Search for dissertations about: "governance firm performance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the words governance firm performance.

2. 1. 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. 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. 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

6. 4. 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

7. 5. 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