Essays about: "cash holding"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 26 essays containing the words cash holding.

1. 21. Excess Cash Best In Class? Which Firms Managed Better Stock Returns During The Financial Crisis?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jove Cavdarovski; Martin Ragnvid; [2014]
   Keywords : Excess Cash; Diversification; Abnormal Returns; SIC-codes; Financial Crisis; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : During the normal periods in absence of crisis, diversified firms without any excess cash as a whole, outperformed focused firms holding excess cash. During the Financial Crisis from mid 2007 to early 2009 on the other hand, focused firms holding excess cash outperformed less diversified firms and diversified firms as a group, where diversified firms with more than 2 different SIC codes performed equally good compared to focused firms with excess cash. READ MORE

3. 22. Corporate Cash Holdings and Shareholder Risk : Investigating the relationship between corporate cash holdings and the risk of stocks listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange

   University essay from Företagsekonomi

   Author : Jonas Olausson; Christoffer Löfgren; [2013]
   Keywords : Corporate Cash Holdings; Stock Risk; Stockholm Stock Exchange; Cash Management;

   Abstract : Corporate cash holdings is a topic constantly under review, companies hoarding cash are criticized by shareholders who rather have companies using their cash for new investments or dividend payouts. Recent academic research has discovered that levels of cash holding are high in times when risk is deemed to be high and found that levels of corporate cash holdings are substantially higher than they used to, making more coverage and a better understanding of the phenomenon crucial. READ MORE

4. 23. Tax Planning with Holding Companies for US Investors in Europe - A Comparative Study of Holding Regimes in Sweden and Switzerland

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Sabina Örberg; [2013]
   Keywords : Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In the wake of the globalization, international tax planning structures has become vital for US investors in order to meet economic challenges and to survive on the competitive market. This research indicates that countries in Europe, such as Sweden and Switzerland, provide a favourable environment for US multinational corporations to set up holding companies as a way to enjoy benefits of legal tax planning. READ MORE

5. 24. Livelihood and transition to certified cacao production in the Peruvian Amazonas : gendered responsibilities in Irazola

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Carin Emenius; [2012]
   Keywords : cacao; livelihoods; Amazonas; Peru; gendered responsibilities; transition organic certification;

   Abstract : Peru is recorded as the second largest organic cacao producer and the second largest coca producerin the world. Consequently, the demand has made cacao an important alternative crop for coca.Cacao can just be grown around the equator and is therefore an attractive cash-crop for export tocountries in Europe and North America. READ MORE

6. 25. Contactless mobile payments in Europe : Stakeholders´ perspective on ecosystem issues and developments

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

   Author : Rasmus Englund; David Turesson; [2012]
   Keywords : Contactless mobile payments; proximity payments; NFC; QR; Europe; Fist second mover advantages; Network externalities; Switching costs; Diffusion of innovations; Ecosystem issues;

   Abstract : A progressive shift from cash and card –based in-store payments, towards contactless mobile payments, is currently in the making on the European market. This shift would imply payments in stores to be performed in a fast, simple, secure and preferably less costly manner, between a consumer´s mobile phone and a merchant´s payment terminal. READ MORE