Essays about: "Swedish Code on Corporate Governance"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 17 essays containing the words Swedish Code on Corporate Governance.
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11. Corporate Governance Codes, Board Evaluations, and Director Turnover: A Study on Scandinavian Boards of Directors
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : In the years of 2001, 2004 and 2005 – Denmark, Norway, and Sweden introduced new corporate governance codes targeting listed companies. In this thesis, we study the characteristics of the Scandinavian codes and the effect of their implementation on director turnover probability. The effect is studied separately for small and large firms. READ MORE
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12. Corporate Governance Codes, Board Evaluations, and Director Turnover: A Study on Scandinavian Boards of Directors
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : In the years of 2001, 2004 and 2005 – Denmark, Norway, and Sweden introduced new corporate governance codes targeting listed companies. In this thesis, we study the characteristics of the Scandinavian codes and the effect of their implementation on director turnover probability. The effect is studied separately for small and large firms. READ MORE
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13. Internal control in the wake of the Enron scandal - legislation or self-regulation?
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Background & Problem Discussion: The collapse of Enron together with several other scandals contributed to the creation of the Sarbanes Oxley Act, imposing heavy demands on accounting ethics for businesses listed on the stock exchange in the US. In Sweden, the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance was introduced, but instead of being a law, it is based on self-regulation. READ MORE
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14. Nomination Committees, Pension Funds and Board Turnover: Evidence from the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : It is a general belief that pension funds influence corporate govern-ance. However, the corporate setting is likely to determine the extent of their influence. In this thesis, we study the characteristics of the Swedish code of corporate governance and if its implementation has increased the power of pension funds. READ MORE
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15. The Paradox of Disclosure
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : 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