Essays about: "CEO"

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1. 1. What Does the Board Say?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Lucas Bengtsson; Astrid Christensson; Andreas Tysk; [2022]
   Keywords : Dividend Policy; Dividend Payout Ratio; Board Quality; Board Characteristics; Corporate Governance; NYSE; NASDAQ; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Methodology A quantitative study with a deductive approach. Panel data are used in the multiple linear regression to analyse and investigate relationships between dividend payout ratio and the independent variables. Theoretical Perspectives Main theoretical frameworks of the study are the Outcome Hypothesis and Substitution Hypothesis. READ MORE

3. 2. The "Ultimate" Metaverse - Tackling the opportunities and challenges of investing in a new world

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Erik Andrén; Therese Hermelin; Alice Pehrson; [2022]
   Keywords : Facebook; Meta; Metaverse; Ralph Lauren; Investment; Corporate Brand Management and Reputation; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : It was a regular Thursday on October 28th in 2021 in the middle of the pandemic where humanity was going about in their everyday lives. However, Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg had before witnessed a plethora of negative stories and reviews following the leak of Facebook ́s internal documents which portrayed the issues with the company. READ MORE

4. 3. Observing the utilization of middle management during an ongoing acquisition.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Gustaf Appelgren; Johan Nordahl; [2021-06-27]
   Keywords : Middle management; Sensemaking; Ongoing; Ambiguous; Acquisition; Management Functionalities;

   Abstract : This article focuses on the ambiguity of an ongoing acquisition and examines the utilization of middle management functionalities during the process. Utilizing a case study where the empirical findings regarding middle management roles proved that the focus should be expanded from the managers themselves towards the functionalities middle management instead incorporates. READ MORE

5. 4. ESG Scores in IPOs: The impact of Board Composition and Ownership Concentration

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Karl Ehrensky; Martin Svensson; [2021-06-24]
   Keywords : ESG; ESG score; board composition; ownership concentration; stakeholder management;

   Abstract : The prevalence of the sustainability agenda and the need for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues to be addressed by firms are increasingly characterizing today’s business environment. Creating shareholder wealth while also satisfying the wider base of stakeholders, a strategic management approach that ultimately is affected by the firm’s governance through the composition of the board and the ownership concentration of a firms’ shareholders. READ MORE

6. 5. Who’s managing earnings? A personality study of earnings management - Using algorithms to analyze how CEO personality traits engage in earnings management

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Kenneth Holmberg; Victor Appelgren; [2021-06-24]
   Keywords : Earnings management; Big Five Personality Traits; Chief executive officer;

   Abstract : Extensive research explains the underlying reasons to why firms engage in value-destroying and risky earnings management. There is subjectivity involved in these decisions, and to explain why managers engage in earning management differently, recent research has started to go beyond the traditional motives to explain why CEOs manage earnings differently. READ MORE