Essays about: "Firm-Risk"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the word Firm-Risk.

  1. 1. Does target firm risk differ depending on the gender of the acquiring firm's CEO?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anton Strandqvist; Malkolm Sten; [2023]
    Keywords : Chief Executive Officer; Gender; Mergers and Acquisitions; Risk aversion; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study aims to examine the relationship between the gender of the CEO and target firm risk in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Sweden. Previous research has shown that there may be differences in risk attitudes and behavior between men and women, which could affect their decision-making processes in M&A transactions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Risk Influences of CEO-Dependent Top Managers: Co-Option and the Cost of Equity Capital

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

    Author : Ellen Norberg; Isak Wallin; [2022]
    Keywords : Top management team co-option; Ex-ante cost of equity capital; Firm risk; Corporate governance;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the research gap in existing literature on top management connectedness toward the CEO, from the perspective of equity stakeholders of the firm. It sheds light on how equity investors perceive firms with executives that are co-opted by the current CEO, in terms of firm risk. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Effect of CEO Compensation Structure on Firm Risk-Taking in Sweden : Does Gender Matter?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Iza Erič; Holly Hu; [2022]
    Keywords : CEO compensation; compensation structure; incentive pay; risk-taking; gender differences;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the effect of CEO compensation structure on the risk-taking of the firms in Sweden. In addition, the study examines whether the gender of the CEO plays a role in this relationship. READ MORE

  5. 4. The impact of mandatory non-financial disclosure and ESG score on financial performance and firm-risk- An empirical study of the Nordic market

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Tina Nikkhoo; Hanna Lindbo; [2021-06-30]
    Keywords : Mandatory Non-Financial Disclosure; ESG Scores; Financial Performance; Firm-Risk; Nordic Market; Corporate Social Responsibility; EU Directive 2014 95 EU;

    Abstract : This research investigates the impact of mandatory non-financial disclosure and ESG score on financial performance and firm-risk using a panel of 278 Nordic companies covering the time period 2014-2019. Using a Difference-in-Difference technique, the results imply that the accounting-based financial performance increases subsequent to the EU Directive 2014/95/EU, while the firm-risk is reduced. READ MORE

  6. 5. ESG and Bond Performance: Evidence from the Nordic

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    Author : Jonatan Larsson; Caroline Lundberg; [2021-06-23]
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    Abstract : This study examines whether corporate ESG performance has an effect on bond performance in the Nordic countries. There are two main theoretical views regarding ESG investments which are risk mitigation and resource depletion. READ MORE