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  1. 6. What Difference Does It Make? : Comparative Panel Data Analysis of the Relationship Between CSR Initiatives and Board Composition in Sweden and the United States

    Master-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet (USBE); Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Författare :Kristina Björling; Viktor Hansson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :CSR; ESG; Corporate Governance; Gender Diversity; Board Independence; CEO Duality; Inclusion; Board Compositions; Agency Theory; Resource Dependence Theory; Critical Mass Theory; Hofstede’s National Cultural Theory.;

    Sammanfattning : More companies have responded to the call for action, increasing their attention to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Corporate governance structures have proven to have an effect on how well companies are able to facilitate a sustainable trajectory, all influenced by values and norms. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Board diversity, an unsolvable problem? : A comprehensive study about Swedish and Danish listed companies on how board diversification affects a performance measure.

    Magister-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Författare :Jonathan Nagy; Oscar Gustavsson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Gender quotas; Sweden; Denmark; Tokenism; Research and Development; Earnings per share volatility; Growth in earnings per share volatility; Diversity; Board of directors; Fraction of women; EU directive 2022 2381 ; Könskvotering; Sverige; Danmark; Tokenism; Forskning och utveckling; Vinst per aktie volatilitet; Tillväxt i vinst per aktie volatilitet; Mångfald; Styrelse; Andel av kvinnor; EU-direktiv 2022 2381 ;

    Sammanfattning : On the surface, Sweden and Denmark are two similar countries, but behind the closed boardroom doors, things look different. These two countries have chosen different approaches to achieving their goals and the diversification within the boards differs markedly. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Staying alive - On the composition of corporate boards and financial distress risk

    C-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Författare :Markus Nilsson; Joel Robling; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Corporate governance; Financial distress; Agency theory; Logistic regression; Board composition;

    Sammanfattning : This study investigates the relationship between corporate governance and financial distress, considering a sample of 237 publicly listed Swedish firms between 2011 and 2021. The two phenomena have been frequently discussed in academia, and in line with prior literature, an agency theory perspective permeates the analysis. LÄS MER

  5. 9. The Impact of Board Gender Diversity on Firm Capital Structure: A Quantitative Study on S&P 500 firms

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Daniel Erik Mittag-Leffler; Kabir Sehgal; [2023]
    Nyckelord :board gender diversity; capital structure; critical mass; female risk aversion; leverage; debt-to-capital; trade-off theory; pecking order theory; agency theory.; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : Purpose: The objective of this study is to determine whether or not board gender diversity influences the capital structures of S&P 500 firms. This is done based on the premise of female risk aversion and conventional capital structure and agency issues theories. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Relationen mellan mångfald inom bolagsstyrelsen och finansiell lönsamhet : En kvantitativ studie om mångfald inom bolagsstyrelsen och dess inverkan på finansiell lönsamhet hos svenska börsnoterade bolag.

    Kandidat-uppsats, Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Författare :Oscar Eriksson; Basil Mansour; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Diversity; gender distribution; age distribution; company boards; financial performance; listed companies; Mångfald; könsfördelning; åldersfördelning; bolagsstyrelser; finansiell prestation; börsnoterade bolag;

    Sammanfattning : In the autumn of 2022, the EU decided to introduce a quota for female board members in listed companies. This study examines how the age and gender of board members and chairpersons in the board of directors affect the future financial performance of companies. LÄS MER