Essays about: "equity-based"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 31 essays containing the word equity-based.

  1. 6. The interconnection between executive shareholding and firm performance

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Rex Ståhl; [2017-09-15]
    Keywords : Management Remuneration; Executive Shareholding; Long-term Incentive Programs; Agency Theory; Stock Market Performance;

    Abstract : There has been a long standing debate regarding how firms can alleviate the agency problem and align the interests of the agent with those of the principal. In this study, we theorize that if firms can incentivize executives to act more like owners as opposed to agents, it will lead to better performance of the firm. READ MORE

  3. 7. Linguistic accounts in letters to shareholders - A comparison between equity based and creditor based countries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Elin Ingvarsson; Philip Franzén; [2017]
    Keywords : Financial communication; letter to shareholders; accounts; narratives; interna- tional classification; Business and Economics;

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  4. 8. Accretive Share Repurchases and Equity Vesting

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Ludvig Kapanen; Oliver Ström; [2017]
    Keywords : Short-Termism; CEO Incentives; Share Repurchases; Regression Discontinuity; Managerial Myopia;

    Abstract : We investigate the connection between the discontinuous probability of making accretive repurchases around the zero EPS surprise threshold and the sensitivity of upcoming CEO equity compensation value to the underlying stock price. Our study is performed using data from S&P 1,500 companies between 2006-2015. Following Almeida et al. READ MORE

  5. 9. Crowdfunding from a Marketing Perspective

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Erik Åhlström; Anton Gustav Unger; William Arkrot; [2017]
    Keywords : Crowdfunding; reward-based crowdfunding; equity-based crowdfunding; marketing; crowdfunding marketing;

    Abstract : Raising funds through crowdfunding has experienced an accelerated growth for start-up companies. Moreover, recent literature suggests that crowdfunding has developed from being just a fundraising tool to a versatile marketing tool (Brown et al., 2016). READ MORE

  6. 10. Quality Signals in Equity-based Crowdfunding

    University essay from KTH/Entreprenörskap och Innovation

    Author : Alina Koutun; [2016]
    Keywords : Equity-based crowdfunding; crowdfunding campaign; crowdfunding platform; signaling mechanism; quality signals; information asymmetry; adverse selection;

    Abstract : The current thesis explores a relatively new academic topic – equity-based crowdfunding. The purpose is to examine which quality signals, used by the entrepreneurs in their fundraising process, tend to increase the probability of closing an equity-based crowdfunding campaign successfully. READ MORE