Essays about: "ROA volatility"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words ROA volatility.

  1. 1. Leadership Competence: Does Gender Really Matter? : A study on the operational gender diversity and its impact on financial performance and stock volatilty

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för management (MAN)

    Author : Simon Nordin; Beata Vangstad; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender Diversity; CEO Gender; Corporate Governance; Agency Theory; Resource Dependence Thoery; Firm Volatility; Financial Performance;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to take part of and contribute to the continuously ongoing debate ongender diversity, more specific about gender diversity in the operational level includingthe gender of CEO in Swedish firms across the Large cap, Mid Cap and Small Cap lists.The purpose is to analyze whether there is a statistical significance between operationalgender diversity and financial performance as well as firm volatility. READ MORE

  3. 2. The ESG-Risk Relationship - A study of the relationship between ESG and firm-specific risk of publicly traded firms in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jonathan Bark; Melker Lundberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Idiosyncratic Volatility; ESG; Fama-French three-factor model; ESG-risk relationship; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Non-financial metrics have come to play a larger role in financial markets as years pass, impacting decisions made by businesses, investors and policy makers alike. A significant non-financial metric captured by the term ESG or Environmental, Social and Governance. READ MORE

  4. 3. REITs in a Mixed-Asset Portfolio

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Mary Anne Roa; [2022]
    Keywords : REIT; Pricing; Fama-French; Portfolio Simulation;

    Abstract : Diversification is a significant element of asset allocation. An alternative investment of great interest for many investors is real estate. The paper will explore the hypotheses of whether real estate investment trust (REITs)warrants inclusion in an investment portfolio. READ MORE

  5. 4. Artificial Intelligence and its Breakthrough in the Nordics : A Study of the Relationship Between AI Usage and Financial Performance in the Nordic Market

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Frida Ottosson; Martin Westling; [2020]
    Keywords : AI; artificial intelligence; financial performance; ROA; nasdaq; nordic;

    Abstract : As the fourth digital revolution is initiated and digitalization is becoming increasingly evident in today’s society, the concept of artificial intelligence (AI) is experiencing a boom and is continuously transforming a vast variety of industries. Previous studies have found several links between AI usage and economic benefits, such as increased efficiency and lower costs. READ MORE

  6. 5. Gender Effect on Corporate Risk Taking

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Fanny Nyberg; Alexandra Johansen; [2014]
    Keywords : Corporate risk taking; CEO; Gender effect; Volatility; Small firms;

    Abstract : In this thesis, data on 108 086 Swedish companies from the years 2008-2012 are examined to determine if there is a CEO gender effect on risk taking in corporations. The main risk measures chosen are Volatility in ROE, Volatility in ROA and Volatility in Leverage, intended to provide information about total risk, operational risk and financial risk. READ MORE