Essays about: "ownership concentration"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 62 essays containing the words ownership concentration.

  1. 11. Ownership and CSR – A Love-Hate Relationship? : A quantitative study of the ownership structure’s influence on corporate socialresponsibility.

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Elsa Öhrnell; Filip Leander; [2022]
    Keywords : Corporate social responsibility; Corporate governance; Ownership structure; Shareholder; Stakeholder;

    Abstract : Background: As corporate social responsibility (CSR) has increasingly received more awarenessdue to a growing expectation of corporations to actively engage in social and environmental issues,understanding the factors influencing CSR is of great importance. Prior literature has shown theownership structure to be contributing factors for variances in CSR performance found amongstfirms. READ MORE

  3. 12. ESG Scores in IPOs: The impact of Board Composition and Ownership Concentration

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Karl Ehrensky; Martin Svensson; [2021-06-24]
    Keywords : ESG; ESG score; board composition; ownership concentration; stakeholder management;

    Abstract : The prevalence of the sustainability agenda and the need for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues to be addressed by firms are increasingly characterizing today’s business environment. Creating shareholder wealth while also satisfying the wider base of stakeholders, a strategic management approach that ultimately is affected by the firm’s governance through the composition of the board and the ownership concentration of a firms’ shareholders. READ MORE

  4. 13. Family farm and financial asset : external land ownership and family agriculture on the Swedish Plains

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Hedvig Goldhahn; [2021]
    Keywords : financialization; family farming; land ownership; tenancy; Uppsala Akademiförvaltning;

    Abstract : In Sweden, the potential deregulation of the land market has been discussed in recent years, motivated by the increasing demand for external capital in agriculture. Corporate entities’ are currently restricted from purchasing farmland by the Swedish Land Acquisition Act. READ MORE

  5. 14. Under Pressure: How Top Managers Are Affected by Ownership Structures

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Olof Almgren; Simon Wassberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Ownership structure; Shareholder value policy; Short-termism; Sensemaking;

    Abstract : This study investigates how top managers are influenced by ownership structures in the forming of an investment agenda. The research is based on a comparative multiple case study of three competing firms, two private and one public, within a Swedish durable goods industry. READ MORE

  6. 15. Assessment of on-site wastewater treatment systems in unsewered communities in Jordan

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Hani Yahya Ali Shubail; [2020]
    Keywords : Constructed wetland; Decentralized wastewater treatment; Jordan; On-site wastewater treatment system;

    Abstract : Centralized wastewater treatment systems need substantial funds besides high-cost operation and maintenance programs, which could be considered unsuitable for low-income developing countries. As a solution, it becomes the trend towards on-site wastewater treatment systems (OWTs) due to its cost-effectiveness and flexibility of implementation and management. READ MORE