Essays about: "Tärning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word Tärning.

  1. 1. Gendered organization, gendered incentives?: A qualitative study examining how women in private equity perceive incentive systems

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Bianca Wetter; Freja Tärning; [2024]
    Keywords : Women in private equity; Incentive structures; Male-dominated industries; Gendered organizations;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the perceptions of incentives held by women in the male-dominated profession of private equity. It specifically explores gender differences related to incentives and investigates whether women perceive incentives to be structured in ways that disfavor the female gender. READ MORE

  3. 2. Management control mechanisms in a private equity buy-and-build investment

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Julius Tärning; Sebastian Gerell; [2023]
    Keywords : Management control mechanisms; Buy-and-build; Coercive; Enabling; Private equity;

    Abstract : With the aim of contributing to the management control literature within private equity ("PE"), this paper investigates the management control mechanisms ("MCMs") implemented in a PE investment with a buy-and-build ("B&B") strategy by utilising a single case study. The case company is a fast-growing acquirer of entrepreneur-led companies which operate fairly autonomously, hence leading to a constant balancing act between controlling the discourse whilst simultaneously enabling action. READ MORE

  4. 3. Giving the Audience a Perspective : Investigating the opportunities and challenges of introducing independent audience controlled cameras to a collaborative virtual environment

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Jacob Tärning; [2021]
    Keywords : Asymmetric; Audience; Collaboration; Cooperation; Presenter; Virtual Reality; Asymmetrisk; Publik; Kollaboration; Samarbete; Presentatör; Virtuell Verklighet;

    Abstract : In the current field of cooperation in Mixed Reality there is, at the timeof writing, a clear lack of research regarding the cooperation between animmersed Virtual Reality user and a non-immersed audience. Therefore, theimpact of adding audience-controlled cameras to the two parties’ cooperationwas investigated. READ MORE

  5. 4. The dice are still rolling : A study that shows how AR technology can create new gameplay specific qualities

    University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Fakulteten för ekonomi

    Author : Martin Lundmark; [2021]
    Keywords : XR Extended reality ; UX User experience ; Boar games; Dice; AR Augmented reality; Games; Gaming; ; XR Extended Reality ; UX User experience ; Brädspel; Tärning; AR Augmented reality ; Spel; Spelande;

    Abstract : The gaming industry is changing, and new games and gaming experiences are being developed. From board games to video games, to the latest AR and VR games. Right now, developers are trying to develop experiences that combine the real and the virtual into one wholesome and believable mix. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Role of Venture Capital Funding on IPO Underpricing: A Study on U.S. IPOs Between 1985 and 2020

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Axel Kotnik; Julius Tärning; [2020]
    Keywords : Initial public offering; IPO underpricing; Venture Capital; Equity Capital Markets; Company Valuation;

    Abstract : IPO underpricing is a historical phenomenon that has cost entrepreneurs billions of dollars as their companies are undervalued on average when taken public. This paper primarily serves to provide an in-depth analysis on the effect that venture capital- funding has on IPO underpricing when also controlling for VC-firms' bias towards high-tech industries. READ MORE