Essays about: "Agency Theory in it governance"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 53 essays containing the words Agency Theory in it governance.
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21. Family Ownership and Payout Policy : A Study of Ownership and Dividend Policies in Swedish Firms
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Ownership structure is referenced as one of the key determinants of policy decisions and corporate governance of companies however suggested implications of different structures part in previous research. This study investigates the relationship between different ownership structures and dividend policy decisions taken by a firm and sets out to identify how family ownership in specific differs from other ownership structures. READ MORE
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22. Do Swedish Firms Pay Their Boards Excessive Compensation? - A study on the economic determinants and effects of excessive board compensation among Swedish firms
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Corporate governance and board issues have not only gained interest due to well-known governance failures such as the 2001 Enron scandal, rather, the field has been of interest at least since 1776 and the development of Smith’s Wealth of Nations. Due to corporations’ immense contribution to economic activity, their agency problems and costs remain substantial. READ MORE
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23. Sustainability and senior executive compensation : A study of the relationship between sustainability and senior executive compensation in the Nordics
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : The focus on sustainability has become more noticeable during recent years. This is especially evident in the Nordics, were Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland tops the sustainability rankings. Moreover, several studies have been conducted surrounding the topic of the sustainability measuring ESG-scores and their relation to financial performance. READ MORE
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24. Organic Farming is Coming to Our Valley : The Development of Pumi Eco-Agriculture and the Indigenisation of Modernity in Sino-Myanmar Borderlands
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : How do indigenous people perceive and practice eco-agriculture, especially when it was introduced as a development project? This thesis aims to delve into this question by focusing on a policy-induced agrarian transition for Pumi community in Sino-Myanmar borderlands. Using ethnographic methods, I intend to offer an intimate account of a provincial programme to facilitate eco-agriculture in this ethnic region. READ MORE
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25. Challenging the Place Experiment: A critical take on the experiment as an urban planning strategy
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : Despite a recent interest among geographers and planners in experiments in and on the city, urban experimentation has yet to be examined critically. This thesis takes on the challenge by conceptualizing the place experiment as hermeneutical, transformative, co-creational and geographically bounded, and further by examining the strategic use of place experiments in municipal urban planning. READ MORE
