Essays about: "Blockholders"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the word Blockholders.

  1. 1. Families and performance : The impact of family ownership on performance in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Julia Nylöf; Johanna Rehme; [2023]
    Keywords : agency theory; corporate governance; family firms; firm performance; multiple blockholders; ownership structure; stewardship theory;

    Abstract : This study investigates whether family ownership influences firms’ accounting and market-based performance as measured by ROA respectively Tobin’s Q. The Swedish market is especially interesting due to its unique corporate governance system, and because previous studies based on a Swedish sample present contradictory findings on the family-performance relationship. READ MORE

  3. 2. Fishing in Troubled Waters: The Effects of Blockholder Ownership and Institutional Transparency on Earnings Management in Europe

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Erik Persson; Jesper Söderlund; [2022]
    Keywords : Blockholder; Earnings Management; Corruption; Transparency; Europe;

    Abstract : Nearly every firm, of any size, have at least one large shareholder; also known as a blockholder. This paper examines how multiple blockholders influence earnings management in European firms, and if firms with multiple blockholders in less transparent countries will utilize earnings management to a higher degree compared to their counterparts in transparent countries. READ MORE

  4. 3. Owning The Wave: Equity Ownership Structures and OMX-Stock Returns During the Covid-19 Crisis

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Robin Caminger; Edvin Nilsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Equity ownership structures; Blockholders; Ownership Concentration; Equity Identity;

    Abstract : This paper examines if Swedish equity ownership structures provided corporate immunity to the Covid-19 crisis. Our paper shows that it is the joint effect of ownership concentration and equity identity that is an important determinant of firm value during an economic crisis. READ MORE

  5. 4. Ownership structure and family-control, the effects on dividends : - A study on listed firms in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Victor Wiberg; Philip Andersson; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This study investigates how the ownership structure affects the dividend payout policies of firms in Sweden. The study uses data on publicly listed firms in Sweden (Nasdaq Stockholm) over the years 2015-2019 with a total of 987 firm-year observations. The hypotheses are tested with multiple fixed effects analyses on two datasets. READ MORE

  6. 5. Set for Success? Minority Blockholders and Firm Value

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anton Lindfors; Louise Sjödin; [2020]
    Keywords : Corporate Governance; Minority Blockholders; Firm Value; Voting Power; Excess Votes; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate the firm value effect of the relative voting power between the minority blockholders and the largest shareholder in firms, and the excess voting rights relative to capital rights for minority blockholders. The Holdings database was used to collect detailed ownership data on a sample of 266 listed Swedish firms corresponding to 1 781 firm-year while financial data were retrieved from Orbis. READ MORE