Essays about: "Shareholder activism"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words Shareholder activism.
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1. Constructing a Social Profitability Index: Socially Responsible Investing in Electric Utilities
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : 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
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2. Hostile Takeover Landscape: Analysing Cultural and Regulatory Differences, Corporate Governance and Ownership Structures in Sweden and the US
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : This thesis aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the cultural, regulatory, corporate, and ownership structure approaches to hostile takeovers in Sweden and the United States. It focuses on the recent Twitter takeover as a case study from a Swedish perspective, as it is a relevant example of the larger landscape of hostile takeovers. READ MORE
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3. International shareholder activism in Sweden : A study of BlackRocks’s influence in their Swedish holdings
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The objective of this study was to gain increased knowledge regarding BlackRock’s ability to influence their Swedish owned companies. The scope of this thesis has been to study eight companies where BlackRock have holdings. READ MORE
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4. Owner's Salience in Unlisted Businesses
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledningAbstract : Shareholder activism in sustainability is increasingly being used to influence companies and their managers. Previous studies have focused on listed firms, but little theory has concentrated on unlisted assets. READ MORE
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5. Earnings management and shareholder activism: The impact of foreign directors
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Earnings management is widely implemented by managers, which may be the result of weak monitoring. This study is based on 140 companies to capture the effect of shareholder activism (proxied by shareholder proposals) on earnings management. READ MORE