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The Complexity of Management Control -A case study of Volvo Trucks, Tuve Plant
(2012-06-11)
Background and Problem: There have been multiple studies encouraging further research of management control systems as a package. These studies imply that there has been focus towards specific controls instead of how ...
Risk and Uncertainty in Banking Sector -A study of the Post-Earnings Announcement Drift in European banks - Did the market reflect the banks' exposure to risk before the magnitude of the financial crisis was a fact?
(2012-06-14)
Background and Problem
When the financial crisis started in 2007, the attention was directed towards the risks that the banking sector was exposed to. The information asymmetry between the banks and the market caused ...
Recriuting managers in professional bureaucracies
(2012-07-04)
Do accounting standards matter? A study about how enforcement can affect accounting
(2012-06-14)
Background and Problem discussion: In 2005 it became mandatory for all companies listed
on stock exchanges within the EU to follow IFRS in their consolidated financial statements.
This study examines whether companies ...
The Diffusion of Shared Service Centers – Based on Rational Arguments or Trends? A Case Study of the Motives and Decision-Making Process at Four Organizations
(2012-06-08)
Background and problem: A palpable trend in organizations today is to centralize several finance departments and create a shared service center (SSC). Few previous studies have examined the motives behind this, and those ...
The Impact of Incentive Systems in Global Organizations Located in Sweden -A Case Study of Astra Zeneca
(2012-06-11)
Background and The main purpose of an incentive system is to affect the behavior of those who
Problem: should be rewarded and thus guide them to work towards common goals. There has been negative publicity regarding ...
Value Creation in Online Social Networks The Importance of Looking Beyond Financial Information
(2012-07-02)
This thesis emphasizes value drivers that are characteristic for online social networks in order to discuss whether or not market values of such companies are realistic. The motive behind this is the current discussion of ...
The separation of commercial and investment banking: A literature review
(2012-06-29)
The purpose of this thesis is to survey the academic literature concerning the separation of commercial and investment banking, and to serve as a basis for future research. We provide a review of 75 papers showing that ...
Component depreciation in airline companies -A study about harmonization of accounting
(2012-06-13)
Background and problem discussion: IASB is the organization that develops and publishes IFRS-regulations which is used in more than 100 countries across the world. One of IASB´s objectives is to harmonize accounting between ...