Essays about: "Control Mechanisms Paper"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 48 essays containing the words Control Mechanisms Paper.

  1. 6. Institutional Complexity and Management Control Systems: A Case Study in the Aviation Service Industry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Elias Nilsson; Oliver Soprani; [2022-06-30]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This study examines how Management Control Systems (MCS) are used and designed to achieve objectives derived from multiple (institutional) logics. We have found the presence of a sustainable and financial logic coexisting in an organization operating within the aviation service industry. READ MORE

  3. 7. Employee representation on the board of directors and its implications on corporate risk- A quantitative study on diverging stakeholder preferences

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Filip Engelholm; Lukas Nyström; [2022-06-30]
    Keywords : Board level employee representation; Codetermination; Risk preferences; Stakeholder incentives; Agency conflict; Corporate governance;

    Abstract : This study investigates how board-level employee representation (BLER) impacts the risk profile of a firm. More specifically, it investigates whether the binary presence of employees in the board room, or the relative ratio of votes allocated to employees, leads to reduced total, idiosyncratic, or systematic risk. READ MORE

  4. 8. Evaluation of the Scott bond method and testing of out-of-plane properties of paperboard

    University essay from KTH/Hållfasthetslära

    Author : Joel Olsson; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The through-thickness mechanical behavior of paperboard is fundamental for converting operations and many end-use situations of paper-based products. High quality and uniformity of the through-thickness properties is ensured during paperboard manufacturing by use of on-line and laboratory quality control methods. READ MORE

  5. 9. Driving value from the backseat

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

    Author : Sara Wikström; Lovisa Grant; [2022]
    Keywords : Private Equity; Operational value creation; Stretch targets; Results control; Social control;

    Abstract : This paper investigates operational value creation in private equity (PE) using management control systems (MCS) to achieve acceptance of stretch targets, a relatively unexplored topic in prior literature. The study has been conducted as a single-case study to facilitate an in-depth understanding of the processes and interplay between a PE firm and its portfolio company. READ MORE

  6. 10. Do buyouts still have an operating impact?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Oskar Kockum; Carl Johan Prioset; [2021]
    Keywords : Private Equity; Leveraged Buyouts; Abnormal Operating Performance;

    Abstract : Using a dataset of 55 Swedish leveraged buyouts, we examine the change in operating performance relative to appropriate control groups in the decade following the financial crisis of 2008. Considering the differentia of this decade, the aim of this paper is to evaluate whether the value generating mechanisms of the private equity industry have changed and serve as reference point in the discussion about the societal role of the industry. READ MORE