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Ekonomichefens påverkan på kvaliteten i finansiella rapporter, beroende på genus: En kvantitativ studie
Halmstad University, School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability.
Halmstad University, School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The CFO´s impact on the quality of financial reports, depending on gender : A quantitative study (English)
Abstract [sv]

Syftet med denna studie var att analysera om kvaliteten i finansiella rapporter i svenska börsnoterade large cap företag påverkas av ekonomichefens genus och om fördelningen mellan kvinnor och män i denna position har förändrats de senaste åren. En kvantitativ metod användes där en regressionsanalys, korrelationanalys samt deskriptiv statistik tillämpats. För att besvara den första frågeställningen samlades det in information från 98 företag för åren 2021 och 2022, vilket resulterade i 196 observationer. Den andra frågeställningen baserades på 95 företag över en femårsperiod vilket resulterade i 475 observationer. Hypotestestning gjordes genom en multipel regressionsanalys.

Alternativhypotesen H1 icke förkastades, ett samband mellan genus samt kvalitet i finansiella rapporter hittades. Resultatet visade att kvinnliga ekonomichefer har signifikant högre redovisningskvalitet än företag med en manlig ekonomichef. Den deskriptiva statistiken visade på en ökning av kvinnor mellan åren 2017 och 2020. Denna fördelning stannade sedan kvar fram till 2023 där det skedde en minskning av andelen kvinnor. Det framkom därmed att andelen kvinnliga ekonomichefer ökat över tid, men att utvecklingen har stagnerat de senaste åren.

Förslag på vidare forskning är bland annat att undersöka varför det finns en skillnad i kvalitet beroende på genus för att identifiera orsakerna bakom, använda alternativa mått på redovisningskvalitet och undersöka andra kategorier av svenska företag.

Abstract [en]

The purpose of this thesis was to analyze whether the quality of financial reports in Swedish listed large-cap companies is affected by the gender of the CFO and whether the distribution between men and women in this position has changed in recent years. A quantitative method was used where a regression analysis, correlation analysis and descriptive statistics were applied. To answer the first question, information was collected from 98 companies for the years 2021 and 2022, resulting in 196 observations. The second question was based on 95 companies over a five-year period, resulting in 475 observations. Hypothesis testing was done through a multiple regression analysis.

The alternative hypothesis H1 was not rejected, a correlation between gender and quality of financial reports was found. The result showed that female CFOs have significantly higher accounting quality than companies with a male CFO. The descriptive statistics showed an increase of women between 2017 and 2020. This distribution then remained until 2023, when the proportion of women decreased. Thus, it emerged that the proportion of female CFOs has increased over time, but that the development has stagnated in recent years.

Suggestions for further research include investigating why there is a difference in quality depending on gender to identify the reasons behind it, using alternative measures of accounting quality and investigating other categories of Swedish companies.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 48
Keywords [en]
Accounting quality, accruals quality, CFO, gender differences, gender, equality, large cap, earnings management, risk preference
Keywords [sv]
Redovisningskvalitet, periodiseringskvalitet, ekonomichef, könsskillnader, genus, jämställdhet, large cap, resultatmanipulering, riskbenägenhet
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-56103OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-56103DiVA, id: diva2:1962116
Educational program
Business Administration and Economics Programme, 180 credits
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Available from: 2025-06-12 Created: 2025-05-28 Last updated: 2025-10-01Bibliographically approved

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