Barrett, The Honors College Thesis/Creative Project Collection
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- Creators: Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business
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Does a gender earnings gap exist in Norway and the United States? Overtime, the male to female pay gap has reduced. As jobs have become more gender neutral and industrialized, males and females have been given equal rights to work. However, despite these seemingly dramatic generalizations, the pay between females and males has not equalized. It appears that a woman still faces significant obstacles to receive the same pay and respect that her male counterpart is awarded. To understand more about the gender pay gap, we must also understand the attitudes and behaviors in the work place. Adding this perspective as well analyzing the time in which a woman might be away from work to give attention to motherhood are all factors that may contribute to the gender earnings gap. Understanding these factors assist in the efforts to achieve wage equality and reduce wage differentials between males and females. A cross cultural analysis between the United States and Norway will provide additional valuable insights. The culture and economy in Norway present a stark difference to the United States. In order to better evaluate the problems and to define solutions for the earnings gap, it is essential to analyze an economy that inherently gives many more benefits to the working class.
ContributorsPage, Karlee Ann (Author) / Shropshire, Christine (Thesis director) / Jordan, Erin (Committee member) / Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business (Contributor) / Department of Finance (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05
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This study aims to evaluate and explore whether a positive correlation exists between female leadership and corporate social responsibility, as well as its subsequent reasoning, while specifically focusing on female leaders within the upper management (i.e. board of directors and CEOs) of S&P 500 firms. Since several studies identify a positive relationship between female leadership and corporate social responsibility, our case study of IBM and PepsiCo aims to provide a real-life framework to these theoretical models. Ultimately, our case study does align with the findings of those models, yet also provides a unique perspective as to the reasoning for the difference in CSR outcomes, citing business strategy as opposed to altruism and other-orientation. Due to our limited sample size, our findings do not empirically support this notion, but instead offers a potential area for further research.
ContributorsWestbrooks, Ciara (Co-author) / Mehta, Pashmi (Co-author) / Shropshire, Christine (Thesis director) / Funk, Kendall (Committee member) / Economics Program in CLAS (Contributor) / Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business (Contributor, Contributor, Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2019-05
Description
This study aims to evaluate and explore whether a positive correlation exists between female leadership and corporate social responsibility, as well as its subsequent reasoning, while specifically focusing on female leaders within the upper management (i.e. board of directors and CEOs) of S&P 500 firms. Since several studies identify a positive relationship between female leadership and corporate social responsibility, our case study of IBM and PepsiCo aims to provide a real-life framework to these theoretical models. Ultimately, our case study does align with the findings of those models, yet also provides a unique perspective as to the reasoning for the difference in CSR outcomes, citing business strategy as opposed to altruism and other-orientation. Due to our limited sample size, our findings do not empirically support this notion, but instead offers a potential area for further research.
ContributorsMehta, Pashmi (Co-author) / Westbrook, Ciara (Co-author) / Shropshire, Christine (Thesis director) / Funk, Kendall (Committee member) / Department of Management and Entrepreneurship (Contributor) / Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2019-05