Essays about: "Equity Issues"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 134 essays containing the words Equity Issues.

  1. 6. Investigating perceived implications of EDI implementation : A case study of EDI work in the Swedish industry

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

    Author : Karl Hedström; [2023]
    Keywords : Equity; Diversity; Inclusion; Organizational culture; Gender distribution; Unconscious bias; Framework models; Social sustainability; Responsibility; Swedish industry;

    Abstract : By successful implementation of EDI both individual and company gains can be achieved, based on a sense of satisfaction, belonging, and additional thinking perspectives. That result in increased likelihood and conditions for innovativeness and competitiveness. READ MORE

  2. 7. Real Estate and ESG Rating A cross-sectional study of ESG Risk, ESG Management and financial performance

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Alexander Wojtowicz Hallberg; Daniel Gellerman; Anton Lundgren; [2022-06-30]
    Keywords : ESG Rating; Real Estate; Financial Performance; Sustainability; Sustainalytics; Inferential Statistics;

    Abstract : Environmental destruction and social sustainability issues are more relevant than ever. The human impact causing social and environmental destruction has led to a forced market movement worldwide where sustainability awareness has grown amongst stakeholders. READ MORE

  3. 8. The Impact of COVID-19 on Public Capital Markets - Empirical Evidence from the Nordics

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Yishu Liu; Mashiat Nawal Chowdhury; [2022]
    Keywords : COVID-19; Capital market; Nordics; Bond spread;

    Abstract : How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect firms' ability to raise capital? This paper explores how non-financial Nordic firms raised capital from public debt and equity markets during the pandemic. We find that (1) the bond market experiences turbulence during the outbreak period; (2) being a rated bond issuer is only important for access during the outbreak period; (3) factors that determine bond spreads during the normal period do not change fundamentally during the COVID-19 period; (4) the equity market is an important source of capital throughout the COVID-19 period in terms of both IPOs and secondary issues. READ MORE

  4. 9. Smile and Waive? A critical case study of the TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 products using World-Systems Theory and Realism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : David Alexanderson; [2022]
    Keywords : World-Systems Theory; Marxist-Realism; COVID-19; Health Equity; TRIPS waiver; Intellectual Property; Core-periphery division; World Trade Organization; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the deadliest health crises in modern history. Increasing production of all relevant medical goods and ensuring their equitable distribution has been argued as a necessity to contain the pandemic, which led to the South African and Indian delegation in the TRIPS Council of the World Trade Organization to propose the implementation of a TRIPS waiver to ensure that intellectual property does not pose a barrier to increased production. READ MORE

  5. 10. Discounts, Commitments, and the Attractivity of Rights Offerings: A Swedish Example

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Victor Asp; Alexander Josefsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Seasoned Equity Offering; Rights Issue; Discount; Commitment; Subscription;

    Abstract : We examine the effect of discounts, subscription commitments, and underwriting commitments on the ex-post subscription rate of rights offerings, based on a sample of 164 manually collected rights issues from Swedish stock exchanges in the period ranging from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2021. Our analysis draws on utility and signaling theory, and our findings determine a statistically significant positive effect of the subscription price discount to the theoretical ex-rights price on the ex-post subscription rate variable which we hold as a proxy for rights offering attractivity. READ MORE