Essays about: "Agency problems in financial management"

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  1. 1. Evolution of Management Control System in Early-Stage Enterprises : A Multiple Case Study in European SMEs

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Gauti Thormar; Sándor Renáta Gabriella; [2022]
    Keywords : Balanced Scorecard; Management Control Systems; Performance Management Systems;

    Abstract : Background – Over the years, management control has become an agenda in the research field, and new frameworks have been developed to study organizational control and measure company performance. Management Control Systems (MCS) development has gained attention with the trend of young, technology-driven companies becoming substantial contributors to the economy. READ MORE

  3. 2. European Union’s Extraterritorialisation of Migration Management: The Expanding and Diminishing Agency of States, Migrants and Refugees : How can we understand the European Union’s use of extraterritorial management of migration?

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Ayse Eda Pamuksuzer; [2021]
    Keywords : Bosnia and Herzegovina; European Union; extraterritorialisation; human rights; Libya; migration; Morocco; refugees; Turkey;

    Abstract : In the face of the ‘refugee crisis’ and increased irregular migration flows, EU member states have taken up extraterritorial actions to address their migration problems. This thesis introduces three critical notions; the modern state, the agency of the third states and the agency of the migrant, to create an inclusive framework prior to analysing EU’s extraterritorial management of migration. READ MORE

  4. 3. Puzzles of the crowd: Investors' perceptions of information asymmetry and agency problems in equity crowdfunding

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Anton Löwstedt; Michael Pihl; [2019]
    Keywords : Agency theory; Equity crowdfunding; Financial intermediaries; Information asymmetry;

    Abstract : Equity crowdfunding is an emerging type of financing, providing small firms with a new source of capital and small private investors with new investment opportunities. Thereby, large crowds of small private investors are introduced to a context suggested to be particularly informationally opaque and where agency challenges exist. READ MORE

  5. 4. An Empirical Study of the Impact of Excess Cash Holdings on Enterprise Value for Nordic and Chinese Listed Companies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Xiaochen Gu; Baizhanysh Baizrakhmanov; [2016]
    Keywords : excess cash holdings; enterprise value; NASDAQ OMX Nordic; Chinese A-share market; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Cash holding strategy is an important financial decision for firms. It is highly related to firms’ operation and development because cash is an important guarantee to meet the business payment and investment opportunity. READ MORE

  6. 5. Cash Holdings from a Risk Management Perspective - A study on high investment firms

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Fanny Andrea Bjørndalen; Johanna Nilsson; [2015]
    Keywords : Cash Management; Cash Holdings; Hedging; Risk Management; Underinvestment problems; Investment opportunities; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Due to a globalized market place, risk management has grown in importance and become a central part of firms’ corporate strategies. The incentives for engaging in risk reducing activities revolve around reduced agency costs and exploitation of financial advantages. READ MORE