Essays about: "shareholder profit"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words shareholder profit.

  1. 1. The Impact of Spin-offs on Shareholder Value : Evidence from the Swedish Market 1991-2022

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Moa Landing; Gustav Swedenborg; [2023]
    Keywords : Spin-offs; Corporate restructurings; Abnormal returns; Determinants of abnormal returns;

    Abstract : This thesis uses an event study methodology to investigate the short- and long-term effect on shareholder value from Lex ASEA-approved spin-offs' on the Swedish market between 1991-2022. The impact of spin-offs has been examined by estimating the effects on the parent firm, the spun-off entity, and a value-weighted pro-forma entity. READ MORE

  3. 2. ESG and Financial Performance Within the Automotive Industry

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Lukas Granelli; Lukas Rådeström; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG; Automotive Sector; Financial Performance; Sustainability;

    Abstract : For many years has sustainability been an important factor for companies to consider. Earlier has sustainability been strongly connected with environmental work, but the concept has grown to include factors like working conditions, equality, and ethical business practices. READ MORE

  4. 3. Asset management with a purpose beyond profit : A case study of AFA Försäkring

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Nicola Macao; Elon Walldén; [2022]
    Keywords : Purpose beyond profit; Asset management; Non-financial issues; Financial industry; Insurance; Long-term; Short-termism; Disinvestment; Ownership influence.; Större syfte än vinst; Förvaltning; Icke-finansiella frågor; Finansindustrin; Försäkring; Långsiktighet; Kortsiktighet; Desinvestering; Ägarstyrning.;

    Abstract : The companies of the finance industry are the owners of the market and possess great power to impact society with the assets they manage. A new purpose of asset management is emerging, considering non-financial issues with a purpose beyond profit. READ MORE

  5. 4. Does ESG pay off? : A quantitative study of how ESG-scores affect Swedish Large-cap Firms Performance and Stock returns

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Nebil Esmail; Andreas Mattsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Firm performance; Stock returns; ESG-scores; Sweden; Large-cap; Stakeholder theory; Shareholder theory; Efficient Market Hypothesis; CAPM; Fama- French Three-Factor Model;

    Abstract : Previous scholars have viewed expenditures on ESG (environmental, social, governance) in two distinct ways. In one way, it has been viewed as wasteful if it does not directly contribute to the business. The other perspective being that by addressing ESG-issues, one can improve businesses by improving society. READ MORE

  6. 5. Old Habits Die Hard - A Case Study on the Implications of Privatization on Institutional Logics

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jacob Lindgren; Fredrik Gunnarsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Privatization; Institutional Logics; Value Creation; Path Dependence; Legitimacy; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to understand how a privatization process affects a company’s institutional logic in the presence of path dependence mechanisms, and to delineate the implications this has on the firm’s value creation strategy. Theoretical Perspectives: This thesis builds upon general ownership theories from the perspective of institutional logics. READ MORE