Sökning: "female board of directors"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 72 uppsatser innehållade orden female board of directors.

1. 21. Female Corporate Leaders and Firm Financial Performance- A study of 152 Swedish Public Companies during the Period of 2010-2017

   C-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Författare :Astrid Lindquist; Ebba Sjöstrand; [2019]
   Nyckelord :Females as corporate leaders; Gender; Financial performance; Accounting-based measures;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis tests whether there is a relationship between the presence of female corporate leaders and firm financial performance in one of the most gender equal countries in the world- Sweden. The study involves a collection of 152 Swedish public companies during a time period of eight years- from 2010 to 2017. LÄS MER

3. 22. Board Characteristics and Corporate Social Responsibility Assurance: What Factors Matter in the U.S. Market?

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

   Författare :Xinran He; Jingyi Zhang; [2019]
   Nyckelord :Corporate social responsibility; Assurance; Voluntary disclosure; Board characteristics; Corporate governance;

   Sammanfattning : This study aims to examine the influence of board characteristics - the critical components in the corporate governance mechanisms - on the adoption of corporate social responsibility (CSR) assurance. Based on a sample of 328 listed U.S. LÄS MER

4. 23. 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

5. 24. 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

7. 25. Fe-Males - How Adding Two Letters Impacts the Relationship between CSR and Financial Performance

   Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Thea Nyrell; Corinna Caspers; [2019]
   Nyckelord :Corporate Social Responsibility; Bloomberg ESG disclosure score; Tobin’s Q; women on board of directors; CSR experience; Business and Economics;

   Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to examine how CSR experienced female directors impact the relationship between CSR and financial performance. This is performed by applying a deductive research approach and analysing panel data with fixed effects regressions. LÄS MER