It is now becoming increasingly evident that gender plays a vital role in investment and financing decisions of many organisations today as men and women tend to behave and act differently. Women are generally perceived to be detail-oriented, keen and sceptical in decision making relative to their male counterparts who are more risk tolerant. This study examines a number of empirical studies and other relevant literature to help justify as to whether or not, there is a relationship between gender, corporate financial decisions and risk taking.
Using General Motors (GM-US), a company that experienced a CEO and Board Chair changeover from male to female in early 2014 and 2016 respectively as a case study, the essay examines measures like leverage, solvency, M&A activities, and other metrics that can directly be attributed to CEO/Board chair’s decisions and how these decisions alter the company’s risk profile in the period prior to and after the transition.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Literature Review
A Case Study of General Motors (GM) Limited
Background Information
The Case Evaluation Criteria
(i) Leverage Position/Solvency Position
(ii) Altman’s score measure of bankruptcy
(iii) GM’s Mergers and Acquisition Activities
Conclusion
References
Appendices
Appendix I: Formulas and Other Footnotes
Appendix II: Computed Ratios and Extracts
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- Richard Ondimu (Autor), 2016, How Gender Affect Corporate Financial Decisions and Risk Taking, Múnich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/358716
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