Essays about: "publicly listed firms"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 74 essays containing the words publicly listed firms.

  1. 1. Does CSR Performance Impact a Firms' Engagement in Earnings Management?

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

    Author : Tashfia Khan Latif; Maria Makhoul; [2024]
    Keywords : corporate social responsibility; earnings management; discretionary accruals; opportunistic perspective; integrative theory;

    Abstract : This study examines the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and earnings management (EM). Specifically, we question whether firms investing in CSR also behave in an ethical manner to constrain EM, or if they engage in CSR as a way to hide corporate misconduct. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Effects of Ownership Structure on Earnings Management in Public listed firms in Nigeria.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jumoke Fiyinfolu Osibuamhe; Tolulope Odunayo Ogwumike; [2023-07-04]
    Keywords : Earnings management; Ownership structure; Managerial; Institutional; Highest holder; Nigeria; entrenchment;

    Abstract : The efficacy of corporate governance is enhanced when managers demonstrate a willingness to act in a manner that is contrary to the preferences of shareholders. An instance of management's potential disregard for shareholders' interests is the employment of accounting accruals as a means of manipulating earnings for management purposes. READ MORE

  4. 3. The granddaddy of underreaction events: Post-earnings announcement drift and information noisiness on the Swedish market

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

    Author : Sofia Berlin; Gustav Sandelin; [2023]
    Keywords : Post-earnings announcement drift; market efficiency; earnings surprises; information noisiness; stock price synchronicity;

    Abstract : This paper aims to answer the question of whether there is an existence of post-earnings announcement drift on the Swedish stock market and to what extent it can be explained by information noisiness. A sample of publicly listed firms on the Swedish stock market from 2002 to 2019 is used and the research design includes four different approaches to estimating earnings surprises which is a crucial step in investigating PEAD. READ MORE

  5. 4. ESG CONTRACTING: GREED OR GREEN? A GLOBAL STUDY OF OWNERSHIP INFLUENCE AND VALUE CREATION IN REGARD TO ESG CONTRACTING

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Rebecka Mannerford; Adèle Sveger; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG contracting; Activist ownership; Institutional ownership; Corporate governance; Agency theory;

    Abstract : This study investigates institutional and activist ownership pressure for implementing ESG contracting, and the potential value creation that follows in terms of financial and ESG performance. Using data from 11,521 publicly listed firms worldwide in the period 2007-2022, this longitudinal study employs a multivariate regression model in order to understand whether certain shareholders push for ESG contracting, and whether ESG contracting mitigates or reinforces agency costs. READ MORE

  6. 5. Staying alive - On the composition of corporate boards and financial distress risk

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

    Author : Markus Nilsson; Joel Robling; [2023]
    Keywords : Corporate governance; Financial distress; Agency theory; Logistic regression; Board composition;

    Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between corporate governance and financial distress, considering a sample of 237 publicly listed Swedish firms between 2011 and 2021. The two phenomena have been frequently discussed in academia, and in line with prior literature, an agency theory perspective permeates the analysis. READ MORE