Essays about: "Firm Specific Determinants"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 33 essays containing the words Firm Specific Determinants.

1. 21. Determinants of Capital Structure: Evidence from the Global Renewable Energy Sector

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Eliza Mitreva; Biser Georgiev; [2015]
   Keywords : pecking order theory; trade-off theory; leverage; renewable energy companies; Capital structure determinants; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The main purpose of this master thesis is to determine the factors that significantly influence the capital structure decisions in the global renewable energy sector during the period 2005-2013.This study is implemented through a quantitative approach, using a panel data model, in which leverage is the dependent variable, controlled by a set of firm-specific, industry-specific, tax-related and macroeconomic independent variables. READ MORE

3. 22. Determinants of Capital Structure in Family Firms

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Ahmed Akbarali; Awambeng Foma; [2015]
   Keywords : Capital structure; Family firms; OECD countries; Financial Decisions;

   Abstract : Most firms are using optimal combination of equity and debt so as to maximize firms value and the wealth of the shareholders. To achieve all these, firms should be aware of the factors that influence the capital structure decisions. Previous empirical studies attempted to explain what determines the choice of capital structure in firms. READ MORE

4. 23. Swedish Investment Companies and Behavioral Determinants of the Relative Valuation to NAV

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Mattias Svensson; Olle Boström; [2015]
   Keywords : Swedish investment companies; Closed-end fund discount; Noise traders; Behavioral finance;

   Abstract : The discount to Net Asset Value (NAV) in Swedish investment companies is a phenomenon that has been present for decades. This study aims to explain part of the discount valuation without taking firm-specific characteristics into consideration. Instead, we use several regression models where only market-wide behavioral arguments are used. READ MORE

5. 24. The Determinants of Capital Structure -- A Comparison of Listed Large Capitalization Non-Financial Companies in the U.S.A. and Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Shirley Ye Ekström; Indre Kanaporyte; [2015]
   Keywords : capital structure; leverage; country effect; macroeconomic determinants; panel data regression; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to examine the determinants of capital structure via a cross-country comparison between the U.S.A. and Sweden. READ MORE

6. 25. Determinants of IPO underpricing - A comparison between the UK and Germany

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Rita Berkholz; Julia Stübben; [2014]
   Keywords : IPO; underpricing; United Kingdom; Germany; legal framework; ownership structure; common law; civil law; institutional framework; legal origin; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate the influencing factors on underpricing in the UK and Germany. The focus hereby lies on the different institutional framework (common and civil law) and implied ownership structure of both countries. A quantitative analysis is conducted using multiple linear regression model and descriptive statistics. READ MORE