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1. 1. Impact of Intellectual Capital on Firm Performance and Market to Book Value - An analysis of the extended VAICTM model on Swedish listed firms within the healthcare sector

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Sang Hoon Sohn; Linus Åhman; [2020-07-01]
   Keywords : Intellectual capital; VAICTM; Firm performance; Market to book value; Swedish healthcare sector;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to research whether IC and the individual components of IC in firms, namely the relational capital, structural capital, innovation capital and human capital, contribute to an increase in financial performance and positive market reaction for listed Swedish healthcare firms listed in Stockholm OMX30 with a time-frame of 10 years from 2009 to 2018. An extended VAICTM model developed from the original VAICTM model proposed by Pulic is used as a proxy for efficient IC usage and a fixed effects regression is performed on the explanatory variables representing firm performance and market perception. READ MORE

3. 2. Ownership Structure and Firm Performance in Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Oskar Brantås; Linus Åhman; [2016-05-04]
   Keywords : Firm performance; Family-controlled firm; Agency Costs; Active-Owner; Dual-Class-Shares; Voting Right;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate the relation between ownership structure and firm performance. The research is based on publicly traded firms listed on the Stockholm stock exchange OMX30, during the time period 2006-2011. Our study is based on panel data of 225 firms, with approximately 1 observation per year. READ MORE