Essays about: "Family-controlled firms"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words Family-controlled firms.
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1. The impact of family ownership on capital structure - Empirical evidence from Swedish family firms
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This study investigates how family ownership affects firms' financing decisions in Sweden. The study uses data on publicly listed firms in Sweden from 2014-2019 with 730 firm-year observations. Sweden has a significant portion of family firms and a business environment where control-enhancing mechanisms are used to a large extent. READ MORE
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2. Ownership structure and family-control, the effects on dividends : - A study on listed firms in Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : 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
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3. Preserving Values: When the Family is the Future. A qualitative study of pro-sustainable behavior in Swedish Family Businesses.
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledningAbstract : This thesis aims to explore how family values influence the sustainability practices of family businesses in a long-term perspective, using Schein's Model of Organizational Culture. A multiple-case study of three long-standing, fully family-controlled firms was constructed to examine the purpose of the study. READ MORE
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4. Payout policy in family firms : A study on payout levels and dividend smoothing in Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This study investigates payouts in Swedish family firms by focusing on both the level and speed of adjustment of dividends. In addition, the use of dual-class shares in family firms is examined to further identify potential drivers of payout differences between family-controlled companies and non-family firms. READ MORE
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5. When Family Matters: The Impact of Family Control on Firm Valuation after the Financial Crisis 2007-2009 - An Empirical study on Nordic Publicly Listed Firms
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : For a sample of 412 public companies in the Nordics, we study if and how family control affects stock price performance during the 2007-2009 financial crisis and the 2009-2011 post-crisis period. Overall, family-controlled firms do not perform significantly different from other types of firms. READ MORE
