Search for dissertations about: "corporate governance firm performance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words corporate governance firm performance.

2. 1. Costs and Benefits of Delegation : Managerial Discretion as a Bridge between Strategic Management and Corporate Governance

   Author : Yuliya Ponomareva; Sven-Olof Yrjö Collin; Ruth Aguilera; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Managerial discretion; board of directors; agency theory; delegation; control; transition economy; Sweden; Ekonomistyrning; Ekonomistyrning;

   Abstract : This dissertation addresses the question of effective delegation, exploring it through the concept of managerial discretion (i.e., a latitude of managerial actions, which lie in the zone of shareholders’ acceptance). READ MORE

4. 2. In (re)search of corporate governance models between markets and hierarchies : The governance of franchising

   Author : Martin Ludvigsson Wallette; Christopher von Koch; Andreas Stephan; Rozenn Perrigot; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Corporate governance; franchising; review; conceptual model; ownership; retailing; financial performance; business model; Business administration; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : The research project started with the purpose of understanding the importance of corporate governance in franchising. The dissertation includes four articles all of which describe the governance of franchising.The first article is a review study using a strategy of systematic search to produce a systematic review. READ MORE

5. 3. Corporate Disclosures Regulations : Social Solution or a Problem?

   Author : Asif M Huq; Kenneth Carling; Fredrik Hartwig; Arend Hintze; Moti Zwilling; Högskolan Dalarna; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; audit choice; audit regulations; corporate governance; corporate sustainability; EU-wide accounting reforms; firm growth; greenhouse gas emissions; machine learning; microdata analysis; natural learning processing; new institutional economics; nonfinancial reporting; survey;

   Abstract : Regulations are argued to have the answer to solving various social and economic problems that society faces today (e.g., climate change, tax evasion, etc.). READ MORE

6. 4. Institutional Ownership - the Anonymous Capital : Corporate Governance and Investment Performance

   Author : Daniel Wiberg; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of five separate essays and an introductory chapter, The essays can be read independently from each other, but they are all in the field of corporate governance and investment performance. Specifically, the focus is on the role of institutional owners in the conflict between controlling shareholders and minority owners. READ MORE

7. 5. Corporate governance, legal origin and firm performance : an Asian perspective

   Author : Andreas Högberg; Per-Olof Bjuggren; Åke Andersson; Trond Rondoy; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This dissertation deals with corporate governance, legal origin and firm performance with a focus mainly on Asia. The dissertation consists of four individual papers and an introductory chapter. All papers can be read individually but share a common theme in corporate governance and investments. READ MORE