Essays about: "Alexander Engel"

Found 3 essays containing the words Alexander Engel.

  1. 1. "Words Hide Truth": National belonging in Marian Engel’s Bear and Tessa McWatt’s Out of My Skin

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media

    Author : Edda Ahrent; [2021]
    Keywords : National identity; national belonging; Marian Engel; Bear; Tessa McWatt; Out of My Skin; Canadian Literature; CanLit; Discourse theory; Discourse analysis; post-colonialism; gender; bodies; pioneer; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The famous problem of Canadian Literature in the contemporary critical landscape is how it, as an institution, denies all but certain kinds of identities. Alexander Beecroft suggests that a national literature, through its attempts to locate and articulate a communal identity and a notion of fellow-feeling, curates characteristics among members of previously numerous groups which can function to denote nationalistic identity. READ MORE

  3. 2. Brand Equity & Shareholder Value: Portfolio Returns of Strong Brands

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

    Author : Joakim Olsson; Alexander Engel; [2012]
    Keywords : Fama-French and Carhart; Brand Equity; Shareholder Value; Portfolio Analysis; Excess Returns;

    Abstract : This study is the first to investigate the effects that strong brands, as estimated by Interbrand Ltd, have on shareholder value creation on the European market. We show that multiple trading strategies based on long positions in companies owning strong brands between January 2005 and February 2012 generate an average excess return of up to 12. READ MORE

  4. 3. Asymmetric Information and Investor Reactions to SEOs: An Empirical Study of the Swedish Stock Market

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

    Author : Alexander Engel; Tom Thambert; [2010]
    Keywords : Seasoned Equity Offering; Asymmetric Information; Growth Opportunities;

    Abstract : We test to see if prior stock return and measures of growth opportunities can explain abnormal returns of firms announcing a seasoned equity offering, as indicated by theories of asymmetric information. Announcing the SEO in connection with an acquisition is found to have a significant positive impact on announcement day returns. READ MORE