Whereas in 2001 women held around 5% of board seats in Norway, in 2007 their representation increased to more than 40%. This extraordinary change was the result of a board-gender quota regulation enacted in 2006. This study leverages this unique research setting and implements difference-in-differences estimations to investigate whether the appointment of female directors affects the firm’s cost of […]
Month: November 2022
Research Handbook on Corporate Board Decision-Making
With a state-of-the-art perspective on corporate board decision-making that encourages thinking outside the box, this cutting-edge Research Handbook provides fresh insights on the meaning, value, contribution, quality and purpose of the decision-making of those charged with corporate governance. Expert contributors reflect on what boards decide, what they focus on when making these decisions, and how […]
CEO demographics and gender diversity in senior management in large Scandinavian firms
This study aims to investigate whether chief executive officer (CEO) demographics are associated with gender diversity in senior management in the Scandinavia region. The research design draws on multivariate cross-sectional analysis. The demographic characteristics examined are gender, age and education. A total of six hypotheses are developed and tested. The sample includes the largest 106 […]
Hyperloop, a markets’ mythology
This paper studies how a market is being structured around Hyperloop, the hyper-speed train proposed in 2013 by Elon Musk. The researchers show that Hyperloop carries the mythology, in the Barthian sense, of the possibility for humans to master time and space. They link semiology and materiality and show that meaning is constructed through texts and narrative. […]