Essays about: "Firm performance"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 852 essays containing the words Firm performance.

  1. 16. From Chaos to Cohesion, Identifying Inter-team Dependencies in Large-scale Agile Organisations : A case study of Volvo Cars

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Projekt, innovationer och entreprenörskap

    Author : Anton Källström; Johan Westerberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Project Management; Dependencies; MNC; Automotive; Volvo Cars; Product Development; Agile; Agile Teams; Scaled Agile; Large-scale Agile; Scaled Agile Framework; SAFe; Planning; R D; Software; Software Development; Organizations; Collaboration; Communication; Innovation Management; Knowledge Management; Corporate Culture; Projektledning; Beroenden; MNC; Fordonsindustrin; Volvo Cars; Produktutveckling; Agilt; Agila team; Skalat agilt; Storskaligt agilt; Scaled Agile Framework; SAFe; Planering; R D; Mjukvara; Mjukvaruutveckling; Organisationer; Samarbete; Kommunikation; Innovationsledning; Kunskapshantering; Organisationskultur;

    Abstract : Product development is more complex than ever. Industries all over the world face intensified competition, forcing firms to improve their innovation performance. This involves integrating software development to a greater extent. As an effort to cope with such progression, agile project management methodologies have been adopted. READ MORE

  3. 17. Climate Change Coverage and the Performance of Green and Brown Equities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anton Flygare; Fredrik Tingets; [2023]
    Keywords : climate change; green investments; equities; sustainability; news; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Climate change has emerged as one of the world’s most pressing issues, a development that has prompted investors to shift their focus accordingly, catalysing a significant increase in green investments. This study is set against this backdrop, focusing on the performance of portfolios of European firms classified as low or high emission intensity – green or brown respectively – during an eight-year period, from January 2010 to June 2018. READ MORE

  4. 18. The ESG Advantage: Exploring the Relationship Between Sustainability and Corporate Acquisitions

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Alice Rosberg Kronholm; Ebba Glenngård; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG; M A; Bid Premium;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the impact of ESG scores on corporate acquisitions in Europe and the United States, examining whether firms with ESG scores are more likely to be acquired, and to which extent the ESG score of a target firm may affect the bid premium. Findings suggest that firms with an ESG score are more likely to be acquired compared to firms without, and that a high score implies a lower probability of being acquired compared to a low score. READ MORE

  5. 19. Impact Private Equity - The Importance of Performance Measurement to Signal Legitimacy and Avoid Mission Drift in Emerging Funds

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

    Author : Emil Ståhl; Sofia Ehrenstråhle; [2023]
    Keywords : performance measurement systems; impact private equity; hybrid organizations; institutional theory; structural differentiation;

    Abstract : This paper elaborates on the research of performance measurement systems in the private equity field. By conducting a qualitative single-case study of an impact investment firm, this paper investigates the limitedly researched field of what role performance measurement systems play for emerging hybrid organizations, operating in a setting where the financial logic is inherently strong. READ MORE

  6. 20. The power of commitment : Skin in the game and its impact on firm performance

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för management (MAN)

    Author : Annie Hallengren; Tova Gunnarsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Skin in the game; Board of directors; Corporate Governance; Agency theory; Firm performance;

    Abstract : Corporate governance's main purpose is to ensure that companies act in a way that is beneficial for their shareholders. This study presents skin in the game as a possible solution and investigates its impact on firm performance on the Swedish market. READ MORE