Sökning: "the code of corporate governance"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 103 uppsatser innehållade orden the code of corporate governance.

1. 21. Can Corporate Governance be standardized?   A comparative study of South Africa and Sweden Corporate Governance codes based on multiple case studies. (A case study of Nedbank and Nordea Bank)

   Master-uppsats, Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan

   Författare :Mekonen Araia Aseghehey; Bereket Assegid Taffese; [2015]
   Nyckelord :Corporate governance; Integrated report; Accountability; Sustainability; Internal control;

   Sammanfattning : Stakeholder’s levels of trust and confidence in a company’s operational efficiency and leadership have been influenced negatively by some scandals in the last two decades. This creates a need for governance and transparency, through which corporate governance and social responsibility issues can get more attention from researchers, business and governmental and non-governmental bodies. LÄS MER

3. 22. Förtroende för revisorer : Ur ett aktieägarperspektiv

   Magister-uppsats, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Författare :Maral Amiri Borna; Adiam Paulos; [2015]
   Nyckelord :Trust theory; trust; principal agent theory auditors; Förtroendeteori; förtroende; agentteori revisorer;

   Sammanfattning : På grund av alla redovisningsskandaler efter det senaste millennieskiftet diskuteras detmycket kring hur förtroendet för revisorer har påverkats. Enronskandalen som inträffade iUSA, var en av de största skandalerna som påverkade hela världens ekonomi. Även i Sverigeförekommer det redovisningsskandaler. LÄS MER

4. 23. Environmental, Social and Governance : Hot eller möjlighet för investerare

   Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Pia Dahlbom; Johanna Johnte; [2015]
   Nyckelord :Corporate finance; stock exchange; unique risk; sustainability report; monetary value; Finansiell ekonomi; aktiemarknaden; unik risk; hållbarhetsredovisning; monetärt värde;

   Sammanfattning : This study explores whether environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues affect the monetary value of a company.The samples used in this study have been taken from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in South Africa. LÄS MER

5. 24. Corporate Governance in Sweden - A Success Story?

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Maximilian Schmidt; Magnus Swärdh; [2014]
   Nyckelord :Corporate Governance; Sweden; Compliance; Performance; Cost of Capital; Cost of Equity; Cost of Debt; Board Composition; Audit Committee; Nomination Committee; Remuneration Committee; Business and Economics;

   Sammanfattning : This paper takes a performance-based approach to corporate governance and investigates whether compliance with the corporate governance code in Sweden equates to a lower cost of capital, measured as cost of equity, cost of debt and the weighted average of these, the WACC. The premonition is that adherence to governance codes should lower the risk profile of the firm, leading investors and creditors to requiring a lower premium to associate themselves with the firm financially. LÄS MER

7. 25. Big Fish in a small pond? : A quantitative study about independence and the social networks among corporate boards in Denmark, Finland and Sweden

   Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Författare :Jessica Bergmark; Atte Soidinmäki; [2014]
   Nyckelord :Corporate Governance; Board of Directors; Board independence; Interlocking directorate networks; Corporate Elite;

   Sammanfattning : While the European Union is striving towards harmonization among the member countries, interlocks (connections) are a social phenomenon that has an implication on the Corporate Code but it is more implicitly pointed out with words like “other relevant information” or ”other significant board positions” that might affect the individual board member’s independence and ability to fully commit to the company. Although the board often is referred to as one single entity, it consists of many board members that individually can have an agenda that might deviate from all stakeholders’ goal. LÄS MER