Search for dissertations about: "Boards of directors"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words Boards of directors.

2. 1. Boards of directors in family firms : Their functions and borders

   Author : Jenny Ahlberg; Anita van Gils; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; board of directors; corporate governance; family firms; Business administration; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : This dissertation explores and develops our conception of the board in familyfirms. The family firm is a specific type of organization in terms of corporategovernance, since it encompasses both the family and business systems. READ MORE

4. 2. Boards and governance in SMEs: An inquiry into boards’ contribution to firm performance

   Author : Jonas Gabrielsson; CIRCLE; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Företagsledning; management; Management of enterprises; stakeholders; SMEs; firm performance; governance; contingencies; Boards of directors; board working style;

   Abstract : The board of directors is often described as a valuable resource for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can contribute to the direction and performance of the firm. Mainstream research and literature on boards and governance has however mainly been concerned with how the board of directors best can monitor and restrain managerial action in large widely held corporations, and there is not much guidance for individuals interested in how boards can be effective instruments of governance in privately held SMEs. READ MORE

5. 3. Accounts in Corporate Governance. A Study of Content, Context and Use of Information to Boards of Directors

   Author : Daniel Johansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

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6. 4. The Practice of Newspaper Ownership: Fifty Years of Control and Influence in the Swedish Local Press

   Author : Jonas Ohlsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; newspaper ownership; control; influence; the press; ownership concentration; board of directors; foundation ownership; principal-agent; political parallelism; Sweden;

   Abstract : This dissertation deals with a perennial theme in both public and academic debate: how ownership is exercised in the news media. It does so by exploring the main agency through which ownership control is expected to be exerted in the individual media firm: the board of directors. READ MORE

7. 5. Problematic Departures : CEO Exits in Large Swedish Publicly Traded Corporations

   Author : Jaan Grünberg; John R. Kimberly; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Corporate governance; directors; departures; executives; succession.; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : The CEO departure is an important mechanism in corporate governance. It is by using this mechanism that boards of directors may discipline management. This study examines departures in the governance of large Swedish corporations.The study builds on three kinds of data. READ MORE