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Tekijä: | Sponbergs, P. |
Otsikko: | Evaluation of board work in fifteen companies belonging to the City of Stockholm |
Lehti: | Corporate governance
2007 : MAR, VOL. 15:2, p. 159-172 |
Asiasana: | corporate governance companies board of directors public sector cities Scandinavia Nordic countries Sweden |
Kieli: | eng |
Tiivistelmä: | In this study, outlined are characteristics of company governance owned by municipalities in Sweden. Using gap analysis method, results are reported of a board evaluation of 15 companies belonging to the city of Stockholm. Analyzed is the contribution of the boards to a corporate governance model and to compliance with a Swedish code of best practice. Among others, the results show the board members having a good understanding of the duties. However, there was a considerable gap as to their performance. Functions vital to corporate governance, that is: strategy and control, gave low values. Only some board members took an active part in decisions. In addition, there are more results reported. |
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