Essays about: "Signaling theory"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 98 essays containing the words Signaling theory.

  1. 21. Mirroring Gender Diversity: is Reporting a Reflection ofthe TMT? : A Quantitative Study of Gender Diversity Disclosure in Swedish State-Owned Enterprises

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Stina Karlsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Gender Diversity Disclosure; Visual Disclosure; Upper-echelons Theory; Top Management Team; State-owned Enterprises; Institutional Logics; Hybridity;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to explain how the gender diversity of the top management team affects the disclosure strategy regarding gender diversity, in state-owned enterprises. The study, in addition, tests if hybridity, conceptualized as conflicting institutional logics, has a moderating effect on this relationship. READ MORE

  3. 22. The Impact of the Founding Team’s Human Capital on Token Sale Success: An analysis of European ICOs between 2016-2021

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Geoffroy Leuba; Amrit Gill; [2022]
    Keywords : entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial finance; token sales; initial coin offerings; ICO; information asymmetry; signaling theory; human capital; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The emergence of blockchain technology enables entrepreneurs to raise capital in an innovative way, by addressing a crowd of online investors without the need for an intermediary. This phenomenon is known as token sales, and it may have the potential to revolutionize entrepreneurial finance. READ MORE

  4. 23. ESG, Legal Origin and Corporate Governance : From Voluntary to Mandatory Reporting in the European Union

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för ekonomi

    Author : Eric Vaarala; [2022]
    Keywords : ESG; principal-agent theory; signaling theory; mandatory and voluntary reporting; legal origin;

    Abstract : The study is based on a hypothetical deductive approach. The study applies a quantitative method. The material covers 3926 firm years between 2007–2019. The data studied is obtained from the ASSET4 database. READ MORE

  5. 24. Dressed for success when entering the Swedish market : Changes and composition of the board of directors in IPO companies and the effect on firm valuation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Erik Staaf; Joel Gotthardsson; [2022]
    Keywords : IPO; Valuation; Corporate Governance; Board of Directors; Agency Theory;

    Abstract : The initial public offering (IPO) of a company is characterized by uncertainty, and a large body of research has focused primarily on underpricing. This study takes a different approach by examining the changes and composition of the board of directors in IPO companies and the effect on market valuation measured by the market-to-book ratio. READ MORE

  6. 25. Does size matter? Analysis of stock price reaction to green bonds announcements

    University essay from

    Author : Yasmine Ben Rouha; Khaled Khouja; [2021-07-13]
    Keywords : Green Bonds; Sustainability; Efficient Market Hypothesis; Signaling Theory; Abnormal Return; Cumulative Abnormal Return; Amount Issued;

    Abstract : The recent large growth in the green bond market has been shown in previous studies to yield abnormal returns as the market value of the stock reacts to the announcement of green bond issuance. This study uses a sample of 90 observations, of which 61 are from the Swedish market and the remaining 29 from the American market. READ MORE