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Syftet med arbetet är att undersöka prestationen hos private equity ägda företag efter försäljning i förhållande till innehavsperioden. Vidare avser arbetet att förklara och utforska variabler som påverkar utfallet. Teorierna som arbetet syftar till att använda är principal-agent teorin samt teorin om earnings management. Utöver det fungerar tidigare forskning inom ämnet som ett ramverk för arbeteThe purpose of this thesis is to investigate the post exit performance of private equity owned firms relative to the holding period. Furthermore, variables that could influence the results are subject to analysis. The theoretical framework consists of the principal-agent theory and the theory of earnings management. In addition, previous research within the subject is also contributing to the thes

The date is October 8th, 2022 in Herzogenaurach, Germany. You are a board member of Adidas, a world renowned sportswear brand - a brand which has seen an immense growth over the past decade, growth which has also translated into a record valuation for the company in the stock market. But today is not a day which calls for celebration. One of your key collaborators, a person which you could attribu

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of family ownership, the CEO's role, and the chairman's position on ESG decoupling in Swedish firms during the years 2016-2022. The study aims to provide insights into the complexities of ESG decoupling within family-owned companies and contribute to the understanding of sustainability efforts in these specific ownership structures.

Syfte: Syftet med studien är att utifrån ett socialt identitetsperspektiv fördjupa kunskapen kring förekomsten av grupperingar i kontorslandskap med fri placering. Metod: Studien utgår ifrån en iterativ metod där semistrukturerade intervjuer har tillämpats. Vidare har studien grundats i en socialkonstruktionistisk ansats och studiens analys har utgått ifrån ett tolkande perspektiv. Teoretisk referPurpose: The purpose of the study is to deepen the knowledge about the formation of groups in an office landscape with free seating from a social identity perspective. Methodology: This study uses an iterative method, where semi-structured interviews have been conducted. The essay takes on a social constructionist approach and the analysis has been based on an interpretative perspective. Theoretic

The aim is to develop a profound comprehension of what role knowledge plays in the process of integrating the internal knowledge within organizations with the external knowledge that can be found in the surrounding cluster initiatives. This research contains a qualitative case study which was developed by following an interpretative, abductive approach that granted the authors to work with theory

Purpose: The aim of this thesis is to investigate the effects of CEO narcissism in relation to corporate performance and whether there are distinct differences between companies earlier in the corporate life cycle and more mature firms. Methodology: This thesis uses quantitative method with a deductive approach. Five regression models were constructed to investigate the research question. Theore

The purpose of this thesis is to, through statistical analysis, investigate whether the stock price of Scandinavian acquiring firms develops differently compared to benchmark. The thesis also researches if a set of variables can explain the eventual difference. This thesis is of quantitative nature and the authors have used a deductive approach. Through a regression analysis the thesis secondary

The purpose of this study is to examine how well different financial ratios can predict bankruptcy across industries and time. The study also examine whether including industry differences in a prediction model can increase its accuracy. Bankruptcy prediction models were estimated using logistic regression for each year between 2006 and 2011, with and without interaction terms accounting for indu

Abstract of thesis (max 8000 characters) This qualitative study takes an inductive approach towards the field of gender and gender equality work. The main aim of the study is to gain understandings of how companies who seek recognition for their gender equality practices use an award for gender equality and how they view the concepts of gender and gender equality. Our research draws from a poststr

The number of people suffering from the unpleasant symptoms of allergic rhinitis is increasing due to environmental and other factors. This not only makes life difficult for the individual but also places a heavy burden on society, which is why treatment is needed. Rhinocort® is a nasal spray suspension manufactured by McNeil AB to reduce the severity of symptoms, and like all medicines, must und

What happens when open, informal spaces disappear – and specifically, what happens when these spaces disappear in a city that used to be full of them? My project is rooted in two things. The first is the highly debated ”Amazon Tower” in Friedrichshain, and the polarized urban conditions around it. The second is my love for Berlin. Berlin has always been a city in flux. However, the latest round

As globalisation of economy is developing, the value of “human capital” was discovered as one of the solid basics for sustainable entrepreneurship in a knowledge-based society. Accordingly, the relevance of Participation and Empowerment (P&E) among management approaches has increased significantly. In this anthology, 26 authors from six European countries, networking in the “International Soci

EndNote X9 Mac Reference Management with EndNote 20 Mac Guide for Students & Researchers Library & ICT, 2021 All images in this manual are for visualizing what is described in the text. Table of Contents What is EndNote? ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 How do I get access to the

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Pre-reflections for the panel STS research for sustainable sustainabilities Swedish STS conference, Helsingborg, May 19-20, 2016 Josefin Wangel   - How can researchers contribute to more sustainable and more inclusive sustainabilities? How can we move on from deconstructing sustainability, to, if possible, reconstruct it on different terms? To me this question entails at least two aspects: first,

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Syfte: Syftet med detta examensarbete är att undersöka hur mogna företagets inköpsavdelningar är och om mognadsgrad har något samband mellan hur de arbetar och mäter sin inköpsfunktion, samt att undersöka hur stora företag jobbar med indirekt inköp idag. Problembeskrivning: De olika frågorna som studien önskar besvara kan sammanfattas enligt följande: * Var befinner sig företagens mognadsgrad enlPurpose: The purpose of this master's thesis is to examine how companies work with performance measurements for purchasing of indirect materials and services and its relation to purchasing maturity. Problem formulation: These are the five research questions for this study: * How developed are the companies purchasing departments? * How are the companies working with indirect purchasing? * Wha

REVIEW OF SASNET ACTIVITIES 2009finaldraftoslo REVIEW OF SASNET ACTIVITIES 2005-2009 by STIG TOFT MADSEN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SASNET – SWEDISH SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES NETWORK, LUND UNIVERSITY JUNE 11, 2009 2 The Swedish South Asian Studies Network – SASNET – was formed in 2000. The network is concerned with academic collaboration between Sweden and the increasingly significant South Asian region compris

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This study aimed at generating psychological knowledge regarding how the middle manager experiences his/her communicative role during an organizational change. For this purpose, qualitative interviews with several middle managers were conducted at a company located in the south of Sweden. This company had recently gone through an organizational change in which they had merged two different busines

Abstract One of the essential conditions of the co-operating within the EU is that homogeneous conditions of competition prevail within the entire common market. The competition policy in the EU should guarantee that the competition is not distorted in a way that would prevent or create difficulties for the free mobility of goods and services between the member countries. The policy of competition

The BSC is widely used mangement tool that is turning the vision and strategy into operational goals. However, after analyzing the criticism received the BSC, it seems af its internal focus, rigidity, static-ism and mechanical mindset limits the company's ability to create a strategy that takes important external factros into account.