Påverkar könsfördelningen i företagsledningen den finansiella prestationen?
(2021) NEKH03 20211Department 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
- 2021
- 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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