Essays about: "thesis on corporate governance"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 162 essays containing the words thesis on corporate governance.

  1. 16. THE (NON) IMPORTANCE OF CEO OWNERSHIP? AN AGENCY THEORETIC PERSPECTIVE ON M&A

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : EMIL FURVIK; ANDR´E WINSTRÖM; [2022-06-29]
    Keywords : Agency Theory; Mergers and Acquisitions; CEO ownership; Corporate Governance;

    Abstract : For decades, corporate acquisitions and subsequent shareholder returns have been studied, only to yield ambivalent results at best. As global M&A volumes have recently reached multi-trillion dollar levels, understanding the drivers of positive abnormal returns is now, more than ever, vital. READ MORE

  3. 17. Corporate impunity and the ‘accountability gap’ in Sub-Saharan Africa: is the successful prosecution of corporate involvement in atrocity crimes within reach?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten; Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Joseph Keogh; [2022]
    Keywords : International criminal law; corporate criminal liability; transnational corporations; atrocity crime; corporate impunity; Africa; Global North; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Although transnational corporations (hereinafter TNCs) often far outmatch States in terms of resources and influence over the direction of the world economy, they are generally unaccounted for when operating outside the territories in which they are incorporated (hereinafter ‘home States’). This thesis will look specifically at those TNCs that rely on natural resource extraction as their main source of profit. READ MORE

  4. 18. International shareholder activism in Sweden : A study of BlackRocks’s influence in their Swedish holdings

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Mary Chan; Malin Pettersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Corporate Governance; Nomination Committee; Shareholder Activism; BlackRock; Institutional Investor.;

    Abstract : The objective of this study was to gain increased knowledge regarding BlackRock’s ability to influence their Swedish owned companies. The scope of this thesis has been to study eight companies where BlackRock have holdings. READ MORE

  5. 19. Too Big to be Passive

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

    Author : Jonny Jin; Cornelia Rathsman; [2022]
    Keywords : Institutional investors; Passive investments; Corporate Governance; Shareholder Value; Incentives;

    Abstract : This thesis draws upon 12 in-depth interviews, with senior managers and investment professionals from 7 leading institutional investors in Sweden, to explore how they reason and work with corporate governance in their passive investments. Using Foucault's theory of disciplinary power as a theoretical framework, we found that institutional self-discipline complements earlier research in the area, mainly as a tool for explaining their incentives to engage in ownership. READ MORE

  6. 20. CEO Compensation and the Relationship with Company Growth : An Analysis of Swedish Listed OMX Stockholm Companies

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Albin Nordlund; Mathias Pettersson Sango; [2022]
    Keywords : CEO; compensation; salary; bonus; other compensation; total compensation; growth; pension benefits; motivation theory; agency theory; financial performance measures; Hofstede s cultural dimensions; corporate governance; performance indicators; listed companies.;

    Abstract : As time progresses and compensation increases for CEOs, the need for information will be required to debate whether it is rational for CEOs to receive more pay in various forms. According to agency theory, CEOs have an intrinsic need to act in their self-interests, while the shareholder requires value creation and implements various safeguards to ensure that the CEOs do what they are expected to do. READ MORE