Essays about: "Layoffs"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 16 essays containing the word Layoffs.

1. 11. THE END OF A STORMY RELATIONSHIP - a case study of an international business divorce and its organisational and emotional challenges

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Maria Karlsson; Hanna Nordell; [2012-07-11]
   Keywords : demergers; disintegration processes; organisational challenges;

   Abstract : The term divorce can be used in explaining many challenges of a demerger, showing similarities to the existing M&A process literature which commonly uses the term marriage. By studying a demerger one can gain insights to challenges met at various stages in a disintegration process. READ MORE

3. 12. The Impact of Buyouts on Swedish Portfolio Companies : A Quantitative Study on Performance 1998-2011

   University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Daniel Mörk; Joel Pettersson; [2012]
   Keywords : Private Equity; Buyouts;

   Abstract : The private equity market has been a hot topic of debate since it first started to emerge. As it has become more frequently apparent in the Swedish economic and financial market, the debate regarding its impact in Sweden has also risen. READ MORE

4. 13. M&A in Europe 2000-2007: Layoffs and Their Impact on Post-acquisition Performance: A study of the mediating effect of workforce reductions on the relationship between acquisition premiums and post-acquisition performance

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Isidora Mazuranic; [2010]
   Keywords : Mergers and Acquisitions; M A; Human Resources; HR; Europe; Acquisition Premium; Workforce Reduction; Post-acquisition Performance; Mediation;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine whether information regarding layoffs as a result of mergers and acquisitions can be used to explain acquirers’ post-acquisition performance. I predict that high acquisition premiums result in workforce reductions and that the latter thus lead to lower post-acquisition performance of the new combined firm. READ MORE

5. 14. Leveraged Buyouts : An LBO Valuation Model

   University essay from Fakulteten för ekonomi, kommunikation och IT

   Author : Carl-Johan Strandberg; [2010]
   Keywords : LBO Valuation; Leveraged Buyout; LBO; Private Equity; Investment Banking; Corporate Finance;

   Abstract : During the eighties a new type of financial transaction started to emerge on an increasing basis. It was the so called “leveraged buyout” also known as the LBO. READ MORE

6. 15. On the Predictive Power of Layoffs and Vacancies : Can Advanced Notices of Dismissal and Vacancies Help Predict Unemployment? A Study of the Swedish Labor Market Between 1988 and 2010

   University essay from Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Johannes Hagen; [2010]
   Keywords : ARIMA; Granger causality; out-of-sample forecasting; predictive power;

   Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to investigate the predictive power of the variables advanced notice of dismissal (layoffs) and vacancies for the unemployment rate. Based on the Box Jenkins Methodology, the paper makes use of Granger causality and out-of-sample tests to compare the forecast performance of a naïve reference model and the two models extended to include either lagged values of layoffs or vacancies. READ MORE