, focusing on the interplay between strategic communication, demographic factors and technology use. With the increasing majority of online platforms and the pervasiveness of smartphones, the study recognizes the significance of mobile media and technologies like QR codes in shaping everyday experiences. READ MORE

  3. 2. The likelihood and financial effect of merger and acquisitions on Nordic listed firms: the role of women on the board

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Ellen Allgurin; Hanna Wikberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Gender Diversity; Corporate Governance; M A transaction; Critical Mass; Financial Performance;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to explore whether female board members on Nordic listed firms have an impact on the likelihood of performing an M&A transaction. Additionally, it investigates women's impact on financial performance. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. 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

  6. 5. Can corporate governance, as a signal of the level of agency cost, have an impact on IPO underpricing? A study on 115 Swedish IPO firms

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Filippa Larsson Nathhorst; Sara Wikström; [2020]
    Keywords : Initial Public Offering; Underpricing; Corporate governance; Board structure; Agency costs;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates whether corporate governance can signal the level of agency costs and have an impact on the IPO underpricing. By researching 115 Swedish IPO firms between the years 2000 and 2019, the study conducts a number of multiple variable regressions using four board structure variables. READ MORE