• norsk
    • English
  • English 
    • norsk
    • English
  • Login
View Item 
  •   Home
  • Norges Handelshøyskole
  • Thesis
  • Master Thesis
  • View Item
  •   Home
  • Norges Handelshøyskole
  • Thesis
  • Master Thesis
  • View Item
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

From the Board Room to the Top

Danielsen, Christine; Hovden, Camilla Hagerup
Master thesis
Thumbnail
View/Open
Danielsen_Hovden_1_2012.pdf (1.688Mb)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11250/169927
Date
2012
Metadata
Show full item record
Collections
  • Master Thesis [4657]
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to test whether there is a positive relationship between the share of female board directors and the share of women in the top executive management group within the same companies.

In 2006, the Norwegian government passed a law that required all Public Limited Companies to have at least 40 percent women present on their boards. The companies were given a transitional period of a couple of years to conform, but by 2008 all the firms had to fulfill the requirements of the law.

Our hypothesis is that the law could create spillover effects to the top executive management group of firms by making women in positions of power more visible, and in turn, desirable. Our results show that there is a positive relationship between our variables. It is evident that the firms with a high percentage of female board directors in 2004 have a significantly higher proportion of female top executive managers in 2010, compared to those firms with few female board directors in 2004

Contact Us | Send Feedback

Privacy policy
DSpace software copyright © 2002-2019  DuraSpace

Service from  Unit
 

 

Browse

ArchiveCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsDocument TypesJournalsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsDocument TypesJournals

My Account

Login

Statistics

View Usage Statistics

Contact Us | Send Feedback

Privacy policy
DSpace software copyright © 2002-2019  DuraSpace

Service from  Unit