Essays about: "Herman Wartoft"

Found 2 essays containing the words Herman Wartoft.

1. 1. CEO Signature Size: A Sign of Bad Performance? An Empirical Study on the Predictive Value of CEO Signature Size, as a Proxy for Narcissism, on Operating Firm Performance

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

   Author : Sofia Fölster; Herman Wartoft; [2019]
   Keywords : Narcissism; CEO; Signature Size; Firm Performance; Performance Fluctuation;

   Abstract : Recently there has been an increased focus on CEO personalities and how the trait of narcissism affects decision-making, firm outcomes and stakeholders. The aim of this study is to test whether CEOs' signature size, as an assumed proxy for narcissism, is predictive of operating performance, performance extremeness and fluctuations. READ MORE

3. 2. Earnings management during initial public offerings

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

   Author : Herman Wartoft; Tara Teymourian; [2017]
   Keywords : Earnings management; IPO; Inside equity ownership; Convergence of interest hypothesis;

   Abstract : In this thesis we study the existence of earnings management in connection to IPOs, as well as the potential effect that having a CEO selling shares in the IPO can have on the level of exercised earnings management. We apply the Modified Jones Model on a set of IPO firms going public on Nasdaq OMX and Nasdaq First North during the years 2006-2016. READ MORE