Essays about: "return on capital employed"

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  1. 1. Measurement of Business Incubator Performance by Governments: Studying the Practices in the Nordic Region

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Firuza Alizada; [2023-07-19]
    Keywords : business incubators; incubator financing; return on investment; public business incubators; government-supported business incubators; evaluation of incubation policy;

    Abstract : This master thesis aims to investigate the measurement of business incubator performance by governments. Business incubators play a vital role in nurturing startups, promoting innovation, and fostering economic development. READ MORE

  3. 2. What Determines a CEO's Impact on Financial Performance in the Swedish Commodity Industry

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Victor Kjellström; Otto Svensson; [2021]
    Keywords : CEO factors; Financial performance; Human Capital Theory; Homogenous industries; Commodity industry;

    Abstract : Among the many factors shaping company financial performance, the CEO is arguably one of the most critical. But what is it that distinguishes one CEO's ability to produce performance from another? Being such a well-researched field, it still lacks consensus regarding which CEO factors that affect a CEO's ability to produce performance. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Financial Impact of having Women on the Board : A study on the gender composition of a board and its effect on a company's financial performance

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Företagsekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Carl Luhr; Alice Ålund; [2021]
    Keywords : Financial performance; gender composition of boards; operating margin; return on capital employed ROCE ; Stockholm stock exchange; agency theory; resource dependency theory;

    Abstract : The purpose of the study is to examine if the gender composition of a board has an effect on a company’s financial performance by analyzing their operating margin and return on capital employed (ROCE). The study is based on a quantitative method, studying companies listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. READ MORE

  5. 4. Female Corporate Leaders and Firm Financial Performance- A study of 152 Swedish Public Companies during the Period of 2010-2017

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Astrid Lindquist; Ebba Sjöstrand; [2019]
    Keywords : Females as corporate leaders; Gender; Financial performance; Accounting-based measures;

    Abstract : This thesis tests whether there is a relationship between the presence of female corporate leaders and firm financial performance in one of the most gender equal countries in the world- Sweden. The study involves a collection of 152 Swedish public companies during a time period of eight years- from 2010 to 2017. READ MORE

  6. 5. Do ESG scores matter in the market?: Environmental, Social and Governance performance in relation to stock returns and profitability in European Market

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Yea Eun Jang; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainability · ESG score · Profitability · Fama-French risk factors · Multifactor model · European stock market; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper examines the effect of European corporates’ sustainability performance on their economic and financial performance. The sustainability performance is represented by ESG scores in this paper. ESG evaluates the sustainability performance in environmental, social and governance aspects. READ MORE