Essays about: "tobacco firms"

Found 5 essays containing the words tobacco firms.

1. 1. Following the Stream: The Effects of Social Norms on Oil, Gas, and Coal Stocks

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Marcus Gärtner; Sofie Richter; [2020]
   Keywords : Social norms; Institutional ownership; Neglected stocks; Firm value;

   Abstract : In this paper, we provide new evidence on social norms' implications for financial markets by studying U.S. oil, gas, and coal stocks in the period of 2000-2018. READ MORE

3. 2. How do firms adjust to regulations? - A qualitative study on how tobacco companies tune promotion practices when a state enacts tobacco control regulations

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Md Sohel Rana; [2019-07-03]
   Keywords : Regulations; institutional work of disruption; creation and maintenance; tobacco firms; promotion and advertisement;

   Abstract : This thesis contributes to the existing literature on creation, maintenance, and disruption of institutions by analyzing how firms adjust regulations whilst laws is enactment. Drawing on the institutional work perspective of mainly Lawrence and Suddaby (2006), the promotion practices of four leading Bangladeshi tobacco companies are studied by the thesis, by questioning how the companies adjusted to regulations by modifying, constructing, and deconstructing the practices. READ MORE

4. 3. Can Vice be Vindicated? Examining a potential value premium in vice stocks using Fama and MacBeth regressions - a comparison across three different factor models

   University essay from

   Author : Anton Johansson; Christian Persson; [2018-07-12]
   Keywords : Vice stocks; asset pricing; risk premiums; Fama and MacBeth;

   Abstract : In this paper, we examine a 30-year period to find whether vice (defined as operations in the alcohol, tobacco, gambling, adult services, and weapons and defense industries) plays a role in determining returns of individual firms on the U.S. stock market. READ MORE

5. 4. CSR practices of a company toward stakeholders : The case of Pakistan Tobacco Company

   University essay from Fakulteten för ekonomi, kommunikation och IT

   Author : GHAZANFAR ALI IDREES; IRFAN ULLAH; [2011]
   Keywords : corporate social responsibility; stakeholder; health and safety; environment; community involvement; Pakistan;

   Abstract : The performance of the companies in corporate sector is reliant greatly on the practices of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); therefore in today’s business environment companies are paying more attention to the sense of CSR. These companies also consider the aspects of socio-culture environment into business practices and compliance with other regulatory and ethical issues. READ MORE

6. 5. The association of Exchange rates and Stock returns : Linear Regression analysis

   University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Nshom Martin Akumbu; [2007]
   Keywords : Exchange rates; Stock returns; Linear regression analysis;

   Abstract : The association of exchange rates with stock returns and performance in major trading markets is widely accepted. The world’s economy has seen unprecedented growth of interdependent; as such the magnitude of the effect of exchange rates on returns will be even stronger. READ MORE