Sökning: "Entrenchment theory"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 16 uppsatser innehållade orden Entrenchment theory.

  1. 11. Earnings Quality in Family Firms: A quantitative study in Sweden

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Författare :Mårten Andersen; [2016-09-15]
    Nyckelord :earnings quality; family firms; earnings management; dual class shares; accruals; entrenchment; alignment;

    Sammanfattning : This study investigates the relation between family firms and earnings quality. There are two competing theories on the effect that family firms have on earnings quality, the entrenchment effect with decreased earnings quality and the alignment effect with increased earnings quality. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Private placements and investor involvement

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Camilla Into; Magdalena Treyer; [2015]
    Nyckelord :Private placement; short-term abnormal return; discount; information asymmetry; information hypothesis; agency theory; monitoring hypothesis; managerial entrenchment hypothesis; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this study is to investigate if there is a difference in the short-term announcement effects of equity private placements depending on the relationship of the investor with the issuing firms in terms of information asymmetry and agency conflicts. An event study is conducted to study if there are abnormal returns. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Simultaneous determination of Debt, Dividend, and Inside Ownership policies : Evidence from Sweden

    Magister-uppsats, Avdelningen för ekonomivetenskap och juridik

    Författare :Rickard Persson; [2014]
    Nyckelord :Dividend policy; Debt policy; Capital structure; Inside ownership; Agency theory; Convergence of interest theory; Entrenchment theory; Simultaneous equations; Utdelningspolicy; Kapital struktur; Agent teori;

    Sammanfattning : The main purpose of this thesis is to examine the simultaneous determination of debt, dividend, and inside ownership policies in Sweden. We apply a simultaneous equation model estimated with 3SLS. The results reveal a positive two-way causal relationship between debt and dividend polices. LÄS MER

  5. 14. NHRIs and the Challenges of Independence in a Kenyan Context

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Författare :Fatima Brobeck Khan; [2011]
    Nyckelord :Folkrätt; Human Rights; NHRIs; Kenya; Law and Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : The concept of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) with a mandate to protect and promote human rights have been addressed by the UN for more than half a century, and such institutions have been established in several countries around the world for the last two decades. The establishment of a national human rights institution is however not equal to the commitment of human rights, and in some countries it has been used as a mean to deflect international criticism of human rights abuses. LÄS MER

  7. 15. CEO Ownership Relevant for Firm Performance? - A Study of the Swedish Market

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Christian Bjärntoft; Olle Hammer; [2009]
    Nyckelord :CEO ownership; Tobin #8223; s Q; endogeneity; agency theory; entrenchment theory; Management of enterprises; Företagsledning; management; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER