Essays about: "investing in foreign country"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 24 essays containing the words investing in foreign country.

1. 11. Swedish Institutional Investors & SRI -A qualitative study of the investment process and stakeholder engagement; Differences between investing in Swedish and foreign companies

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Edvard Eriksson; Johan Olsson; [2014-07-02]
   Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility; institutional investors; active ownership; SRI; stakeholders;

   Abstract : The aim and purpose of this thesis is to investigate if there are any differences between countries and different funds in the investment process of Swedish institutional investors. Further, we want to investigate how Swedish institutional investors engage in active ownership in different countries as well as if there are any differences in how this work is done practically. READ MORE

3. 12. Foreign direct investments under political uncertainty : a case study of crop production in Ukraine

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Anastasiia Valdenfeldt; [2013]
   Keywords : Foreign Direct Investments; Net Present Value; Return on Investment; political risk; political uncertainty; Ukraine;

   Abstract : Intense competition among companies and luck or unavailability of certain resources in country of company’s origin force last to cross the borders, and start to hunt for new markets and cheaper inputs. However, by investing abroad the company is not only facing and dealing with cultural differences and new regulatory framework, but also becomes dependent on decisions and actions of different and to large extend unknown government. READ MORE

4. 13. Affärskulturella skillnader på en globaliserad marknad : en studie kring affärskulturella skillnader mellan Sverige och Japan

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Carl-Jacob Lernäs; [2013]
   Keywords : Affärskultur; Etableringsstrategi; Ekonomi; Internationalisering; Kultur; Japan; Sverige;

   Abstract : Japan är en av Sveriges viktigaste exportmarknader och en av de största ekonomierna i världen. Det finns en lång historia av handel mellan länderna och de flesta stora svenska företag finns representerade i Japan. READ MORE

5. 14. Does corruption matter for FDI inflows? Experiences from Indonesia

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Helena Cederlöf; Elisabet Ålander; [2013]
   Keywords : Economics of corruption; Foreign direct investment; Institutional quality; Indonesia;

   Abstract : The effects of corruption have long been debated, but it is only recently that its effect on FDI inflows has been studied. Previous empirical studies have provided scattershot evidence on this effect, with several failing to find any significant relationship with a purely quantitative approach. READ MORE

6. 15. Where to Invest? : Choosing the optimal stock market for investing in a cross-listed Nordic firm

   University essay from Företagsekonomi

   Author : Elias Fagerlund; Talukder Mashrukh; [2012]
   Keywords : Cross-listing; Investors; Stock Markets; Nordic stocks; Capital market segmentation; Efficient Market Hypothesis; Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test.;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the location of buying stocks in a Nordic cross-listed company matters in terms of 1) earning abnormal returns, or 2) gaining in optimizing the amount spent by buying the specific stock cheap. Nowadays, markets are becoming more integrated and if we believe in the efficient market hypothesis, prices of the same class of stocks paying the same dividend annually, of an MNC must be the same irrespective of the stock exchange it is listed upon. READ MORE