Essays about: "Jacob Westlund"

Found 2 essays containing the words Jacob Westlund.

1. 1. From Asking What-is to Answering What-if...? A Multi-Case Study on How Organizations Make Sense in Times of Uncertainty

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

   Author : Wan-Ting Hsu; Jacob Westlund; [2021]
   Keywords : COVID-19; Sensemaking; Scenario Analysis; Temporality;

   Abstract : This thesis examines how accounting tools and information are employed by actors within organizations to make sense of uncertainty. By drawing upon sensemaking theory and a modified version of Kaplan and Orlikowski's (2013) temporal work model, we provide a more comprehensive view of how accounting tools and information are used to make and give sense under uncertainty. READ MORE

3. 2. Dual-class share structures in family firms and the effect on innovation

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Jacob Westlund; Henrik Nilsson; [2017]
   Keywords : Family firms; Dual class shares; Agency theory; Private benefits; Innovation;

   Abstract : Family firms are much more likely to employ dual-class share structures than other types of firms. This raises the question if previously studied relationships between family firms and various outcome variables such as innovation are true family effects or in fact disguised dual-class effects. READ MORE