Essays about: "Corporate Ownership structure and firm"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 33 essays containing the words Corporate Ownership structure and firm.

  1. 11. Board composition and CSR performance is Swedish Listed firms : Board insiders, ownership concentration and CSR performance

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Umer Adeel; Francisca Fonkeng Awung; Mehwish Haider; [2020]
    Keywords : Board composition; Corporate social Responsibility; insiders; ownership concentration;

    Abstract : It is no longer surprising that attention paid to corporate social responsibility (CSR) has increased lately, which could be due to the fact that firms action have negative or positive impacts on their stakeholders–employees, customers, investors, suppliers and community. It is the board responsibility to ensure firms pay attention to CSR matters, therefore, board composition will relatively play significant role in CSR implementation. READ MORE

  3. 12. The impact of family ownership on dividend payout policy : An examination on the Swedish context

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Marcus Wibom; Fanny Lundvall; [2020]
    Keywords : agency problems; control enhancing mechanisms; corporate governance; dividend payout policy; family firms; second largest blockholder;

    Abstract : This study investigates whether family ownership impacts firms’ dividend payout policies by examining firms publicly listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange (OMX Stockholm) during the years 2013–2018 (1,363 firm-year observations). The investigation is made by performing multiple regression analyses including the dependent variable DIVIDEND PAYOUT. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Main Step -The Effects on Institutional Ownership of Moving from First North to The Swedish Main List

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Maximilian Anstrén; Fredrik Mattsson; [2018-06-25]
    Keywords : Institutional Investors; Ownership Structure; Listing Change; Event Study; First North; Stockholm Stock Exchange; Difference in Differences; Investor Awareness;

    Abstract : Since NASDAQ’s alternative market place First North was first launched in 2006, many firms have considered the option of taking the next step to the Swedish main exchange – the Stockholm stock exchange. While the alternative marketplace offers much to the young and immature firms, many of them quickly grow up and wish to move on to a more mature marketplace. READ MORE

  5. 14. Controlling minority shareholders' effect on value creation in M&A transactions

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

    Author : Frida Ericsson; Sofia Knobel; [2018]
    Keywords : M A; Corporate Governance; ; Minority Expropriation; Ownership Structure;

    Abstract : We examine the effect of having a controlling minority shareholder (CMS controller) - who holds a large fraction of a firm's voting rights without a proportional investment in the cash flow rights - on the extent of value creation from M&A transactions in Sweden. The data sample consists of 263 M&A transactions between 2003 and 2013, of which 109 were undertaken by firms with a CMS controller. READ MORE

  6. 15. Dual-class share structure in the context of M&As: An empirical analysis of deals from Swedish public acquirers during 2001-2015

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Ulla Karasek; Ying Ying Huang; [2017]
    Keywords : Dual-class share structure; Mergers and acquisitions; Active ownership; Minority expropriation;

    Abstract : In a sample of 665 firm-year observations of 206 Swedish public acquirers listed on NASDAQ Stockholm or NGM during the period 2001-2015, the thesis discusses the prevalence of dual-class structure and evaluates its effects on M&A decisions and performance. During the observation period, the percentage of dual-class companies has slightly declined from 57. READ MORE