Essays about: "family firm"

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  1. 6. Heritage Assets: A Meaningful Basis For Internationalization?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hannah Pettersson; Mårten Dahlberg; Måns Widlund; [2023]
    Keywords : family firms; internationalization; heritage assets; location choice; operation mode choice; bifurcation bias.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : A family’s involvement and ownership of a firm separates family firms from both public companies and other private firms. It is widely accepted that family firms have unique characteristics, with implications for their behavior and an impact on their internationalization. READ MORE

  3. 7. Corporate ownership and firm’s ESG performance : A study of Swedish listed firms.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Erina Liao; Farjana Haque Jesmin; [2023]
    Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility; Corporate governance; Ownership Concentration;

    Abstract : Growing public awareness of corporate social responsibility (CSR), particularly corporate involvement in environmental, social, and governmental (ESG) issues, has led to extensive discussions on the factors that may influence corporate ESG performance. Prior literature has pointed out that ownership structure can be a crucial factor regarding a firm’s attitude and engagement in ESG. READ MORE

  4. 8. Navigating Complexity: Understanding the Multifaceted Roles of the Accountant : A Quantitative Study of the Roles Assumed by Accountants in Swedish Family SMEs From the CEOs perspective

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    Author : Malin Nygårds; Shabnam Rashidi; [2023]
    Keywords : Roles of the Accountant; Family Business; Beancounter role; Advisory role; Decision-maker role; Protector role; Role theory; Socioemotional Wealth Theory; Organizational Demography;

    Abstract : Purpose: The objective of this master's thesis is to investigate the factors that trigger the accountants to assume the diverse roles in Swedish SMEs within various business contexts.  Theoretical perspective: To satisfy the aim of this thesis we relied on role theory, organizational demography and socioemotional wealth. READ MORE

  5. 9. A family affair: The relationship between family control and performance in Swedish public firms

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Karin Frykhammar; Ella Berglund; [2023]
    Keywords : Family firms; Tobin s Q; Control; Agency costs;

    Abstract : This study examines the influence of family control on market and operational performance among the largest listed companies on Nasdaq Stockholm. Our results reveal that family control has a positive effect on market performance, but not on operational performance. READ MORE

  6. 10. Families and performance : The impact of family ownership on performance in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Julia Nylöf; Johanna Rehme; [2023]
    Keywords : agency theory; corporate governance; family firms; firm performance; multiple blockholders; ownership structure; stewardship theory;

    Abstract : This study investigates whether family ownership influences firms’ accounting and market-based performance as measured by ROA respectively Tobin’s Q. The Swedish market is especially interesting due to its unique corporate governance system, and because previous studies based on a Swedish sample present contradictory findings on the family-performance relationship. READ MORE