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What Really Matters in the Boardroom?

Stakeberg, Elin LU and Gunnarsson, Josefine LU (2022) BUSN09 20221
Department of Business Administration
Abstract
The composition and lack of diversity on corporate boards has for years been scrutinized. In light of multiple corporate scandals, what it takes to make a board effective has been a hot topic of debate. Therefore, a qualitative multi-case study was conducted to explore directors' perceptions of why and how board effectiveness is affected by various diversity and composition board attributes. The empirical results revealed that a corporate board consisting of approximately five to six board members is desirable. A diverse set of directors is also generally appreciated to increase the overall effectiveness of the board.
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author
Stakeberg, Elin LU and Gunnarsson, Josefine LU
supervisor
organization
course
BUSN09 20221
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Board of Directors, Board Effectiveness, Board Size, Gender Diversity, Multiple Directorships, Independence, Foreign Directors
language
English
id
9086976
date added to LUP
2022-07-01 15:38:33
date last changed
2022-07-01 15:38:33
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  abstract     = {{The composition and lack of diversity on corporate boards has for years been scrutinized. In light of multiple corporate scandals, what it takes to make a board effective has been a hot topic of debate. Therefore, a qualitative multi-case study was conducted to explore directors' perceptions of why and how board effectiveness is affected by various diversity and composition board attributes. The empirical results revealed that a corporate board consisting of approximately five to six board members is desirable. A diverse set of directors is also generally appreciated to increase the overall effectiveness of the board.}},
  author       = {{Stakeberg, Elin and Gunnarsson, Josefine}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{What Really Matters in the Boardroom?}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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