Essays about: "family firm"

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  1. 21. There Is No Place Like Home

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Louise Eriksson Knast; Teodor Eriksson; Johannes Hasenöhrl; [2022]
    Keywords : Family firms; manufacturing internationalisation; socio-emotional wealth SEW ; FIBER framework; case study; Sweden.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Family firms play an important role in the global economy. Family firms are defined as firms owned and managed by a family constellation. While their governance structure is different from non-family firms, family firms face similar questions of internalisation as their non-family counterparts. READ MORE

  3. 22. Swedish family ownership and its influence on stock performance

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Navid Ghate; Trf Fjällström; [2021-08-04]
    Keywords : Abnormal returns; Fama-French; Swedish stock exchange; Family firms; Ownership structure; Firm characteristics; Agency cost; Performance; Valuation;

    Abstract : This study researches the association between Swedish family ownership and stock performance. Using the sample of non-financial firms listed in SSE (Stockholm stock exchange) in the time-period of 2010-2020, we find that Swedish family firms delivered an annual abnormal return of 1.82% to 3.23% when adjusting for firm characteristics. READ MORE

  4. 23. Low-dimensional Magnetism in Novel 2D Honeycomb Materials

    University essay from KTH/Tillämpad fysik

    Author : Sebastian Johnsen; [2021]
    Keywords : Applied physics; Materials physics; Quantum materials; Magnetism; Muons; Neutrons; Tillämpad fysik; Materialfysik; Kvantmaterial; Magnetism; Myoner; Neutroner;

    Abstract : A Kitaev quantum spin liquid is a phase of matter predicted to host excitations that can be used to preform fault-tolerant quantum computation. Though the theoretical prediction of such a state is on firm footing, its realisation in real materials has proven to be elusive. READ MORE

  5. 24. Family firm performance during a time of economic instability : Evidence from the Covid-19 pandemic in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Edward Sigfridsson; Daniel Becerril Peral; [2021]
    Keywords : Covid-19; Family firms; Firm performance; Tobin’s Q; Sweden; Agency conflicts;

    Abstract : This paper investigates how family ownership affects firm performance among Swedish publicly listed firms during the Covid-19 pandemic. The period of interest is the second quarter of 2020 which is argued to be the period of the largest impact on the economy from the Covid-19 pandemic. READ MORE

  6. 25. Redesign of Management Control Systems Following Change in Value Emphasis in Family-owned Firms

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sven Schindler; Louise Willine Rikkoert; [2021]
    Keywords : Family Systems Theory; Management Control System MCS ; Family Firm; Structural Change; Value Orientation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The overall purpose of the thesis is to gather deeper insights into the redesign of management control systems (MCSs) following a shift in value emphasis in family-owned firms by exploring the different dynamics of the family business system (FBS). Furthermore, the research has aimed to find an answer to how a shift from family management to external management influences the value emphasis, and how this shift influences the management control system of a family-owned firm. READ MORE