Sökning: "Norwegian Gender Quota"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 uppsatser innehållade orden Norwegian Gender Quota.

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

   Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

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

   Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

3. 2. Mandatory Gender Quotas vs. Voluntary Targets in Corporate Boards: Can we Expect Different Types of Women Being Hired? : Evidence from Norwegian and Australian Corporate Boards

   Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :S.B. de Vries; [2019]
   Nyckelord :Corporate Governance; Affirmative Action Policy; Mandatory Gender Quotas; Voluntary Targets; First-Time- and Seasoned Female Directors; Human Capital;

   Sammanfattning : The objective of this study is to empirically investigate the differences in human capital profile of new appointed female directors to corporate boards as a result of mandatory quotas and voluntary targets. By exploring differences in age, and human capital differences in board tenure, executive experience (CEO, CFO), number of qualifications, and the number of directorships held by these women, this study contributes to the important and current international public policy decision debate on relevance and wisdom of adopting a mandatory gender quota or introducing voluntary targets. LÄS MER

4. 3. Kvotera kön eller kompetens? : Förändringar i styrelsers ekonomiska kompetens

   Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Hanna Hägg; [2018]
   Nyckelord :Gender quotas; Board structure; Tobin’s Q; Financial literacy; Könskvotering; styrelsestruktur; Tobin’s Q; ekonomisk kompetens;

   Sammanfattning : Andelen kvinnor i bolagsstyrelser i Norden har under en tid ökat. Det första landet i världen som införde en lag kring könssammansättningen i styrelser för att skapa mer jämställda styrelser är Norge. Den norska kvoteringslagen infördes 2006 och kräver att minst 40 procent av respektive kön ska representeras av styrelsens ledamöter. LÄS MER

5. 4. The Impact of the Norwegian Gender Quota on Firm Risk

   Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Författare :Linnea Engström; Maud Finberg; [2017-07-25]
   Nyckelord :Norwegian Gender Quota; Gender Effect; Firm Risk-Taking; Difference-in-Difference Model;

   Sammanfattning : We investigate the Norwegian gender quota, implemented for Norwegian listed firms’ boards in 2006, and its impact on firm risk. Using a difference-in-difference model, we find that the increase in female board representation has little impact on firm risk-taking; if anything, it increases firm risk in the long-run. LÄS MER

7. 5. The Norwegian Gender Quota Law and its Effects on Corporate Boards

   Master-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Författare :Alexander Gidlund; Tommy Lund; [2017]
   Nyckelord :gender quota; board composition; board remuneration; board size; directors’ age;

   Sammanfattning : This paper has examined which medium-term effects the Norwegian gender quota law has had on corporate boards listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange from 2009 to 2015. Wehave studied the gender quota law’s impact on different corporate board factors, such as board composition, the number of directorships held, basic remuneration, board size, andthe age of directors. LÄS MER