Essays about: "Swedish Code on Corporate Governance"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 17 essays containing the words Swedish Code on Corporate Governance.

1. 6. Doing Good While Being Good : A study of the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and the Swedish Companies Act

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Johan Djäken; [2016]
   Keywords : Aims of the Swedish Companies Act; Swedish Companies Act; SCA; company s interest; company s objects; contemporary CSR; corporate gifts; corporate governance; CSR; Corporate Social Responsibility; CSR and Swedish corporate governance; de facto value transfers; duty of loyalty; duty of care; duties of the board; duties of the managing director; ESV; enlightened shareholder wealth maximization; executive compensation; fiduciary duties; profit purpose; purpose of the limited company; pluralist purpose; pyramidal ownership structure; value transfer framework; shareholder value model; shareholder primacy model; share buybacks; Swedish corporate governance; Swedish Code on Corporate Governance; ABL; aktiebolags syfte; aktiebolags vinstsyfte; aktiebolags verksamhetsföremål; aktieåterköp; aktieägarmodell; bolagsstyrelsens ansvar; CSR; Corporate Social Responsibility; CSR och svensk bolagsstyrning; förtäckta värdeöverföringar; företagsgåvor; institutionella ägare; korsägande; pluralistiskt vinstsyfte; pyramidägande; Svensk kod för bolagsstyrning; svensk bolagsstyrning; upplyst aktieägarmodell; verkställande direktörs ansvar; värdeöverföringsreglerna; värdeöverföringar;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the current interrelationship between the provisions contained in the Swedish Company Act (2005:551) and activities related to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) pursued by companies listed at Nasdaq Stockholm. The focal point of this thesis could be argued to be of particular relevance in this day and age, as companies listed at Nasdaq Stockholm continue to perform at the top of the league in global sustainability performance measurements, and Swedish and European legislators have intensified their efforts to encourage businesses to operate in a way that does not incur unacceptable social costs to society. READ MORE

3. 7. Comply-or-explain in Sweden : A study on the quality of non-compliance explanations

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Björktorp Jacob; Robert Källenius; [2016]
   Keywords : Corporate governance; Comply-or-explain; The Swedish Corporate Governance Code; Agency theory; Legitimacy theory;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of the comply-or-explain principle in Sweden to determine if the flexible approach is functioning as in-tended. Research design: This paper scrutinizes the quality of the explanations with respect to the Swedish Corporate Governance Code. READ MORE

4. 8. Control beyond warranted by the equity

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Olivia Jansson; Inha Shydlouskaya; [2014]
   Keywords : excess control; dual-class share structure; excess bid-ask spread;

   Abstract : In this research we investigate the relationship between excess control and changes in asymmetric information during quarterly and annual earnings announcements. The focus remains on controlling shareholders possessing excess control within a dual-class share structure. READ MORE

5. 9. Pension benefits of executive directors : A comparative study of general retailers between 2006-2010

   University essay from IHH, Redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Tomislav Condric; Katarina Tomic; [2012]
   Keywords : Pension benefits; Agency Theory; Remuneration; Corporate Governance; General retailer;

   Abstract : Several recent corporate governance scandals relate to non-disclosure or high amounts of pension benefits given to executive directors. The lack of disclosure and transparency has gained pensions benefits greater attention as a significant part of the total remuneration received by executive directors. READ MORE

6. 10. Internal control reporting and accounting quality : Insight "comply-or-explain" internal control regime

   University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Huyen Cao Thi Thanh; Tina Cheung; [2010]
   Keywords : corporate governance; internal control; internal control report; effectiveness statement; discretionary accruals; earnings management; ICRS; principle-based; rule-based; accounting scandal; Sweden;

   Abstract : Nowadays, there exist two reporting regimes, rules-based and principle-based (comply-or-explain). In the rules-based environment, researchers have studied the relationship between internal control quality and accounting quality. READ MORE