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Valuing synergies - Methods and their application in the M&A industry
(2011-09-16)
What drives the price of a merger and acquisition deal? What enables some buyers to outbid others when competing over the same target? The objective of this thesis is to determine which synergies that different market ...
Dissecting the theory-practice gap - A study of the capital budgeting processes of large Swedish Industrial Machinery firms
(2011-06-27)
A firm’s success depends on its ability to allocate capital to productive use. This is carried out through a process referred to as capital budgeting. Previous research shows that the theory-preferred sophisticated Capital ...
Kommersialisering av affärsidéer - En fallstudie på nystartade, tekniska, innovativa företag
(2011-01-31)
Bakgrund och problem: Att omvandla en affärsidé till en definierad produkt som marknaden efterfrågar och är villig att betala för innebär att få affärsidén kommersialiserad. Detta kommersialiseringsarbete framställs som ...
''The prevalence of earn-outs at NASDAQ OMX Stockholm''
(2011-08-09)
In order to stay competitive in today’s global world, a common strategy for companies is to actively seek mergers and acquisitions. The increased use of mergers and acquisitions gave rise to deal saving devices, such as ...
What Goes Around Comes Around. Factors Motivating Chinese Employees in Scandinavian Multinational Companies
(2011-08-30)
Due to China‟s economic development and potential, the nation is of great significance to Scandinavian countries. With foreign direct investments steadily increasing in China, connections are strengthened and a deeper ...
Budgeting for Success -A Case Study of Jönköping County Council
(2011-06-30)
Background: In the second half of 2008 the financial crisis hit Sweden causing higher unemployment rates and bankrupting many organizations. The Swedish County Councils‘ income base is primarily based on taxes and government ...
Driving Profitability -A cross-sectional study of the profitability performance in the Swedish car sales industry
(2011-04-07)
Earlier research within the automotive industry has primarily focused on the car manufacturers, and very
little on the companies with the closest connection to the consumers - the retailers. The purpose of this
study is ...
Incentive systems -an evaluation of the "Motivational Model for Rewards"
(2011-06-15)
Background and problem statement: Incentive systems have become widely spread during the last decades and now often include front line workers to larger extent than before. The aim of an incentive system is to motivate the ...
En fråga om kontroll - Intäktsredovisningens normgivning och utveckling
(2011-06-07)
Bakgrund och problem: Externredovisningens utveckling sker till stor del på internationell nivå, där organisationerna IASB och FASB genomför ett konvergensprojekt för harmonisering mellan IFRS och US GAAP. För att undersöka ...