Essays about: "Shareholder Return"

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1. 1. Ownership concentration and corporate performance of listed companies in China

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Bingqing Shen; Liying Yan; [2023]
   Keywords : Ownership concentration; Corporate performance; Corporate governance; The largest shareholder; The listed company; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between ownership concentration and corporate performance in Chinese listed companies. Enriching the theory of corporate governance. The empirical foundation consists of data collected from 1468 listed companies at the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges in China, spanning 2018 to 2022. READ MORE

3. 2. Predictability of Shareholder Return in Medical Device Companies : Investment Decisions from thePerspective of an Investment Firm

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Daniel Gröttheim; [2023]
   Keywords : Medical device companies; pre-market approval; total return; abnormal return; stock return prediction; market anomalies; free cash flow yield; efficient markets; financial crisis; investment firm; Medicintekniska företag; förmarknadsgodkännande; totalavkastning; abnorm avkastning; aktieavkastningsförutsägbarhet; marknadsavvikelser; avkastning på fritt kassaflöde; effektiva marknader; finanskris; investeringsföretag;

   Abstract : The medical device industry has seen rapid growth in recent years, and the increasing valuations has caught the attention of investors. Although their growth has outpaced many indices, medical device companies’ reliance on capital to finance research, patents, and clinical testing to reach pre-market approval makes due-diligence and the investment research process especially complex. READ MORE

4. 3. In Exchange for Employment Protection – An Analysis on Sweden’s Managerial Position and the UK’s Employee Shareholders

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

   Author : Noah Ståleker; Sofia Nomark; [2023]
   Keywords : Managerial position; Employee shareholder; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This essay describes which categories of employees that are exempted from employment protection in Sweden and the United Kingdom. The focus of the essay will be the UK’s employee shareholders and Sweden’s employees in a managerial or comparable position, since these two categories give up their protection and receive some form of compensation, and/or some other form of protection in return. READ MORE

5. 4. Constructing a Social Profitability Index: Socially Responsible Investing in Electric Utilities

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Odessa Bäckfors; Ebba Jernmark Burrows; [2023]
   Keywords : Socially responsible investing; Social Profitability Index; Sustainability ratings; Shareholder activism; Renewable electricity;

   Abstract : Building on a theory about the Social Profitability Index (SPI), this paper is the first to construct an SPI in practice ranking investment opportunities based on social and financial returns within the electric utility industry. The social return is the investor-preference weighted social gain from avoiding carbon emissions by changing to renewable production technology in a firm. READ MORE

6. 5. What Difference Does It Make? : Comparative Panel Data Analysis of the Relationship Between CSR Initiatives and Board Composition in Sweden and the United States

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet (USBE); Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Kristina Björling; Viktor Hansson; [2023]
   Keywords : CSR; ESG; Corporate Governance; Gender Diversity; Board Independence; CEO Duality; Inclusion; Board Compositions; Agency Theory; Resource Dependence Theory; Critical Mass Theory; Hofstede’s National Cultural Theory.;

   Abstract : More companies have responded to the call for action, increasing their attention to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Corporate governance structures have proven to have an effect on how well companies are able to facilitate a sustainable trajectory, all influenced by values and norms. READ MORE