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Firm capital structure is one of the most widely researched topics in corporate finance. However, the results are not always consistent and applicable from one market to another when explaining financing patterns. The majority of available research focuses on finding the role of firm-specific factors to leverage while ignoring macro and institutional factors. This paper examines how the capital st

Within inter-organizational governance the concept of risk management has become a key issue. The importance of generating and sustaining competitive advantage through inter-organizational relations has become more crucial, due to the emerging business model business process outsourcing (BPO). Nowadays, this business model facilitates companies’ attempts to improve and support their operational ef

Svenska kyrkan har gått från att vara en organisation inom offentlig sektor, till att vara en reglerad federation. Regleringen gör det svårare för dem att vara flexibla. Detta påverkar deras möjligheter att anpassa sig till de nya förutsättningarna. Tidigare reformer ligger till grund för dagens struktur och därmed också deras strategier, som begränsas till sin natur av att strukturen ligger fast.

We aim to clarify how Swedish listed entities experience and manage changes in IFRS and how they are adapting to new and revised standards as issued by the IASB. This thesis has an abductive approach. A qualitative method was selected as a research strategy, and semi-structured interviews were conducted in order to gather relevant information from the respondents; listed entities and auditors. The

The objective of this thesis is to investigate the main determinants of IPO underpricing for firms listed in Hong Kong and Singapore from 2004 to 2008. Data collected from the Datastream and Reuters, together with the information disclosure in both stock exchanges is used to examine the significance of different variables in order to explain the IPO underpricing level. We find that operating margi

The aim of this paper is to perform an analysis of exchange rate exposure of companies and industries of the Euro Area. In the first part of our analysis we want to estimate company-specific exchange rate exposures. The second part aims to investigate the extent to which different company-, industry- and country-level variables influence the exchange rate exposure.

Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka hur tillverkande företags investeringsbedömning skiljer sig mellan mer gynnsamma tider och i en lågkonjunktur. Vi har valt att undersöka detta genom en fallstudie av fyra tillverkande företag. Den teori vi använt oss av är framförallt kalkylmetoden payback men även kalkylmetoder som NPV, IRR och diskonterad payback. Vi har även använt oss av teorier om kalkylr

With the aim to study how to establish a strong brand, this thesis use Sony Ericsson as an example to find out how did the brand identity influence on the customer loyalty, and then investigate what¡¯s relationship between them. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to support research. The analysis results show that there is a positive relationship between brand identity and custome

Despite some recent studies conducted on corporate cash holdings, most of the empirical work done focuses on the US market. Since the Anglo-American regulatory approach is quite different from both the German and the Swedish systems, empirical findings on one market cannot simply be applied to other markets. By applying a detailed empirical study to two distinct countries, different corporate gove

IKEA koncernen har ett övergripande mål att deras påverkan på människor och miljö ska vara positiv. Varuhuset IKEA Kållered i Göteborg har målet att sänka energiförbrukningen i varuhuset med tio procent till 2010. På uppdrag av IKEA Kållered syftar denna studie till att genom en energikartläggning av varuhuset IKEA Kållered undersöka vilka energieffektiviseringsåtgärder som är möjliga och lämpliga

Syfte: Syftet med vår uppsats är att undersöka de mål som sponsorerna för Skånes tre allsvenska fotbollsklubbar har med sin sponsring. Metod: I vår uppsats använder vi oss utav ett deduktivt angreppssätt och en kvantitativ metod. Empiriinsamlingen sker genom en enkätundersökning. Teoretiska perspektiv: I vårt teoriavsnitt har vi använt oss av Grönkvist 14 motiv till sponsring, Jiffer & Roos mo

The paper, by studying the abnormal returns to transaction parties, examines the level of managerial hubris in the Nordic tender offers.

Syftet med studien är att utifrån Målsättningsteorin nå en förståelse för hur den rådande lågkonjunkturen kan ha påverkat skolans kunskapsmål och budgetmål och vilken inverkan detta kan ha på de anställdas motivation. I vår uppsats har vi tillämpat en kvalitativ ansats. Vidare har vi genomfört en fallstudie av Skolan där vi via kvalitativa intervjuer har samlat in empiri. Studiens teoretiska ramve

Purpose: The thesis aims to create an understanding to set the foundation of the social media landscape covering its historical evolution, driving mechanisms and business models. Methodology: The thesis has a qualitative character and an explorative art of discovering the social media landscape. A theoretical framing of the thesis is inspired by Christensen and Raynor. Theoretical perspective: The

The purpose of this thesis is to study the practical application of the Basel II Framework in two Swedish banks of different organisational structure and briefly look at the opinions of the framework now that it has been in use for some time. The theoretical perspectives begin with the concept of risk metaphors. Thereafter criticism towards a number of earlier risk measures is presented. This lead

The purpose of this study is to provide an examination, within grocery retailing, of whether a positive linkage between SST usage and consumer-based retailer brand equity exists. The study portrays co-creation as a key mediator, which means we are going to investigate whether different levels of customer co-creation, by means of SST usage, can help in building a strong retailer brand.

Syfte: Undersökningens syfte är att jämföra hur de svenska bankerna uppfattar Basel II i praktiken. Anledningen är att undersöka om Basel II är mer anpassad för de stora bankerna och om regelverket är mer fördelaktigt för dem såsom det befarades innan regelverket infördes. Metod: Undersökningen genomfördes utifrån en grundad teori där kvalitativ metod med inslag av både den induktiva och den deduk

The purpose of this thesis is to examine if and how CEO ownership affects firm performance on Swedish companies depending on the market conditions. We would also like to examine the question if this relationship still holds when taking the possibility of an endogeneity determined relationship into account. A quantitative approach using regression analysis and descriptive statistics have been used.

Purpose: The study aims to investigate the knowledge sharing processes in a knowledge-intensive firm and to explore how organizational culture influences knowledge sharing. Methodology: The present study is qualitative, and the material is approached through interpretative reading. The richness of the results is further enhanced by critically analyzing the informants’ taken for granted understandi

Some companies have chosen to differentiate their products by labeling them environmentally friendly, or “green”. Green products sends the message to the market that a particular company is caring for the environment, however the processes involved in making the product can be the reasons for a product being labeled green. The production processes of the final stage company in a supply chain may n