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Gender And Ethnic Diversity In Us Boardrooms: Is The Glass Ceiling Stifling Firm Financial Growth?, Dionne Roberts
Gender And Ethnic Diversity In Us Boardrooms: Is The Glass Ceiling Stifling Firm Financial Growth?, Dionne Roberts
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The purpose of this research was to explore the relationship between diversity within the boards of directors of American companies and firm financial growth. Specifically, this study sought to determine the question of whether a relationship exists between medium-term growth in a firm’s accounting returns and the inclusion of a) minority women, b) ethnic minorities, or c) women on its board of directors. The supporting analysis for this inquiry included an in-depth examination of the five-year growth rates in ROE, ROA, and profit margins of 439 companies between 2011 and 2015. These companies operate across eight industry groups and are …
Resource Dependency Theory And The Inclusion Of Foreign Nationals On The Board Of Directors Of Publicly Traded Chilean Companies: A Multi-Case Study, Steven E. Droll
Resource Dependency Theory And The Inclusion Of Foreign Nationals On The Board Of Directors Of Publicly Traded Chilean Companies: A Multi-Case Study, Steven E. Droll
Business Administration Dissertations
European and US companies, who desire to expand from a domestic-oriented focus to a more international mind-set, must undergo significant organizational transformation. Whether the transformation results in the company becoming internationally oriented, a complete transnational organization or anywhere in-between, one of the key components in the transformation process is developing a strategy that is outwardly focused from its natural domestic markets. To develop and execute said strategy, the utilization of human capital resources might be required that the company itself may not possess. Literature review has supported the concept that when European or US companies incorporate foreign nationals on the …