Differences in compensation between men and women on manager level - Quantitative review of Scandinavian managers ratio between fixed and non-fixed compensation
(2021) NEKH02 20211Department of Economics
- Abstract (Swedish)
- This essay examines the relationship between manager compensation and gender. More specifically what kind of compensation Scandinavian managers receive depending on their gender. Due to previous research the hypothesis of this essay is that women are less inclined to receive non-fixable compensation then their male counterparts. This hypothesis was not able to be proven in the study as the results were insignificant. However this gave rise to another interesting question whether the insignificant result was due to an actual minimal difference between male and female managers compensation packages in Scandinavia or statistical errors, such as to small sample or rather big omission.
The majority of previous studies conducted in other... (More) - This essay examines the relationship between manager compensation and gender. More specifically what kind of compensation Scandinavian managers receive depending on their gender. Due to previous research the hypothesis of this essay is that women are less inclined to receive non-fixable compensation then their male counterparts. This hypothesis was not able to be proven in the study as the results were insignificant. However this gave rise to another interesting question whether the insignificant result was due to an actual minimal difference between male and female managers compensation packages in Scandinavia or statistical errors, such as to small sample or rather big omission.
The majority of previous studies conducted in other regions of the world have shown a difference between female and male compensation on manger level. Alongside those studies are a theoretical framework consisting of studies showing women are less risk taking, have a lower financial literacy and harder time accumulating wealth due to societal structure. Evidently explaining why women are less inclined to invest money in financial products or in this case accept non-fixed compensation. On the other hand there are some studies that show equal pay between men and women on manager level. Furthermore it is the norms and stereotypes of women being less risk taking, less strong handed leaders and ect, that the Scandinavian society are trying to break down in order to achieve an equal society. Alongside trying to reach equal pay between men and women and promote women to be more active in the financial market. (Less)
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- author
- Ellnemyr, Xenia LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Kvinnligt ägande – har kvinnliga chefer lika stora ägandeandelar som män?
- course
- NEKH02 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Female Ownership, Manager Compensation
- language
- English
- id
- 9063835
- date added to LUP
- 2021-10-14 10:17:15
- date last changed
- 2021-10-14 10:17:15
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