Essays about: "vilma"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the word vilma.

  1. 1. Board Composition, Sustainability and Fim Performance : A Nordics-Oriented Quantitative Study on a Global Trend

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi; Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Monique Sieng Kao; Vilma Saari; [2019]
    Keywords : stakeholder theory; agency theory; CSR; ESG; firm performance; board composition;

    Abstract : The issues surrounding sustainability continues to be at the forefront of the human agenda and firms are increasingly being held accountable by their stakeholders to assist in bringing about sustainability. Despite this, there is a tension surrounding the role of firms and the benefits implementing sustainability practices and policies has for these actors. READ MORE

  3. 2. Factors Influencing Cross-Cultural Adjustment: Swedish Expatriates in East Asia Pacific

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi; Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Vilma-Ida Soininen; Rebecca Mannebratt Mabro; [2018]
    Keywords : Asia Pacific; Cross-Cultural Adjustment; Expatriate Management; Swedish Expatriates;

    Abstract : Background: Today the world is getting more globalized, which has led to multinational companies sending out expatriates on foreign assignments. Mostly expatriates’ responsibilities are to transfer knowledge from the headquarters to the subsidiary and to improve the communication between the headquarters and the subsidiary. READ MORE

  4. 3. Capital Structure of Banks in EU: Does Size Matter? : A Quantitative Study of the Determinants of Banks’ Capital Structure

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi; Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Vilma Saari; Sam Rudholm; [2018]
    Keywords : Capital Structure; Size; Bank; Regulatory Capital; Leverage Ratio;

    Abstract : The way the banks carry out their operations is determined by the size of the bank and by the banking regulation. In order to perform these operations, banks need to decide whether the operations are going to be financed with equity, debt or a with a mix of both. READ MORE

  5. 4. Metaphorical uses of verbs of animal sounds in Swedish

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Vilma Couturier Kaijser; [2017]
    Keywords : metaphor; Swedish; verbs of sound; verbs of animal sound; combinatorial lexical typology; metafor; svenska; ljudverb; lexikal typologi; verb;

    Abstract : Animals often act as source domain is metaphorical shifts. In European languages, there are often several lexicalised verbs for specific sounds with a prototypical animal as subject. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Relationship between Expected Returns and Financial Distress Risk. Implication for Corporate Valuation

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Jan Seitz; Vilma Raisyte; [2013]
    Keywords : Financial Distress; Implied Cost of Equity; CAPM; Altman Z-Score; Distance-to-Default;

    Abstract : Using portfolio and regression analysis, this study examines the expected returns of European companies for the period 2000-2011 with respect to financial distress risk in order to provide practical implications for corporate valuation. The relationship between realized returns and financial distress risk is found to be negative, in line with the financial distress risk anomaly acknowledged in the existing literature. READ MORE