Essays about: "managers characteristics and performance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 60 essays containing the words managers characteristics and performance.

  1. 1. Trustworthiness traits in leader recruitment : Prioritization of trustworthiness and related traits during recruitment of leaders in the Swedish industrial sector

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola

    Author : Jack Jalal Al-Walai; Mattias Nordin; Soran Shwan; [2023]
    Keywords : Trustworthiness; Recruitment; Manager; Trust; Leadership; Traits;

    Abstract : This study examines if, and how recruiters identify and assess trustworthiness in potential leaders. This could benefit less experienced managers in the tools and methods they could use as well as the traits that should be focused on in order to find trustworthy leaders. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Effects of Audit Committee Characteristics on Firm Financial Performance: A Case Study of the NASDAQ Stockholm.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Kingsley Chukwuma Emehelu; [2022-06-30]
    Keywords : Audit committee characteristics; corporate governance; firm financial performance; Sweden;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the effect of audit committee characteristics on firm financial performance, using ROA as the proxy. In line with agency theory, a well governed and directed firm should comparatively perform better than a firm that is not well governed and directed. READ MORE

  4. 3. Light Green is the New Black: The EU SFDR as a Driver for Greenwashing in the Mutual Fund Industry?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Niko Michl; Kolja Schmid; [2022]
    Keywords : ESG label; Greenwashing; SFDR; Mutual funds; Policy intervention;

    Abstract : In March 2021, the European Commission enacted the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), which requires mutual fund managers in the EU to disclose ESG-relevant information and to classify their products either as light green (Art. 8), dark green (Art. 9), or others (Art. 6). READ MORE

  5. 4. Volatility forecasting on global stock market indices : Evaluation and comparison of GARCH-family models forecasting performance

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Simon Molin; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Volatility is arguably one of the most important measures in financial economics since it is often used as a rough measure of the total risk of financial assets. Many volatility models have been developed to model the process, where the GARCH-family models capture several characteristics that are observed in financial data. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Existence of Skilled Fund Managers: A Study on Actively Managed Mutual Funds in the US Market

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Gustaf Eklöw; Joel Wigsén; [2021]
    Keywords : Mutual Fund Performance; Skill; Active Management; Alpha;

    Abstract : This paper uses a dataset of 19 689 domestic actively managed mutual funds in the US market during 1980-2020 to find the proportions of skilled- and unskilled funds. The method is based on the false discovery approach applied in a financial setting. We conclude that 58% of our sample are zero-alpha funds, 42% unskilled, and 0% skilled. READ MORE