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  1. 11. A Catering Theory of Investment Policies. Do U.S. firms cater to sentiment?

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Philip Lindquist; Nicolas Nolén; [2023]
    Nyckelord :“Retail Investor Sentiment”; “FEARS Index”; “Corporate Investment Policies”; “Behavioral Corporate Finance”; “VIX”; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose is to investigate retail investors’ growing influence in shaping corporate investment policies. It further seeks to understand whether firms cater to retail investor sentiment. We employ a multiple linear regression model of a strongly-balanced panel data set, incorporating fixed effects and clustered standard errors. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Impact of the Capital Structure Choice on Firm Performance: A Quantitative Study of the Biggest Healthcare and Energy Companies in the USA

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Hardy Keller; Jaroslavs Grigoluns; Marco Zanoni; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Capital Structure; Firm Performance; Standard Poor s 500; Healthcare industry; Energy Industry; Optimal Capital Structure; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : Purpose The aim of this research paper is to provide valuable insights to existing theoretical foundation of choice of capital structure, and exploring the relationship between capital structure and firm performance through testing whether capital structure affects firm performance in the USA listed healthcare and energy companies. Theoretical perspective The presented theories cover different views on the preferred choice of capital structure and academics views on its effect on firm performance. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Intangible assets and earnings management : An analysis in an EU context

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Författare :Simon Björkmo; Magnus Eriksson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Accrual-based earnings management; Earnings Management; European Union; Goodwill; Intangible Assets; Invisible Intangible Assets;

    Sammanfattning : The topic of intangible assets in relation to earnings management has been a debated subject for a long time. Different aspects of intangible assets have been thoroughly examined in relationship to earnings management by scholars over the years whether it’s about goodwill from business acquisition, recognition of intangible assets, timely impairments and so on. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Did the Covid-19 Pandemic Affect Financial Leverage?

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Jesper Berg; Ann Huynh; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Financial leverage; capital structure; Covid-19; crisis; financial crisis; trade-off theory; pecking order theory; the leverage ratchet effect;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis explores if Scandinavian publicly listed firms’ financial leverage was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Whilst theory suggests that financial leverage is positively affected by uncertainty and reduced profitability, previous empirical research finds weak evidence of listed firms reducing financial leverage during crises. LÄS MER

  7. 15. The Implications of Strategy in Executive Compensation Design

    C-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Författare :Liam Claréus; Malcolm Thell; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Executive compensation design; Business strategy; Firm performance;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between executive compensation design and firm performance. With respect to the design of compensation, we consider the percentage share of executives' total remuneration that is attributed to performance-linked compensation (PLC). LÄS MER