Search for dissertations about: "Private Investors"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the words Private Investors.

2. 1. School networks and active investors

   Author : T. Daniel Sunesson; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Alma mater matters: The value of school ties in the venture capital industry. This paper examines the role and estimates the economic value of social networks tied to academic institutions in the venture capital industry. READ MORE

4. 2. Improving strategic decisions for real estate investors : Perspectives on allocation and management

   Author : Sigrid Katzler; Svante Mandell; Inga-Lill Söderberg; Elias Oikarinen; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public real estate; private real estate; MPT; time-varying correlation; liquidity; mixed-asset portfolio; real estate portfolio; diversification; outsourcing; Fastigheter och byggande; Real Estate and Construction Management;

   Abstract : Real estate is an attractive asset class in the mixed-asset portfolio due to favorable risk return characteristics and low correlations with other asset classes like stock and bonds. Unlike financial assets, real estate is a physical asset where large lot sizes/indivisibility, heterogeneity, low liquidity and high transaction costs make applying financial models like modern portfolio theory (MPT) challenging. READ MORE

5. 3. Accounting, Stock Markets and Everyday Life

   Author : Gustav Johed; Jan-Erik Gröjer; Bino Catasús; David Cooper; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Business studies; Accounting; Actor Network Theory; Annual General Meetings; Private Investors; Sociology of Translation; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : The backdrop of this dissertation is one ubiquitous element of everyday life: the stock market. Traditionally, accounting and stock markets are logically coordinate entities and this thesis analyzes how accounting supports private investors in their role as shareholders – as investors in shares and owners of companies. READ MORE

6. 4. Consumer decision making in a complex environment : Examining the decision making process of socially responsible mutual fund investors

   Author : Jonas Nilsson; Sofia Isberg; Tommy Nöhr Jensen; Anna-Carin Nordvall; Tina Harrison; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Consumer decision making; complex decision making environments; socially responsible investment; ethical investment; mutual funds; private investment; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

   Abstract : During the last few decades, "regular people" have become increasingly involved with investing in the stock market. One way of doing this, which has become more and more popular, is to invest in mutual funds. The mutual fund industry has, due to its explosive growth, been described as a success story of the 20th century. READ MORE

7. 5. Private equity and advisors in mergers and acquisitions

   Author : Linus Siming; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This doctoral thesis contains three empirical research papers that center on the topics of private equity and the role of advisors in mergers and acquisitions. "Your Former Employees Matter: Private Equity Firms and Their Financial Advisors” is a study of how social networks that are formed by previous employment relations affect private equity firms’choice of financial advisors. READ MORE