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  1. 11. Demystifying AI Adoption - Beyond the Hype

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

    Author : Karoline Johnsen; Amanda Lindblom; [2020]
    Keywords : Artificial Intelligence; Adoption; Telecom Industry; TOE-framework; TTF-framework;

    Abstract : Artificial Intelligence (AI) is expected to have a fundamental impact on the way we do business and become a significant source of value to various industries. However, few companies have an AI strategy in place, and telecom companies, which are frontrunners within AI adoption, state that it is the most overhyped emerging technology. READ MORE

  3. 12. Signaling Organizational Purpose - A textual analysis of corporate statements and product descriptions in the financial industry

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

    Author : Nico Keil; Maximilian Meyer; [2020]
    Keywords : Corporate Purpose; Signaling Theory; Maturity; FinTechs; Banks;

    Abstract : Corporate Purpose is a topic that is being discussed increasingly often in academic literature and among management practitioners. More and more firms express their renunciation of the traditional shareholder perspective by expressing a broad and transcendental organizational purpose from a holistic stakeholder perspective. READ MORE

  4. 13. 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

  5. 14. 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. 15. Auditioning for External Capital - Entrepreneurs' use of impression management to meet investors' expectations

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

    Author : Olle Norén; Tara Teymourian; [2019]
    Keywords : Impression management; Idealisation; Institutionalisation; entrepreneurship; accounting;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to present a more comprehensive view on the relationship between entrepreneurs and venture capital (VC) investors. By drawing upon a multiple case study with entrepreneurs, our study adds to the existing literature by providing a much-needed entrepreneurial perspective. READ MORE