Essays about: "Adam Becker"

Found 2 essays containing the words Adam Becker.

1. 1. Unlocking Shareholder Value : A Study of Mergers and Acquisitions in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Adam Becker; Ludvig Engström; [2023]
   Keywords : mergers and acquisitions; event study; signalling theory; agency theory; strategic fit; cumulative abnormal returns; buy-and-hold abnormal returns; short-term stock performance; long-term stock performance;

   Abstract : This thesis examines whether mergers and acquisitions (M&A), ranging from 2009 to 2020, are value-generating for acquiring shareholders in the short-term and long-term of companies listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. A cohesive and integrated theoretical framework is formed in which six firm-specific and deal-specific variables are hypothesized to have varying impacts on both short- and long-term stock performance for acquiring shareholders. READ MORE

3. 2. Autonomy, asceticism, agonism – Max Weber’s scientific objectivity as idea, practice and politics

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Adam Netzén; [2009-10-14T12:26:41Z]
   Keywords : autonomy; asceticism;

   Abstract : The primary function of objectivity-as-value-freedom is to safeguard the formal vision of the good life: Autonomously choosing one’s own ultimate values, calling, fate. The standards of objectivity and good science that Weber proposes are infused with existential, moral and political concerns and depend partly on their context of origin. READ MORE