Essays about: "agency structure"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 281 essays containing the words agency structure.

1. 21. Families and performance : The impact of family ownership on performance in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Julia Nylöf; Johanna Rehme; [2023]
   Keywords : agency theory; corporate governance; family firms; firm performance; multiple blockholders; ownership structure; stewardship theory;

   Abstract : This study investigates whether family ownership influences firms’ accounting and market-based performance as measured by ROA respectively Tobin’s Q. The Swedish market is especially interesting due to its unique corporate governance system, and because previous studies based on a Swedish sample present contradictory findings on the family-performance relationship. READ MORE

3. 22. The impact of family ownership on capital structure - Empirical evidence from Swedish family firms

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Hassan Khadhem; Safaa Ishak; [2023]
   Keywords : Family ownership; capital structure; corporate governance; agency theory.;

   Abstract : This study investigates how family ownership affects firms' financing decisions in Sweden. The study uses data on publicly listed firms in Sweden from 2014-2019 with 730 firm-year observations. Sweden has a significant portion of family firms and a business environment where control-enhancing mechanisms are used to a large extent. READ MORE

4. 23. An Internal ‘Press’-ing Divide : Power Dynamics Within the EU as Evidenced Through New Pact on Migration and Asylum Discourses

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Isabella Chaffee; [2023]
   Keywords : EU; burden-sharing; power dynamics; CEAS; EU asylum policy; critical discourse analysis;

   Abstract : When managing the reception and relocation of refugees within the EU, it is unsurprising that negotiating common policy and burden-sharing schemes are complex, contentious tasks (Thielemann 2003; Naurin 2015). Indeed, the individual geographic, political and economic positioning of member states are reflected in larger power dynamics within the EU, further complicating resolution on solidarity initiatives in asylum policy (Duarte and Pascariu 2017, Basile and Olmastroni 2020, Bauböck 2018). READ MORE

5. 24. The relationship between Key Audit Matters and Audit Committees : A quantitative study about 310 Swedish Companies

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Albin Eriksson; Emilia Thunell; [2023]
   Keywords : Key Audit Matters; Audit Committee; Agency Theory; Audit committee characteristics; Institutional structure;

   Abstract : Title: The relationship between Key Audit Matters and Audit Committees: A quantitative study on 310 Swedish companies.   Level: Master Programme in Business Administration, Accounting. READ MORE

6. 25. EMPOWERING CITIZEN-DRIVEN SUSTAINABILITY: Supporting Local Management of Waste in Costa Rica

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Almina Bergstrand; [2022-08-23]
   Keywords : Waste Management; Costa Rica; Sustainable Development; Moral Values; Circular Flows; Power Relations;

   Abstract : This paper is a result of a Minor Field Study (MFS) performed in Costa Rica and funded by the Swedish public authority SIDA - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. The aim of this study was to examine how locally based actors implement strategies towards sustainable development regarding waste management in a small village in Costa Rica. READ MORE