Essays about: "promissory economy"

Found 2 essays containing the words promissory economy.

1. 1. eSports as a promissory economy: An empirical study on how accounting can be used to enable the commercial development of emerging sports

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

   Author : Felix Bensberg; Johannes Pauleikhoff; [2020]
   Keywords : eSports; accounting in sports; commercialisation; promissory economy; performativity;

   Abstract : In this paper, it is examined how accounting can be used to enable the commercial development of emerging sports. Building on Mouritsen and Kreiner's (2016) findings regarding the relationship between accounting and decision as promises, the eSports industry is identified as the case of a promissory economy, where promising agents construct a "regime of hope" (Brown, 2005), which pictures a thriving future for the industry. READ MORE

3. 2. The Hope for Shareholder Value - An in-depth case study on how financialization is manifested as managerial promises of future shareholder value creation, even when there is no external pressure

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

   Author : Anders Biörklund; Fredrik Lundgren; [2020]
   Keywords : Financialization; Governmentality; Promissory Economy; Shareholder Value; Senior Executives;

   Abstract : This thesis draws upon an in-depth case study of Atlas Copco's reorganization through a demerger of its Mining and Rock Excavation Technique business area into two separately listed entities (Atlas Copco and Epiroc). Through interviews with the senior executives initiating and participating in the demerger, in combination with owner representatives, business journalists, and financial analysts following the companies, this study sought to explore how financialization is manifested in managerial promises of future shareholder value creation. READ MORE