Essays about: "Swedish Code of Corporate Governance"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 20 essays containing the words Swedish Code of Corporate Governance.

  1. 16. The Swedish Code of Corporate Governance : An analysis of the Changes of Information Provided in Companies' Annual Reports

    University essay from IHH, Redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Åsa Bengtsson; Elvira Hendeby; [2007]
    Keywords : Corporate Governance; Swedish Code; Agency Theory; Institutional Theory; Information; Annual Reports; Stockholm Stock Exchange; Large Cap;

    Abstract : In society today large corporations are striving to regain the trust, which has been lost dur-ing the many accounting scandals that occurred lately. As a response to minimize the con-flicts countries have introduced codes of corporate governance. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Paradox of Disclosure

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Björn Antonsson; [2006]
    Keywords : Förmögenhetsrätt; Associationsrätt; Civilrätt; oklassificerad; Företagsekonomi; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The paper presents the development and outlines initiatives taken by the Swedish government, and the European Union in order to address issues of declining trust and confidence for the business society. The paper will be structured and partly analyzed based on institutional theory, introducing regulative, normative and cognitive perspectives of the issues. READ MORE

  4. 18. Internal audit : How the internal audit has been affected by the Code

    University essay from Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Anna Morén; Linda Sunebrand; [2006]
    Keywords : Internal audit; Agency theory; The Swedsih code of corporate governance;

    Abstract : The Swedish code of corporate governance (the Code) was introduced 1 July 2005 aiming to raise the quality of corporate governance. This thesis investigates how the Code has affected internal audit. The purpose of this study is dual and aims to 1). READ MORE

  5. 19. A Common Corporate Governance Code - Mission Impossible?

    University essay from Institutionen för ekonomi

    Author : Marina Grahovar; Martina Åkesson; [2005]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The corporate governance codes are a way of creating trust for companies in national financial markets. The problem with implementing different codes within the European Union has lead to that the trust has been increased for the companies within the different countries but not internationally, within the European Union. READ MORE

  6. 20. Swedish Code of Corporate Governance : A study of the compliance with the code among Swedish listed companies

    University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Therese Persson; Helena Karsberg; [2005]
    Keywords : Corporate governance; Swedish Code of Corporate Governance; ;

    Abstract : After several scandals in the US, the focus on corporate governance has increased rapidly and led to implementations of “codes of best practice” in many countries. In 2002, the Swedish government appointed a committee with the purpose to develop a Swedish Code of Corporate Governance. READ MORE