Essays about: "acquisition motives"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 37 essays containing the words acquisition motives.
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6. Exchanging cultural heritage knowledge, communicating cultures and participating in community through a virtual community of practice
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärandeAbstract : Purpose: The reason behind this study comes from the numerous difficulties and challenges that have affected promoting the cultural integration of Syrian immigrant craftsmen and decreased their opportunities for practicing their crafts in Sweden. Thus, the main aim of this study is to explore these challenges that eased up their integration and also hindered entering the Swedish labor market from Syrian craftsmen’s experiences to provide potential solutions to real obstacles through participating in an interactive online community of practice. READ MORE
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7. Excess Cash holdings and Acquisitions: A study on Nordic firms
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : By adapting a well-recognized model for estimating normal cash holdings, this study examines if Nordic public firms with excess cash have a higher likelihood of performing acquisitions. Given that firms have access to capital markets, firms should be able to fund positive net present value projects regardless of current cash levels. READ MORE
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8. LEMONS & CHERRIES: THE IMPACT OF FOREIGN ACQUISITIONS ON THE REGIONAL EMBEDDEDNESS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES IN TERMS OF SOURCING PRACTICES
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Prior research has highlighted that the highest performing SMEs (cherries) and the lowest performing SMEs (lemons) are most susceptible to be acquired by foreign MNCs, who then often invest in the acquired SME to fulfill a specific motive. However, there has been little research conducted as to how the regional activity and embeddedness of these SMEs is then impacted by these acquisitions, particularly in terms of their sourcing patterns. READ MORE
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9. Establishing a real estate giant: A case study on the growth journey of Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB ("SBB") and the acquisition of Hemfosa Fastigheter AB ("Hemfosa")
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : This single-case study contains a two-track investigation of SBB, including the company's growth journey and acquisition of Hemfosa. The aim is to display an in-depth analysis from a unique real estate narrative, social infrastructure, that provides key success factors and decisive insights from the remarkable growth journey as well as the all-time largest real estate M&A deal in the Nordics. READ MORE
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10. Determinants of Short-Term Value Creation through M&A for the Acquirer -The event study of the pharmaceutical industry focus on the Western European market
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Purpose: The first objective is to find whether M&A create value for pharmaceutical acquiring companies in the Western European market from a short-term perspective. Then we aim to examine the determinants of value creation for the pharmaceutical acquirer in the Western European market. READ MORE
