Essays about: "Information Asymmetries"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 64 essays containing the words Information Asymmetries.

1. 21. Mandatory Sustainability Reporting in Unlisted Firms: A Study of its Adoption and Effect on the Cost of Debt in a Swedish Setting

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

   Author : Love Berggren; Li Ji; [2020]
   Keywords : Mandatory sustainability reporting; Unlisted firms; Cost of debt;

   Abstract : Drawing on the EU Directive 2014/95 which imposes mandatory sustainability reporting for firms over a certain size since 2017 and the far-reaching Swedish application of this directive, this study explores (1) the existence and (2) the informational contents of the sustainability reports of 153 unlisted Swedish firms in the initial adoption year 2017, and (3) the impact of the regulation on the cost of debt of unlisted firms. We find firm size and state ownership to relate to both the existence and the content of these reports, which we interpret as legitimacy concerns influencing the sustainability reporting behavior of firms also in the mandatory setting. READ MORE

3. 22. Smiling, Trust, and Funding in Entrepreneurial Pitching

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

   Author : Blake Morgan; Sanna Westerberg; [2020]
   Keywords : smiling; trust; funding; pitching; entrepreneurship;

   Abstract : Entrepreneurs' ability to attract funding is often crucial for their success. Business angels and venture capitals meet many entrepreneurs every year. Upon first contact, entrepreneurs have very little time to capture a potential investor's interest. READ MORE

4. 23. The role of public innovation support in the Swedish food industry

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Matilda Persson; [2019-07-08]
   Keywords : Public Innovation Support; Food Industry; Innovation Intermediary; Accelerator; Public Research Organization;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the role of public innovation support in the Swedish food industry and the aim was to better understand what such innovation support does in order to accelerate SMEs. The aim was further to evaluate the activities of such innovation support to propose improvements to be used in a future national expansion. READ MORE

5. 24. Banking Relationships and first-day IPO Performance - Evidence from ex-ante pricing of Swedish firms

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Marcus Undén; Christoffer Begander; [2019]
   Keywords : Initial Public Offering; Underpricing; Information Asymmetries; Banking Relationships;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how pre-Initial Public Offering (IPO) banking relationships affect the level of underpricing for Swedish firms. By studying a sample of 273 IPOs between 2014 and 2018, no support for a signaling effect that reduces information uncertainty for investors can be concluded since firms with a pre-IPO lending relationship do not experience a lower level of underpricing. READ MORE

6. 25. Disclosure of changes in major holdings

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten; Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Björn Schäfer; [2019]
   Keywords : Business Law; EU Law; European Union Law; EU; European Union; Capital Markets; Securities Markets; Stock Markets; Securities Law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : With the adoption of MiFID II, a new, less regulated ‘level’ of capital mar-ket, the SME Growth market, is now available for the member states of the European Union. Available for SME Growth markets, there are several regu-latory alleviations for issuers of shares regarding e.g. READ MORE