Search for dissertations about: "board of directors"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the words board of directors.

2. 11. Boards and governance in SMEs: An inquiry into boards’ contribution to firm performance

   Author : Jonas Gabrielsson; CIRCLE; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Företagsledning; management; Management of enterprises; stakeholders; SMEs; firm performance; governance; contingencies; Boards of directors; board working style;

   Abstract : The board of directors is often described as a valuable resource for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can contribute to the direction and performance of the firm. Mainstream research and literature on boards and governance has however mainly been concerned with how the board of directors best can monitor and restrain managerial action in large widely held corporations, and there is not much guidance for individuals interested in how boards can be effective instruments of governance in privately held SMEs. READ MORE

4. 12. An institutional analysis of cross-border hostile takeovers : shareholder value, short-termism and regulatory arbitrage on the Swedish stock market during the sixth takeover wave

   Author : Sophie Nachemson-Ekwall; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Taking a sociological perspective on the market for corporate control this thesis calls into question financial capitalism with its preference for clear shareholder-value governance of the corporation. The institutional setting chosen to show this is Sweden, with its particularly shareholder friendly governance regime and its very active takeover market. READ MORE

5. 13. The extent and determinates of internet corporate reporting by Malaysian listed companies

   Author : Saeid Homayoun; Marita Blomkvist; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Redovisning och styrning; Accounting and Control;

   Abstract : In response to the wave of well-publicized corporate scandals, firms in the US, New Zealand, Singapore and other countries have enhanced its transparency via adoption of Internet technology that provides a new way for firm to make continuous disclosure of corporate information. This is an important and emerging financial reporting issue worldwide as more public listed firms now executive their transaction and events online and prepared online and real-time financial reports. READ MORE

6. 14. The start-up processes of academic spin-offs and non-academic ventures

   Author : Sari Roininen; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Entreprenörskap och innovation; Entrepreneurship and Innovation;

   Abstract : New and small firms are important for the national economic growth, and hence there is a growing interest among policy makers and researchers in understanding the start-up processes among new ventures in order to facilitate more new venture creations. Prior research addressing new ventures' start-up processes focus mainly on the individual behind the venture or different activities in the start-up process. READ MORE

7. 15. Director Interlocking and Firm Ownership : Longitudinal Studies of 1- and 3-Mode Network Dynamics

   Author : Love Bohman; Christofer Edling; Wouter de Nooy; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social network analysis; Director interlocks; Ownership; Corporate governance; 3-mode networks; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : This thesis is based on three empirical studies of the director interlock network among Swedish firms listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, focusing on its consequences for firm behavior and its association with ownership structures. Director interlocks are created when directors serve on, and hence interlock, several boards. READ MORE