Essays about: "structure of accounting theory"

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  1. 16. Experimental analysis of limitations in the strut-and-tie method

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Konstruktionsteknik

    Author : Mikael Wahlgren; Niels Bailleul; [2016]
    Keywords : Strut-and-Tie method; Reinforced concrete; Concrete Damaged Plasticity; Fracture energy; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : One of the overall main purposes for a structural engineer is to design structures and structural elements so that they meet society’s safety requirements, yet use as little material as possible. In order to do so, the designer has to understand and simplify a complex reality. READ MORE

  2. 17. The sustainability report as a reflection - A multiple case-study of three Swedish governmentally owned companies

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

    Author : Maria Rendahl; Sandra Wahlström-Jonsson; [2015]
    Keywords : sustainability reporting; social and environmental reporting; sustainability accounting; tight coupling; new institutionalism;

    Abstract : This thesis explores whether the sustainability report is a reflection of company objectives and activities within three Swedish governmentally owned companies. Through a multiple case study and an application of the concept of couplings from the theory of new institutionalism, it aims to explore couplings in the context of sustainability reporting. READ MORE

  3. 18. Capital structure and firm performance -A study of Swedish public companies

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Richard Dumont; Robert Svensson; [2014-10-23]
    Keywords : Regression model; capital structure; return on equity;

    Abstract : Capital structure and firm performance – A study of Swedish public companies     Bachelor’s thesis Business Administration, Handelshögskolan Göteborgs Universitet, Accounting, Spring 14 Authors: Richard Dumont and Robert Svensson Supervisor: Johan Åkesson Title: Capital structure and firm performance – A study of Swedish public companies Background and problem: Developments in capital structure during the last 30 years have resulted in a number of capital structure theories. At the same time, and in spite of all research on the topic, capital structure policies were one of the reasons for many company problems when the financial crisis hit in 2008. READ MORE

  4. 19. The Return Volatility Effect of Stock Splits : An Empirical Study Questioning Whether or Not a Stock Split is Merely a cosmetic Accounting Change

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Sandra Renberg; Cecilia Nylander; [2014]
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    Abstract : There are many possible explanations as to why management of a firm would declare a stock split. Many studies thus focus upon examining those explanations. There are also many studies that focus on what the effect of a stock split is. According to textbook theory a stock split should be of economic irrelevance for firm value. READ MORE

  5. 20. Reko and the accounting consultant : A quantitative study of the effects of Reko

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Julia Johansson; Olof Österman; [2014]
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    Abstract : The demand for consultants have increased during the last decades, and not the least within the service industry. There are two major accounting occupations related to the service industry existing in Sweden nowadays: the auditor and the accounting consultants. These professions are commonly being mistaken as being the same thing. READ MORE