Essays about: "better be safe than sorry"

Found 2 essays containing the words better be safe than sorry.

1. 1. Better Sorry Than Safe? : An evaluation of Scandinavian acquirers participating in European mergers and acquisitions between 2010-2017

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Anton Joakimson; Olle Lyrfors; [2021]
   Keywords : M A; mergers and acquisitions; Scandinavia; ESG; ESG-score; ESG-ranking; public traded company; financial performance; ROE; ROA; ROIC; EBIT-margin; merger; acquisition; hubris hypothesis; hindsight bias; competition authority; key ratio;

   Abstract : Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are a popular way of growing a company. This is challenged by previous research that shows that an M&A-transaction generally harms the financial key metrics of the acquiring company. READ MORE

3. 2. Safe and Sorry? From the Risk Society to the Anxiety Society via the Precautionary Principle

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Maria Hazard; [2007]
   Keywords : Precautionary principle; Worst-case scenario; Risk perception; Alternative costs; The anxiety society; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The precautionary principle is a judicial version of the common sense notion of "better safe than sorry". It may well be the most innovative and noteworthy new concept in environmental policy over the last twenty years, but I would also say it may well be one of the most dangerous, irresponsible and arbitrary guiding rules. READ MORE