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Modeling the evolution of market uncertainty- Hedge Fund returns and Volatility of Aggregate Volatility within a dynamic perspective
(2019-07-02)This paper investigates, in a dynamic perspective, whether uncertainty about equity market returns can have implications on hedge fund portfolio decisions over time. Therefore, the thesis wants to ascertain if the risk ... -
Modelling and Pricing Contingent Convertibles
(2012-07-25)Recent years financial turbulence has energized implementation of comprehensive regulatory standards on bank capital adequacy. Regulators demand more capital with loss absorbance properties and the Contingent Convertible ... -
Models of Credit Risk for Emerging Markets
(2006)The problem of accurate credit risk evaluation is well-known in the world of financial markets. This paper develops a series of credit risk models using multiple discriminant analysis (the MDA) for selected emerging ... -
Momentum and Trend in Sweden: Enhancing profits and limiting downside risk by using indicators from different time horizons
(2020-07-07)Although being one of the most robust anomalies ever discovered, the momentum factor occasionally suffer big losses during market recessions periods. We apply and compare different factor models, and find that when sorting ... -
Momentum During Intraday. Trading Evidence from US NASDAQ
(2017-07-25)Both momentum and contrarian strategies have shown to provide investors with high risk-adjusted returns when applied on daily, weekly and monthly data. This study examines the effect of the underreaction phenomenon on the ... -
Monetary Circuit Theory and the Role of Banks in the Monetization of Profits
(2015-07-13)Using the tools of the monetary circuit the paradox of profits on how the firm sector as a whole can realize profits is addressed. The thesis innovates with the banking system facing the same profit paradox as firms and ... -
The more the merrier? A study on how further enlargement of the European Union and increased internal migration affects EU attitudes
(2023-06-29)The free movement of workers within the European Union has strong support among its citizens. At the same time, the free movement of labour has been put forward as one of the most politically controversial features of the ... -
Motivation of seasonal front-line workers A study at Gröna Lund’s Tivoli
(2004)The front-line workers have an important role in the service delivery, in order to provide good service quality. What workers experience in their work will transmit to the customers and affect the experience of customers. ... -
Motivational Drivers for Early Adoption of Management Accounting Innovations among Incompatible Organisations: When Organisational Culture and Innovation Characteristics Do Not Fit
(2018-07-02)Previous research has not been able to uncover what motivates incompatible organisations to adopt a management accounting innovation (MAI) in the early stages. In this study we investigate early adoption and the ... -
Motivational Factors to Determine Accounting Choice: Unfolding company size as assumption
(2016-09-15)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate and unfold the criterion of company size as the underlining assumption of categorization in existing standard setting and financial research and is conducted in a Swedish ... -
Motivations Role in Knowledge Sharing in the Case of Corporate Social Responsibility
(2017-07-27)With CSR becoming increasingly important for MNEs, having knowledge about CSR is essential for enterprises. Being geographically dispersed and complex structures, exploiting existing knowledge within the organisation can ... -
MOVING FORWARD IN INDIA An Analysis of IKEA’s Indian Distribution Network Development
(2018-07-02)Warehouses and distribution centers form an integral part of the supply chain. However, determining how many are needed to effectively supply a market is a complex question. This is especially true when entering a new ... -
Moving from offshore outsourcing to captive offshoring - An implementation process analysis
(2014-12-12)As a result of trade liberalization, technology development and worldwide competition, it has become common for service firms to source goods and services from low cost locations. The subject of offshoring and outsourcing ... -
Moving Up the Value Chain:How to Make the Smiling Curve smile? Case studies of ICT firms from an emerging economy
(2011-07-06)The concept of Smiling Curve coined by Stan Shih, founder of Acer, shows the appropriable value added of different sections of an industry. Normally the upper and down streams of the value chain that generate higher value ... -
A Multinational Company Operating in a Protected Trade Environment - A case study of DeLaval within the stainless steel industry in Brazil
(2007-07-19)It’s essential for a multinational company to understand its trade environment. The trade environment is based on networks of actors, which have their specific interests. Therefore it is important to identify the main ... -
Multinational Corporations and Economic Development - A Descriptive Survey of International Petroleum Companies in Developing Countries
(2006)Multinational corporations in oil industry played an important role in the economic development strategies of many less developed countries. The modern oil industry was developed almost entirely by seven large companies, ... -
Municipal control of external providers within the elderly care
(2000)Swedish municipalities are today using more and more non-public alternatives to provide public services for their citizens. One area where this is increasing is the area of elderly care. By utilizing some form of ... -
Mutual Fund Performance – An Empirical Analysis of China’s Mutual Fund Market
(2006)This paper investigates the performance of China’s mutual funds in the period 2001-2005 by using mean-variance, downside-risk and value-at-risk approaches. We distinguish between the open-end funds and closed-end funds ... -
MUTUAL FUNDS AND CORPORATE STOCK SELECTION
(2003)The objective of this study is to identify the stock valuation and selection systems applied by European equity fund managers when selecting ordinary shares. It also includes examining the most significant micro ... -
My word is my bond. Risk assessment of the Swedish mortgage portfolio
(2017-07-25)In this thesis, we investigate risks in the Swedish mortgage portfolio, namely Swedish covered bonds, in a housing market decline. We develop a stress-model which estimates mortgages that needs to be withdrawn from the ...