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Påverkar könsfördelningen i företagsledningen den finansiella prestationen?

Strauss, Andrea LU and Altefelt, Ebba (2021) NEKH03 20211
Department of Economics
Abstract
The complex issue of gender equality is a nation-wide, well-discussed topic and issue. Despite Sweden being one of the most equal countries in the world, gender distribution in top management groups of the top listed firms does not quite uphold Sweden's general reputation. As no real determinants, except the physical, can differentiate competence between the two genders, this study aims to investigate whether women's representation in top management groups has an impact on financial performance of listed corporations. The study sample constituted the 100 firms with the highest return listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange over the time period 2016-2020. The theoretical perspectives applied were the ‘Upper Echelon Theory’ and ‘The Glass... (More)
The complex issue of gender equality is a nation-wide, well-discussed topic and issue. Despite Sweden being one of the most equal countries in the world, gender distribution in top management groups of the top listed firms does not quite uphold Sweden's general reputation. As no real determinants, except the physical, can differentiate competence between the two genders, this study aims to investigate whether women's representation in top management groups has an impact on financial performance of listed corporations. The study sample constituted the 100 firms with the highest return listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange over the time period 2016-2020. The theoretical perspectives applied were the ‘Upper Echelon Theory’ and ‘The Glass Roof Theory’. The relationship between women's presence in top management and financial performance was explored quantitatively using multiple panel regression analyses. To measure financial performance estimates of return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE) were used. The study finds that although there is no significant relationship between the proportion of female representatives in the top management team and ROA, there is a significant relationship between the proportion of female representatives in the top management team and ROE. (Less)
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author
Strauss, Andrea LU and Altefelt, Ebba
supervisor
organization
course
NEKH03 20211
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Top management team, gender diversity, financial performance, return on assets, return on equity.
language
Swedish
id
9057441
date added to LUP
2021-07-05 13:32:27
date last changed
2021-07-05 13:32:27
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  abstract     = {{The complex issue of gender equality is a nation-wide, well-discussed topic and issue. Despite Sweden being one of the most equal countries in the world, gender distribution in top management groups of the top listed firms does not quite uphold Sweden's general reputation. As no real determinants, except the physical, can differentiate competence between the two genders, this study aims to investigate whether women's representation in top management groups has an impact on financial performance of listed corporations. The study sample constituted the 100 firms with the highest return listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange over the time period 2016-2020. The theoretical perspectives applied were the ‘Upper Echelon Theory’ and ‘The Glass Roof Theory’. The relationship between women's presence in top management and financial performance was explored quantitatively using multiple panel regression analyses. To measure financial performance estimates of return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE) were used. The study finds that although there is no significant relationship between the proportion of female representatives in the top management team and ROA, there is a significant relationship between the proportion of female representatives in the top management team and ROE.}},
  author       = {{Strauss, Andrea and Altefelt, Ebba}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Påverkar könsfördelningen i företagsledningen den finansiella prestationen?}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}