Essays about: "Western Firms"

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  1. 1. Private Firms with Public Debt: Empirical Findings of First Time Bond Issuers

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Hannes Månsson Höglund; Elizabeth Zhmud; [2022]
    Keywords : Initial public debt offerings; information asymmetry; cost of debt; going public;

    Abstract : This paper studies inaugural bond issues made by private firms in relation to public equity firms on Western European bond markets. By combining data on security issues and company financial statements, we examine firm and bond characteristics of the respective type of firm. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cashflow Investment Relationship: Empirical Evidence of Chinese Financial Market

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jenifar Soheli; Wenxi Lyu; [2022]
    Keywords : Investment; Cash flow; Leverage; Revenue; Tobin’s Q; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: In this study, we examine the data from Chinese companies to test the relationship between cash flow and investment. While a wide assortment of previous research has examined the relationship between cash flow and investment, they have largely focused on empirical analysis from an US or a Western perspective. READ MORE

  4. 3. Exploring the Drivers and Moderators of Business Model Innovation: A Case Study of the Dairy Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Alexander Mozaffari; Muhammad Nouman; [2021]
    Keywords : Business model; Business model innovation; Drivers; Moderators; Dairy industry; Dairy incumbent firms; Plant-based dairy; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The competitive landscape of the dairy industry is changing. In the western markets, the consumption of some traditional dairy products is declining, while plant-based dairy alternatives are seeing double-digit growth. READ MORE

  5. 4. The process of strategy change in a state-owned Enterprise operating under crisis : A case study on China Eastern Airlines during Covid-19 pandemic

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Yushuo Li; Yavuz Alexander; [2021]
    Keywords : Strategy; Strategy change process; Pressures for change; Covid-19; business in crisis; State-owned enterprise;

    Abstract : Background: Understanding the process of strategy change offers a unique insight into the functioning of an enterprise. While well-researched in the context of Western private firms, this process has attracted relatively little attention in state-owned Chinese enterprises. READ MORE

  6. 5. Internationalization Challenges for Retail Firms in Emerging Asian Markets : A case study of IKEA

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Asif Khan; Ahmed Ali Shafiq; [2021]
    Keywords : Internationalization process; Internationalization theories; Uppsala model; Transaction cost theory; Network model; Eclectic model; Retail firms; emerging Asian markets; China; India; Challenges; Culture; Competition; Infrastructure; Technology; Psychic distance; Network relationship; IKEA.;

    Abstract : There has been prior research on the internationalization process of retail firms. However, most of the research has investigated the developed countries' markets. There has been little research on the internationalization process of retail firms, especially in the emerging Asian markets. READ MORE