Essays about: "Resource-Based View Theory"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 86 essays containing the words Resource-Based View Theory.

  1. 11. Factors Influencing Post-Acquisition Integration During The Early Stages of Post-acquisition : A qualitative study on firm-level factors that affect post-acquisition integration in the Swedish construction industry

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Erik Kristiansson; Samuel Andelin Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Mergers and Acquisitions M A ; Post-acquisition Integration; Swedish Construction Industry; Resource Based View RBV ; Transformational Leadership; Cultural integration Theory.;

    Abstract : This study is to investigate how acquiring firms within the Swedish construction industry work towards successful post-acquisition integration during the early stages of post-acquisition and which factors they consider when doing so. When researching the five cases, the study adopted a qualitative approach, using semi-structured interviews with five managers from acquiring firms to gather in-depth, first-hand data for thematic analysis. READ MORE

  2. 12. In- or Outsourcing within a Public Organization - A case study of internal allocation decisions between Intraservice and other subsidiaries within the Municipality of Gothenburg City

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Ludwig Åkerström; Philip Zanganeh; [2022-08-19]
    Keywords : In- or Outsourcing; Make or Buy; Public Organization; Internal Allocation Decision; Resource-Based View; Dynamic Capabilities; Transaction Cost Economics; Agency Theory; New Public Management; Organizational Theory;

    Abstract : The concept of in- or outsourcing has been researched extensively in a private organizational context, in contrast to a public organizational context. This thesis uses a novel approach by applying the in- or outsourcing concept within a larger public organization. READ MORE

  3. 13. ESG performance, a driver for shareholder value creation? Evidence from mergers and acquisitions

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Sebastian Bergström Jonsson; Felicia Sandersnäs; [2022-06-30]
    Keywords : Environmental; social; Environmental; social; and governance ESG performance; Mergers and acquisitions M A ; Value creation; Stakeholder theory; Shareholder theory; Event study; Abnormal returns;

    Abstract : With an increasing demand for firms to become more sustainable, business managers are increasingly using merger and acquisition (M&A) investments as a tool to enhance both environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and corporate financial performance (CFP). This study aims to further understand the impact of ESG performance as a factor for creating shareholder value for the acquirers by 1) examining the impact of target firms' ESG performance on acquirer abnormal returns and 2) examining whether high ESG performing targets can help enhance the ESG performance of the acquirer. READ MORE

  4. 14. The Effect of Accounting Standards on Business Acquisitions : An analysis of the Swedish acquisition market

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Maxx Hillman; Linus Sjösten; [2022]
    Keywords : Accounting standards; agency theory; amortization; business acquisitions; goodwill; IFRS; K3; local GAAP; synergies; Swedish GAAP; resource-based view; value added;

    Abstract : The topic of business acquisitions has been much debated in 2022, largely due to Microsoft’s record-breaking acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Historically, business acquisitions and their corresponding goodwill values have been a thoroughly examined and debated subject between scholars and regulators due to the complexity and ambiguity of goodwill. READ MORE

  5. 15. Unpacking the "O" in VRIO: Organizational Deployment of Data Analytics and its Effect on Firm Performance

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

    Author : Maria Tolkacheva; Beverly Law; [2022]
    Keywords : Data analytics; Firm performance; Resource-based view; Organizational deployment;

    Abstract : Drawing on the resource-based view (RBV) and the literature on data analytics (DA), this study provides a twofold contribution by studying the intersection between the RBV theory and DA. A review of past research unveils an under-researched and -theorized factor in the RBV's VRIO acronym, the "O" - organizational deployment. READ MORE