Essays about: "shareholder value"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 183 essays containing the words shareholder value.

1. 1. Sustainability performance and market risk. A study of the banking sector

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Arvid Särkiniemi; Oskar Lindman; [2023]
   Keywords : risk; market risk; sustainability performance; corporate management; bank management; CSR; panel data; parametric VaR; non-parametric VaR; CVaR; VaR; Historical simulation; bank sector; the financial sector; ESG; financial performance.;

   Abstract : The financial crisis of 2007-2008 highlighted the societal impacts of bank risk-taking. A strong focus on maximizing profits for shareholders combined with a disregard for, and  underestimation of risks led to the downfall of large banks such as Lehman Brothers and multiple other banks getting bailed out by several governments and other banks. READ MORE

3. 2. Shareholder Advantage and Short-Term Leverage

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Nikola Pajkic; Pratik Kulkarni; [2023]
   Keywords : Bargaining; Default; Debt maturity structure; Rollover risk;

   Abstract : We find a correlational relationship between proxies of shareholder bargaining power and liquidation costs (indicating the value extraction ability of shareholders from debtholders in reorganization in default) and short-term leverage. Theoretical literature suggests to us that firms with higher shareholder advantage will reduce their short-term leverage to a greater extent than those with lower shareholder advantage (due to shareholders disliking commitment to rollover risk) in a systemic shock to bond market liquidity, i. READ MORE

4. 3. The Impact of Spin-offs on Shareholder Value : Evidence from the Swedish Market 1991-2022

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Moa Landing; Gustav Swedenborg; [2023]
   Keywords : Spin-offs; Corporate restructurings; Abnormal returns; Determinants of abnormal returns;

   Abstract : This thesis uses an event study methodology to investigate the short- and long-term effect on shareholder value from Lex ASEA-approved spin-offs' on the Swedish market between 1991-2022. The impact of spin-offs has been examined by estimating the effects on the parent firm, the spun-off entity, and a value-weighted pro-forma entity. READ MORE

5. 4. In Exchange for Employment Protection – An Analysis on Sweden’s Managerial Position and the UK’s Employee Shareholders

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

   Author : Noah Ståleker; Sofia Nomark; [2023]
   Keywords : Managerial position; Employee shareholder; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This essay describes which categories of employees that are exempted from employment protection in Sweden and the United Kingdom. The focus of the essay will be the UK’s employee shareholders and Sweden’s employees in a managerial or comparable position, since these two categories give up their protection and receive some form of compensation, and/or some other form of protection in return. READ MORE

6. 5. Giants at Play: A study on the impact of institutional ownership on firm performance

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

   Author : Allan Baker; Sébastian Pialot; [2023]
   Keywords : Institutional Ownership; Firm Performance; Blockholding; Agency Theory; Monitoring;

   Abstract : This study examines whether changes in the level of institutional ownership impact the market value and operating performance of firms. This is done by testing three different hypotheses based on different institutional ownership characteristics on a sample of 197 Swedish large- and mid-cap listed companies between the years 2016-2021. READ MORE