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1. 1. Performance Measurement Systems, Middle Managers, and the Fight over Control

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Nicole Kronkvist; Fritjof Janson; Maja Muscat Scerri; [2023]
   Keywords : Performance Measurement Systems; Expectancy Theory; Middle Managers; Control; Motivation; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Title: Performance Measurement Systems, Middle Managers, and the Fight over Control Seminar Date: June 2nd, 2023 Course: Business Administration: Bachelor’s degree project in organization. Undergraduate level, 15 credits. READ MORE

3. 2. Skin in the Game: Should Investors Care About Manager and Board Member Ownership?

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Ludvig Hylander; Johan Åkesson; [2022]
   Keywords : Ownership Structure; Stock Price Performance; Insider Ownership; Incentives; Equity Ownership;

   Abstract : In this study, we investigate if companies where corporate insiders (board members and management teams) own a significant share of the company, have a better stock price performance than companies where corporate insiders own little or no shares. We use the Fama-French three-factor model to break down the stock price performance. READ MORE

4. 3. Security-performance tradeoffs in HTTPS implementations of browsers

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Erica Weistrand; Sophie Ryrberg; [2020]
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   Abstract : Different browsers manage security in different ways when communicating with web servers. Many of these differences are due to browsers making security-performance tradeoffs in the battle to be the most popular browser. This thesis characterize and analyze how browsers manage security in the implementation of HTTPS. READ MORE

5. 4. Should You Sin? Sin Stock Over-performance in the Age of Socially Responsible Investing

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Johan Frisk; Kevin Bomboma; [2019]
   Keywords : Sin stocks; Sin Investing; Socially responsible investing; Social Norms; Neglected Stocks;

   Abstract : This thesis presents evidence that the phenomenon of sin stocks yielding abnormal returns persists until the present day. In contrast to results by Blitz and Fabozzi (2017), we find these abnormal returns to be robust to controlling for the Fama-French factors for profitability and investment. READ MORE

6. 5. Price is What You Pay, Value is What You Get - Dissecting the Quality Anomaly in US Equity Returns

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Filip Düsing; Erik Ivarsson; [2017]
   Keywords : Factor Investing; Quality Factor; Quality Screen; Cross Sectional Regression; Conditional Beta Analysis; Selection Bias; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The purpose of the thesis relates to the Quality anomaly observed in the US equity market, where stocks with Quality characteristics tend to outperform and have higher risk adjusted returns. By dissecting the Quality anomaly, the thesis aims to analyze the drivers of the over performance of Quality and investigate the presence of a systematic Quality premium. READ MORE