Search for dissertations about: "Managerial compensation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words Managerial compensation.

  2. 1. Essays on Managerial Compensation

    Author : Karl Göran Österholm; Martin Holmén; Andreas Westermark; Mikko Leppämäki; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Executive Compensation; Principal Agent; Hidden Action; Moral Hazard; Convex Compensation Contracts; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

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  4. 2. Essays on Takeovers and Executive Compensation

    Author : Van Diem Nguyen; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Takeovers; takeover premium; takeover gains; gain division; executive compensation; corporate governance; ownership; foundation;

    Abstract : Paper 1. The non-US premium discount in global takeovers This paper examines takeover premia around the world and documents a significant discount in bid offers to target firms outside the US. Controlling for deal-level premium determinants, the non-US discount approximates seven percent of the target pre-deal stock price. READ MORE

  5. 3. Essays on managerial incentives and product-market competition

    Author : Giancarlo Spagnolo; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This dissertation consists of four self-contained essays primarily concerned with incorporating the objectives of real world top managers, as revealed by the available empirical evidence, in supergame-theoretic analyses of long-term competition between oligopolistic firms. The first essay, "Ownership, Control, and Collusion", considers how the separation between ownership and control affects firms' competitive attitudes when top managers have the preference for smooth profit streams revealed by the evidence on "income smoothing" and when managerial compensation has the low pay-performance sensitivity found in many empirical studies. READ MORE

  6. 4. Interdisciplinary integration in complex product development : managerial implications of embedding software in manufactured goods

    Author : Niklas Adamsson; Margareta E. B. Norell Bergendahl; Martin Törngren; Annika Zika-Viktorsson; Pär Åhlström; KTH; []
    Keywords : Complex product development; interdisciplinary integration; technology fusion; systems engineering; new product development; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : Incorporating electronics and software systems into manufactured goods is becoming very common in manufacturing companies. New technical functions, increased flexibility, and compensation for mechanical design weaknesses are some key drivers of this technological change in our everyday products. READ MORE

  7. 5. Cash auction bankruptcy and corporate restructuring

    Author : Karin Thorburn; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : In Sweden, firms that file for bankruptcy are all auctioned off either piecemeal or as going concerns. Upon filing, managers lose control of the firm. In contrast, in the U.S. READ MORE