Essays about: "corporate governance acquisitions"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words corporate governance acquisitions.
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1. The effect of cross-border mergers & acquisitions as a driver of better corporate sustainability practices - A study on the post-acquisition context of selected target firms from Sri Lanka and Sweden
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Companies typically strive to expand their realms. To do so, they rely on a series of organic and non-organic growth options, the latter including Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As). M&As continue to grow in number and frequency across national and regional borders in search of strategic complementarity. READ MORE
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2. Digital Corporate Governance : Corporate governance of digitalisation in Swedish listed companies
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)Abstract : Studien undersöker digitala teman kopplade till digital styrning och strategi inom svenska börsnoterade företag. I studien analyserades årsredovisningar i 40 noterade bolag inom 10 sektorer på Nasdaq Main Market. READ MORE
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3. Family firms and M&A value creation: Lessons from the Swedish market
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : This study examines the effect of family ownership on acquirer value creation through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Sweden. Sweden makes an interesting case with a high presence of family firms, dual-class share structures, and pyramid holdings, along with strong minority shareholder protection. READ MORE
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4. ESG performance, a driver for shareholder value creation? Evidence from mergers and acquisitions
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : With an increasing demand for firms to become more sustainable, business managers are increasingly using merger and acquisition (M&A) investments as a tool to enhance both environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and corporate financial performance (CFP). This study aims to further understand the impact of ESG performance as a factor for creating shareholder value for the acquirers by 1) examining the impact of target firms' ESG performance on acquirer abnormal returns and 2) examining whether high ESG performing targets can help enhance the ESG performance of the acquirer. READ MORE
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5. THE (NON) IMPORTANCE OF CEO OWNERSHIP? AN AGENCY THEORETIC PERSPECTIVE ON M&A
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : For decades, corporate acquisitions and subsequent shareholder returns have been studied, only to yield ambivalent results at best. As global M&A volumes have recently reached multi-trillion dollar levels, understanding the drivers of positive abnormal returns is now, more than ever, vital. READ MORE