Essays about: "american companies in sweden"

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  1. 1. What Difference Does It Make? : Comparative Panel Data Analysis of the Relationship Between CSR Initiatives and Board Composition in Sweden and the United States

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet (USBE); Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Kristina Björling; Viktor Hansson; [2023]
    Keywords : CSR; ESG; Corporate Governance; Gender Diversity; Board Independence; CEO Duality; Inclusion; Board Compositions; Agency Theory; Resource Dependence Theory; Critical Mass Theory; Hofstede’s National Cultural Theory.;

    Abstract : More companies have responded to the call for action, increasing their attention to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Corporate governance structures have proven to have an effect on how well companies are able to facilitate a sustainable trajectory, all influenced by values and norms. READ MORE

  3. 2. What Enabled the Rapid Swedish M&A Recovery During the Covid-19 Crisis? A Qualitative Research Study Regarding the M&A Recovery in Sweden during 2020 Compared to Previous Crises

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Josefine Gillbrand; Ebba Tiger Nilson; [2021-06-24]
    Keywords : M A recovery; Covid-19; The IT Bubble; The GFC; Liquidity; Private Capital;

    Abstract : The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) recovery after the Covid-19 crisis’ outbreak in 2020 is considered remarkably rapid compared to earlier crises as the recovery occurred in months instead of years. There are several explanations for this but they apply mainly to the global and American M&A market and some are exclusively reasons for the American M&A recovery. READ MORE

  4. 3. Increasing Retention in Insurtechs Through Churn Prediction

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

    Author : John Rapp Farnes; Oskar Christiansen; [2021]
    Keywords : Non-life insurance; Property and casualty insurance; Customer retention; Churn prediction; Predictive analytics; Classification; Machine learning; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : Over the last decades, the Swedish insurance industry has seen decreased entry barriers due to deregulation and emerging new technologies, which have the potential to disturb the stagnated and consolidated competitive landscape of the industry. Initiated by newcomers like American insurance startup Lemonade, and later Swedish Hedvig among others, there is an increased push toward digitalization, transparency, and automation in the industry. READ MORE

  5. 4. From Conversation to Action : Perceptions and Practices of Allyship in aSwedish Workplace Context

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Laksana Baskaran; Emelie Jin; [2021]
    Keywords : Allyship; Diversity Management; D I; Global Organizations; Workplace Allyship; Training; Discrimination; Cross-cultural DM; Sweden; United States; Allyship; Diversity management; Mångfald och Inkludering; Globala organisationer; Utbildning; Diskriminering; Tvärkulturell DM; Sverige; USA;

    Abstract : Motivated by laws and regulations, moral grounds or the potential business advantages a more diverse workforce might bring, Diversity Management has become an ubiquitous part of organizational practices. Still, minorities are regularly exposed to social and structural discrimination at their workplaces. READ MORE

  6. 5. Investigating Real Earnings Management in the Relationship between Stock Returns and Top Management Stock Ownership

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Olle Saric; Pontus Lyngsten; [2021]
    Keywords : Stock returns; Stock ownership; Real Earnings Management; Sweden; Agency theory; Efficient Market Hypothesis.;

    Abstract : In this thesis the relationship between company performance and top management stock ownership in the Swedish market was examined. As well as conducting research on the influence real earnings management has on company performance, and how real earnings management relates to the top management stock ownership. READ MORE