Essays about: "divest"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 essays containing the word divest.

  1. 6. Better get EUsed to it : A study on how Brexit affects Swedish international firms within the financial and manufacturing sector

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Philip Ytterberg; Viktor Aqvilin; [2018]
    Keywords : Brexit; EU; Internationalization; de-internationalization; commitment; uncertainty; risk;

    Abstract : This study aims to investigate how Brexit induces changes in commitment, uncertainty and risk for Swedish firms in affiliation with the UK market. This study further attempts to elucidate different strategical actions when operating under politically turbulent market conditions. READ MORE

  3. 7. Farming for food security : a critical study on the transition to post-fossil agriculture in Sweden

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

    Author : Ebba Ulfbecker; [2018]
    Keywords : agricultural politics; food security; resilience; transition; climate mitigation; agroecology; sustainable intensification; the Rural Development program; contingency; rural development; discourse analysis; policy analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the preconditions to achieve a transition to fossil free agriculture in Sweden, to increase farm-level resilience and food security. Swedish agriculture is today highly dependent on imported fossil-based inputs, such as diesel, agrochemicals and protein feed. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Split of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) - A case study on how companies are influenced to undertake a divestiture when the perceived internal corporate identity deviates from the external

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Anders Biörklund; Fredrik Lundgren; [2018]
    Keywords : Analyst specialization; Corporate identity; Coverage mismatch; Divestment; Equity discount;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates how differences between the perceived internal corporate identity and the external identity affect the decision to divest a business unit. The chosen method was a qualitative case study of SCA, with 16 interviews of stakeholders with connection to SCA and their spin-off Essity. READ MORE

  5. 9. To Invest, or Divest, the Enternal Internationalization Question? : The impact of external factors on Swedish SMEs

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Jesper Langhof; Simon Olsson; [2018]
    Keywords : External factors; Swedish SMEs; Internationalization; Export performance; Investment; Divestment;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to provide the reader with a deeper understanding of what impact external factors could have on international active Swedish SME’s. Since these factors influence the firm throughout the internationalization process we will investigate how firms mitigates the impact of external factors at later stages in the internationalization process. READ MORE

  6. 10. Financial Sponsors: Friend or Foe in an IPO? Earnings management in Nordic initial public offerings

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Niki Ngiam; [2017]
    Keywords : Earnings management; IPO; Financial Sponsors; Venture capital; Private equity;

    Abstract : In this study, I examine the extent of earnings management in Nordic initial public offerings ("IPOs") and the impact of third-parties, with emphasis on financial sponsors (private equity, venture capital and family-owned investment companies). In an IPO, insiders have incentives to manipulate earnings in order to maximize the monetary gain when they divest their shares. READ MORE