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1. 1. The Impact of COVID-19 on Abnormal Tone in Corporate Communication: A Comparative Analysis of Affected and Non-Affected Industries

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Muhammad Bilal; Tanvir Reza Akash; [2023-07-03]
   Keywords : Abnormal Tone; Affected Non-Affected Industries; CEO Letter; Covid-19; Impression Management; Information Content;

   Abstract : Background and Problem Definition: Effective communication is crucial for stakeholder relationships. CEO letters convey important information, but during crises, companies and industries may misrepresent their financial health to maintain a positive impression, potentially through abnormal tone. READ MORE

3. 2. Enhancing failure prediction from timeseries histogram data : through fine-tuned lower-dimensional representations

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för informationsteknologi

   Author : Vijay Jayaraman; [2023]
   Keywords : time-series prediction; time-series histogram analysis; Convolution Neural Network CNN ; Autoencoder; Weibull Time-to-Event WTTE ; Recurrent Neural Network RNN ; Engine turbo charger failure prediciton;

   Abstract : Histogram data are widely used for compressing high-frequency time-series signals due to their ability to capture distributional informa-tion. However, this compression comes at the cost of increased di-mensionality and loss of contextual details from the original features. READ MORE

4. 3. It does not rain more in the UK : A corpus analysis comparing the optimism variable in Swedish and UK-based listed companies’ sustainability reports

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Lina de Neergaard; [2023]
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   Abstract : Abstract This thesis sets out to compare the level of optimism, quantified as the optimism variable, in UK and Swedish-based corporate Environmental, social, and corporate governance (“ESG”) disclosures published in English. The comparison is conducted by creating two corpora, one UK-based and one Swedish-based. READ MORE

5. 4. Changes in Disclosure Tone after an Incident - Quality and industry spill-over effects

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Josefin Dolietis; Fanny Rydberg; [2019-08-08]
   Keywords : Disclosure tone; disclosure quality; spill-over effect; industry response; text analysis; activity; optimism; certainty; realism; impression management; information overload; greenwashing;

   Abstract : Background/Purpose: The focus of this report is how the concerned company BP and Oil and Gas (O&G) industry responded to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in their Sustainability reports. This study examines changes in tone after the incident in order to detect changes in language. READ MORE

6. 5. Can Optimism in Press Releases Increase Abnormal Stock Returns? - An Event Study and Text-Analysis of Press Releases Issued by FinTech Companies under IFRS and US GAAP

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Fynn Euchner; Viktor Goldenius; [2019-08-08]
   Keywords : Event Study; FinTech; Text-analysis; DICTION; Capitalisation vs Expensing; Press-releases;

   Abstract : Purpose The purpose of our study is to investigate and compare the level of optimism in press releases regarding R&D operations for FinTech companies under US GAAP and IFRS and how it affects abnormal stock returns under these two accounting standards. Research Design In order to conduct this study, an event study is used with 3, 5 and 11-days event windows, a 30-days estimation window and a gap of 10 trading days. READ MORE