What Really Matters in the Boardroom?
(2022) BUSN09 20221Department 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
- 2022
- 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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