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1. 1. Corporate Window-Dressing: A Study of Earnings Management Across Ownership Groups in European IPOs

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Alexander Karlsson; Daniel Lindgren; [2019]
   Keywords : Earnings Management; Initial Public Offerings; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Accounting Accruals;

   Abstract : This paper studies earnings management in European IPOs and examines how it differs by three groups of issuers: private equity-backed, venture capital-backed, and non-sponsored. Using a sample of 2,126 IPOs between 1995 and 2015, we find compelling evidence of earnings management around the time of issuance. READ MORE

3. 2. Modern Comrades or Old Enemies? : A comparative study of the representation of Russia in Italian and Swedish Press

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

   Author : Sara Francesca Lindgren; [2018]
   Keywords : narrative analysis; national representation; Italian press; Swedish press; russia; Vladimir Putin; comparative study;

   Abstract : Starting from a personal, contemporary outlook on society today, it might be obvious for a reader to immediately think of media as global, an entity hovering over national borders, transcending geography and geo-politics. As such viewers, we ignore thus that media - and the press in particular - have for a long time in the past been associated and tightly linked with mechanisms of nation-building, as well as with concepts such as nation, national identity and nationalism. READ MORE

4. 3. Long-term Abnormal Returns Following Share Repurchase Announcements : Do repurchasing firms outperform the market?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Daniel Lindgren; Petter Sjöberg; [2018]
   Keywords : Open market share repurchase; Abnormal return; Sweden; Stockholm Stock Exchange; NASDAQ OMX Stockholm; Aktieåterköp; Avvikelseavkastning; Stockholmsbörsen; NASDAQ OMX Stockholm;

   Abstract : We study the long-term performance of companies listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange that announced their intention to repurchase shares between the years of 2005 and 2013. We test the hypothesis that the market underreacts to share repurchase announcements and that repurchasing firms consequently outperform the market in the following years. READ MORE

5. 4. Ranking factors to increase your positionon the search engine result page : Theoretical and practical examples

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för programvaruteknik och datavetenskap

   Author : Viktor Andersson; Daniel Lindgren; [2017]
   Keywords : Google; SEO; SERP; On-page; Off-page;

   Abstract : Search engine optimization (SEO) is the way to improve the visibility of a website on thesearch engine result page (SERP). If the website is not on the first three result, then it will bemissing most of the traffic that could be generated. This report will go into detail on how towork with SEO and how to get a website to rank high. READ MORE

6. 5. Game, Set and Cohesion : A case study of sport for social cohesion in Timor Leste

   University essay from Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)

   Author : Daniel Ahlm; Johanna Lindgren; [2013]
   Keywords : Timor Leste; sports; sport psychology; social cohesion; moral and character development; participatory communication; peace and development; corruption; life skills.;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses how sports can encourage social cohesion amongst youth in Dili, Timor Leste. It is a case study, conducted in Timor Leste and is based on interviews with staff working at organizations that offer sport for peace programs as well as with other interested parties. READ MORE