Essays about: "Non-financial issues"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 36 essays containing the words Non-financial issues.

1. 21. CSR disclosures and the volatility of the stock market : A study of the Swedish and Danish stock markets

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Marko Ravlic; Jonathan Yarnold; [2015]
   Keywords : CSR; mandatory disclosure; voluntary disclosure; regulations; Beta; volatility; stock price volatility;

   Abstract : Reporting regarding issues that are related to Corporate Social Responsibility have come into more and more focus lately. Most countries currently have a limited or no mandatory regulations regarding what should be included in either an annual report or in a stand-alone report in terms of CSR. READ MORE

3. 22. Dual Role Advisors in Acquisitions: Examining the Effect on Shareholder Value

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Martijn Bakker; Koen Van Veen; [2015]
   Keywords : Dual role advisors; acquisition advice; conflict of interest; shareholder value.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study examines the effect of dual role advisors in acquisitions on shareholder value creation for both the acquirer and target. Dual role advisors are advisors that provide both advisory services to either the acquirer or target and are involved in underwriting or syndicating securities issued to finance the deal. READ MORE

4. 23. Drifting Measures How performance measurement is perceived at different hierarchical levels of a public mental healthcare organization

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Olov Gudmundson; Markus Spak; [2014-06-27]
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   Abstract : The demand for public healthcare services has increased rapidly over the last decades, which has entailed an amplified pressure on the healthcare organizations to increase the efficiency of care. In the 1980s, a wave of change usually referred to as New Public Management swept over the public sector and a number of private sector management techniques were implemented, including the concept of performance management. READ MORE

5. 24. A Preference for Preferred: A case study of Ratos' preferred stock issue

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Josefine Bonnevier; Linn Närup Börke; [2014]
   Keywords : capital structure; case study; corporate finance; preferred stock;

   Abstract : Our thesis chronicles the events leading up to Ratos' issuance of preferred stock in June 2013, and analyzes the market environment under which the issue took place. The study aims to identify factors that influence the choice to issue preferred stock in a Swedish context. READ MORE

6. 25. Sustainable drivers and performance in Corporate Social Responsibility

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

   Author : Stefan De Jong; Peter Svensson; [2014]
   Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility; CSR; Sustainability; Sustainable Development; Drivers; Resources; Capabilities; Motivation; Financial Performance; Social Performance; Resource Based View; RBV; Competitive Advantage; Triple Bottom Line; TBL;

   Abstract : Purpose To determine sustainable Resource Based View drivers (RBV) (i.e. resources, capabilities) and motivation for the successful (i.e. READ MORE