Essays about: "disclosure regulation"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 64 essays containing the words disclosure regulation.
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21. Restating the Obvious - Accounting Restatements: Evidence from Swedish Private Firms
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : ACCOUNTING RESTATEMENTS as a phenomenon has increased in financial reporting over the last decades. Although there is ample research on listed firm restatements, existing literature has largely overlooked private firms. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine what types of firms restate and why firms restate in a Swedish private setting. READ MORE
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22. Sweden’s shift towards mandatory sustainability reporting : An investigation of non-financial disclosure by Swedish firms in light of the Directive 2014/95/EU
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : In 2014, the European Union enforced the new directive 2014/95/EU, shifting voluntary disclosure of non-financial information into mandatory. On December 31, 2016, the Swedish government implemented the directive into the Swedish Annual Account Act (ÅRL) with a more extensive regulation than stipulated by the EU's minimum requirements. READ MORE
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23. Can mandatory disclosure help to reduce industrial pollution? Assessing stakeholder use of the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register in Germany.
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Industrial pollution abatement is key to accomplishing sustainability goals. Mandatory disclosure of pollution data, e.g. through the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR), promises reducing pollution through public pressure from stakeholders, such as NGOs, the media, and investors. READ MORE
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24. Executive Options and Payout Policy in the 21st Century: A Study of Equity Incentives, Corporate Payout Policy, and the Effects of Disclosure Regulation
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : In this paper, we examine the relationships between executive equity-incentives and corporate payout policy. Using data on S&P 1500 firms from 2000 to 2019, we find that firms with higher executive options have lower total payouts, but that this relationship is weaker than found in earlier literature. READ MORE
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25. Perceptions of the Swedish audit and business communities on sustainability reporting : A quantitative study on the differences between the two populations
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : This thesis explores the differences between the Swedish audit and business communities in their perceptions of sustainability reporting. We explore the link between accounting theories such as legitimacy, shareholder, stakeholder, and agency theory and our sample groups. By utilizing statistical testing of the differences in mean values. READ MORE
