Essays about: "chief executive officer"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words chief executive officer.

1. 1. Mastering the shift: exploring external CEO successions in a comparative case study

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Nils Karlflo; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Actor-Network Theory; ANT; actors; negotiations; Sociology of translation; Management; Corporate Governance; CEO successions; CEO retirements; CEO departure; chief executive officer; boards; chairman of the board; externalizing; owner-led; owner-steered; owner-led companies; process theory; translation theory; family successions;

   Abstract : This paper critically examines the claim made by previous research that explains CEO successions as a result of a linear process, influenced by isolated factors of causality succeeding one another. Thus, it seeks to provide a more nuanced understanding of the process of CEO successions, acknowledges the complexity, ambiguity, and unpredictability in its nature. READ MORE

3. 2. Does target firm risk differ depending on the gender of the acquiring firm's CEO?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Anton Strandqvist; Malkolm Sten; [2023]
   Keywords : Chief Executive Officer; Gender; Mergers and Acquisitions; Risk aversion; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study aims to examine the relationship between the gender of the CEO and target firm risk in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Sweden. Previous research has shown that there may be differences in risk attitudes and behavior between men and women, which could affect their decision-making processes in M&A transactions. READ MORE

4. 3. Strategic Management of Organizational Resilience in SMEs: A multiple case study of SMEs from a Resource-based view and Dynamic capabilities view

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Anna Björndahl; Viktoria Nilsson; [2023]
   Keywords : SMEs; Organizational resilience; Strategic management; Resource-based view; Dynamic capabilities view;

   Abstract : Background and problem: Due to disruptions in the business environment, the importance of organizational resilience has become increasingly important. The availability of resources and the strategic management of these resources are important for maintaining organizational resilience. READ MORE

5. 4. The Market's Verdict: CEO Changes and OMX-Stock Market Responses Before and During Covid-19

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Gabriel Åström; Victor Bagley; [2023]
   Keywords : CEO Changes; Market Reactions; Covid-19; Swedish Stock Market; CEO Origin;

   Abstract : This paper examines the impact of chief executive officer (CEO) changes on the Swedish stock market, comparing market responses during Covid-19 to a benchmarking period that comprises preceding years. We find significant positive average abnormal returns following announcements of CEO change across both examined periods, suggesting that CEO changes are consistently favored by the market and not heavily affected by Covid-19. READ MORE

6. 5. A Sustainable Strategy rather than a Sustainability Strategy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Frida Briggner; David Mirosavic; [2022]
   Keywords : CSO; Chief Sustainability Officer; Sustainability; Change Management; Sweden; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to expand the knowledge of how CSOs can increase their performance in the change toward sustainable businesses in the Swedish context. To investigate this, the study will focus on successful CSOs chosen by specific criterias in order to gather up-to-date insights from relevant CSOs operating in the leading sustainable country. READ MORE