Sökning: "board gender quotas"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 30 uppsatser innehållade orden board gender quotas.

1. 11. Kvotering i bolagsstyrelser : Finns det en påverkan på bolagens lönsamhet?

   Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan Dalarna/Företagsekonomi

   Författare :Marcus Bertilsson; Johan Nylander; [2019]
   Nyckelord :Women on boards; women in corporate boards; gender equality; quotas; Women on boards; kvinnor i styrelser; kvinnor i bolagsstyrelser; jämställdhet; kvotering;

   Sammanfattning : Syfte: Syftet är att undersöka om tvingande kvotering kommer att ha en effekt på ROA och tillväxt för svenska bolag noterade på Large Cap. Metod: Studiens metod är kvantitativ och har en deduktiv ansats. Författarna har gjort multipla regressionsanalyser i statistikprogrammet Stata. LÄS MER

3. 12. Do ‘soft law’ gender quotas for corporate boards work? Evidence from Sweden

   Magister-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Leonie Dikkeschei; [2019]
   Nyckelord :Board structure; corporate governance; ethics; gender quota; regulations; firm performance;

   Sammanfattning : This study shows the effects of the ‘soft’ board gender quota in Sweden enacted in 2006. Using a sample of 2,181 firm-year observations, Swedish listed firms do increase the percentage of females after the enactment of the quota, but this effect is not coming due to the quota. LÄS MER

4. 13. Towards Equal Participation in Leadership - An empirical study on the short-term effects of a mandatory gender quota on supervisory boards in Germany

   D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Författare :Harini Annadanam; Aylin Shawkat; [2019]
   Nyckelord :Demand and supply of labor; labor discrimination; economics of gender; firm performance; firm employment decisions;

   Sammanfattning : With growing pressure for policy makers to address the underrepresentation of women in corporate leadership roles, it is important to analyze the effectiveness of board quotas as a demand-side intervention. This thesis examines the short-term effects of a mandatory gender quota on supervisory boards implemented in Germany in January 2016. LÄS MER

5. 14. 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

7. 15. Board Gender Diversity and Firm performance: How do Educational Levels and Board Gender Quotas affect this Relationship? Evidence from Europe

   Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Inga Merit Schmidt; [2019]
   Nyckelord :board gender diversity; firm performance; board of directors; educational background; board gender quotas;

   Sammanfattning : The majority of previous research in the field of board diversity was dedicated to the direct link between board gender diversity and firm performance. Grounded in Agency- and Resource dependence theory, this thesis expands on this research and examines the main relationship including the influence of two additional factors: educational level of female directors and mandatory board gender quotas. LÄS MER