Essays about: "Agency Theory economics"

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1. 6. The Impact of Board Gender Diversity on Firm Capital Structure: A Quantitative Study on S&P 500 firms

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Daniel Erik Mittag-Leffler; Kabir Sehgal; [2023]
   Keywords : board gender diversity; capital structure; critical mass; female risk aversion; leverage; debt-to-capital; trade-off theory; pecking order theory; agency theory.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: The objective of this study is to determine whether or not board gender diversity influences the capital structures of S&P 500 firms. This is done based on the premise of female risk aversion and conventional capital structure and agency issues theories. READ MORE

3. 7. Local food networks - value creation and the role of the producer

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

   Author : Joakim Mattsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Actor-network theory; alternative food network; REKO; Schwartz value theory; service-dominant logic;

   Abstract : The rise of interest in local food has given rise to many new forms of food supply chains, socalled Alternative food networks. One such network is the Facebook-based REKO, where consumers can purchase food products directly from the producers without intermediaries. This has also given rise to new forms of values regarding food. READ MORE

4. 8. Greenwashing the family name: Moderating effects of ownership on the relationship between ESG performance and firm performance

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Nils Larsson; John-John Teglund; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG; Family ownership; Concentrated ownership; Firm performance; Swedish ownership; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Title: Greenwashing the family name - Moderating effects of ownership on the relationship between ESG performance and firm performance Course: BUSN79 Authors: Nils Larsson & John-John Teglund Supervisor: Reda Moursli Keywords: ESG, Family ownership, Concentrated ownership, Firm performance, Swedish ownership Purpose: The purpose is to investigate the relationship between ESG performance and firm performance. And further to explore if and how ownership structure moderates this relationship. READ MORE

5. 9. To ESG or Not to ESG? That is The Question for Cost of Debt

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Kasper Janols; Zakarias Grönkvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose and research question: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether an improved ESG performance leads to a lower cost of debt, proxied by the yield spread of newly issued corporate bonds and if this effect is more pronounced for firms operating in a stronger institutional environment. We therefore ask the following two research questions: Does a higher ESG score lead to a lower cost of debt, and is this effect moderated by the institutional environment? Methodology: For our panel data we apply POLS-regression models, random effects models, introduce an interaction term to test for the partial effect of the institutional environment, and an ordered probit model to exchange our dependent variable. READ MORE

6. 10. In- or Outsourcing within a Public Organization - A case study of internal allocation decisions between Intraservice and other subsidiaries within the Municipality of Gothenburg City

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Ludwig Åkerström; Philip Zanganeh; [2022-08-19]
   Keywords : In- or Outsourcing; Make or Buy; Public Organization; Internal Allocation Decision; Resource-Based View; Dynamic Capabilities; Transaction Cost Economics; Agency Theory; New Public Management; Organizational Theory;

   Abstract : The concept of in- or outsourcing has been researched extensively in a private organizational context, in contrast to a public organizational context. This thesis uses a novel approach by applying the in- or outsourcing concept within a larger public organization. READ MORE