Essays about: "Thesis, corporate governance and Corporate performance"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 69 essays containing the words Thesis, corporate governance and Corporate performance.

  1. 21. Sustainability performance & Ownership structure on the Nordic market : A quantitative study on the relationship between the two

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Jonatan Höjlind; Wael Shehadeh; [2021]
    Keywords : ESG score; Ownership Structure; Nasdaq Nordic; Legitimacy Theory Stakeholder Theory; Shareholder Theory; Agency Theory.;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the relationship between sustainability performance and ownership structure, measured using the ESG (environmental, social and governance) rating and ownership structure divided into four different ownerships (family/founder, institutional, corporate and governmental). In the pursuit of analysing the relationship between the ESG rating and the ownership structure, this study investigates publicly listed companies within the Nordic countries. READ MORE

  3. 22. Classification of Corporate Social Performance

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statistik och maskininlärning

    Author : Erik Anders; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Over the past few years there has been an exponentially increasing attention in financetowards socially responsible investments which creates a need to determine whether acompany is socially responsible or not. The ESG ratings often used to do this are based onEnvironmental, Social and Governance related data about the companies and have manyflaws. READ MORE

  4. 23. Financial Characteristics of Firms With High ESG Scores

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Frans Englich; Oscar Gedda; [2020-07-07]
    Keywords : CSR; ESG; CFP; CSP; sustainability;

    Abstract : This study investigates the impact of Corporate Financial Performance (CFP) on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) measures. A large part of earlier literature concerns the effect of ESG on CFP. In later years, some studies have examined whether the causality may flow the other way which is the vantage point of this thesis. READ MORE

  5. 24. Environmental, Social and Governance-Ratings and Risk in Sweden

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Fredrika Engström; Sanna Martinsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility; ESG-rating; Volatility; Beta; Idiosyncratic Risk; Sweden; Utility Theory; Modern Portfolio Theory; Stakeholder Theory;

    Abstract : Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are increasingly important subjects in today's society. To measure a company's Corporate Social Performance (CSP); the ESG-rating has been developed throughout the years. READ MORE

  6. 25. Inside the Head of an Insider : Motivation for those who are Hired to Motivate

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF); Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Benjamin Jakupovic; Marcus Karlsson; Peter Westberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Insider ownership; Motivation; Ownership structure; Corporate governance;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to increase the understanding of how senior management executives experience insider ownership. An additional aim is to investigate if there is a difference of the experiences of senior management executives with a Swedish cultural background in comparison to the experiences of senior management executives with other cultural backgrounds, with regards to insider ownership. READ MORE