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Digitalization for the better? A case study of the role of MA in a dynamic capabilities process for digital transformation.
(2022-06-30)Dynamic capabilities are the antecedent of organizational and strategic routine by which managers alter their resource base to generate new value which creates strategies. The role of management accounting has largely been ... -
The effects of adoption of IFRS 16 on financial reports, financial measures and taxation - Evidence from the Swedish retail industry
(2022-06-30)This paper examines the transition from IAS 17 to IFRS 16 in terms of the effects on the financial report, financial ratios, and taxation for various Swedish retail companies. The study was carried out as a multiple case ... -
Does ESG performance influence M&A premium? - A quantitative study of the ESG impact on M&A premium, using an international sample for deals announced from 2003-to 2021
(2022-06-30)This thesis examines the relationship between target firms' ESG performance and M&A premium. This is done through three multivariate regression analyses. The results show that target shareholder wealth during takeovers ... -
Institutional Complexity and Management Control Systems: A Case Study in the Aviation Service Industry
(2022-06-30)This study examines how Management Control Systems (MCS) are used and designed to achieve objectives derived from multiple (institutional) logics. We have found the presence of a sustainable and financial logic coexisting ... -
An empirical study of the relationship between women director and corporate social responsibility performance: insights from China.
(2022-06-30)Title: An empirical study of the relationship between women director and corporate social responsibility performance: insights from China. Background and Problem Discussion: Globally, women directors are increasingly recognized ... -
Using the advanced methods of financial analysis to predict the bankruptcy of companies
(2022-06-30)Due to the increase in corporate bankruptcy cases worldwide, the need has increased to find a way to protect companies from bankruptcy by finding a scientific model that enables business owners to predict it before it ... -
The floor is Q-LavHA A study about Hafnarfjörður and the rising volcanic activity on the Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland
(2022-06-30)The 2021 eruption in Fagradalsfjall might have activated a new era of volcanic activity on the Reykjanes peninsula. To study possible eruptions and its impact, one way of simulating lava flow using QGIS is through the ... -
SPAC Post-Merger Performance in the New Regime - An Agency Perspective
(2022-06-30)SPACs are shell companies without operations created to raise capital in an IPO and subsequently identify a non-listed operating company to merge with. As of the last three years (2019-2021), the SPAC has witnessed a ... -
Unveiling the Cause of NAV-Discounts of Swedish Closed-End Funds
(2022-06-30)Closed-end funds (CEF) have long been a crucial intermediary in the Swedish financial market by providing relatively inexpensive investment opportunities through their portfolio of public and non-public securities. ... -
Employee representation on the board of directors and its implications on corporate risk- A quantitative study on diverging stakeholder preferences
(2022-06-30)This study investigates how board-level employee representation (BLER) impacts the risk profile of a firm. More specifically, it investigates whether the binary presence of employees in the board room, or the relative ... -
The Effects of Audit Committee Characteristics on Firm Financial Performance: A Case Study of the NASDAQ Stockholm.
(2022-06-30)This thesis studies the effect of audit committee characteristics on firm financial performance, using ROA as the proxy. In line with agency theory, a well governed and directed firm should comparatively perform better ... -
Prediction of Stock Returns Using Accounting Data with a Machine Learning Approach
(2022-06-30)The relationship between accounting data and stock price prediction has been a hot topic for over half a century. Researchers have been trying to identify the relationship and investigate how it may be useful when trying ... -
Lagstiftarens val/icke val av skyddsintresse inom prostitution - Sett i ljuset av genusrättslig diskursanalys
(2022-06-30)Uppsatsen handlar om skyddsintresse(n) inom prostitution. Det övergripande syftet är analysera och kritiskt granska hur främst sexköp konstrueras i förarbeten till lagen. Följaktligen ämnar analysen att lyfta fram ... -
Sustainability in SMEs: Motives, Barriers, and Challenges of Environmental Management Systems Certification
(2022-06-30)This study aims to understand how SMEs in Sweden perceive the pre- and post-implementation motives of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) certificates through understanding motives for adopting EMS certificates for ... -
Artificiell intelligens – ett verktyg? En analys av hur en digitaliserad tvistlösning utmanar allmänna process- och förvaltningsrättsliga principer
(2022-06-30)Implementeringen av artificiell intelligens stiger med exponentiell takt inom de flesta branscher och användningsområden. Inom juridiken har implementeringen hittills varit tämligen restriktiv och har stannat vid att ... -
Sustainability integration in the pharmaceutical industry - A case study of the Management Control from a managerial perspective
(2022-06-30)Background and Problem Discussion: The importance of sustainability has increased and requires proper MCS to be able to implement sustainability strategies. Simons’ levers of control is a MCS framework that has been used ... -
Skiljeavtalets objektiva omfattning
(2022-06-30)Skiljeavtalets objektiva omfattning har prövats av HD i ett flertal fall de senaste 20 åren och frågan om ett skiljeavtal ska tolkas extensivt eller restriktivt har varit föremål för stor debatt i den juridiska litteraturen. ... -
Use of Management Accounting Under a Grant Administrated Project
(2022-06-30)Background – Covid-19 pandemic has triggered responses for financial supports, governmental actions, and subsidies directed to specific industries in several countries inferring administration of projects under non-routine ... -
Is sustainable behavior profitable or is it just a necessity?
(2022-06-30)This thesis investigates the relationship between a firm’s share price and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) disclosure. Using a sample of Swedish listed firms from 2013 - 2019, I observe that there exist no significant relationship ... -
Ett ansvar bortom algoritmen?
(2022-06-30)Arbetsmarknaden har under de senaste åren genomgått strukturomvandlingar och detta särskilt i ljuset av delningsekonomin som har bidragit med helt nya arbetssätt. Det finns idag arbetsgivare som är helt onlinebaserade ...