Essays about: "chief risk officer"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words chief risk officer.

1. 1. 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

3. 2. Who’s managing earnings? A personality study of earnings management - Using algorithms to analyze how CEO personality traits engage in earnings management

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Kenneth Holmberg; Victor Appelgren; [2021-06-24]
   Keywords : Earnings management; Big Five Personality Traits; Chief executive officer;

   Abstract : Extensive research explains the underlying reasons to why firms engage in value-destroying and risky earnings management. There is subjectivity involved in these decisions, and to explain why managers engage in earning management differently, recent research has started to go beyond the traditional motives to explain why CEOs manage earnings differently. READ MORE

4. 3. How can the CFO be a valuable ally for innovation? - A multiple-case study on what current methods CFOs are using for fostering innovation in an organisation

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Ellinor Joelsson; Linnéa Ragnell; [2020-07-23]
   Keywords : Innovation; Chief Financial Officer CFO ; Innovation Management; CFO methods for innovation; Pentathlon Framework; Innovation Control Systems;

   Abstract : Globalisation, digitalisation and rapid advancements in technology are creating faster business environments which demand organisations to be more innovative. At the same time, it has been proven difficult for companies to successfully manage innovation. READ MORE

5. 4. Enterprise Risk Management Implementation and Default Risk: Evidence of Bank Industry in China and Nordic Countries

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jiabao Yan; Junyu Wang; [2020]
   Keywords : Enterprise Risk Management; chief risk officer; bank performance; text-based method; LASSO; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : With the development of the global economy in the 21st century, enterprise risk management (ERM) has been more impactfully implemented by firms. Academics have studied the relationship between ERM and firms’ performance, yet few studies have covered the relationship between ERM and default risk, let alone the comparison study between banks in China and banks in Nordic countries, the two important markets in Asia and Europe. READ MORE

6. 5. The Low Leverage Decisions of Knowledge based Firms - An empirical study of the impact of employees' risk preferences on the firm's capital structure decisions

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Rebecka Arén; Tilda Wikström; [2014-07-02]
   Keywords : Knowledge-based; human capital; capital structure; low leverage; partnership; dividends; stakeholder co-investment;

   Abstract : A distinctive trait of knowledge-based companies is their dependency on the competence and contribution of their employees. They are commonly structured as partnership firms and tend to have a low amount of tangible assets and virtually no debt. READ MORE