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Are European Green Bond Yields Lower Than the Yields of Their Conventional Counterparts?
(2023-06-29)In this paper, we contribute to the growing literature on sustainable finance by investigating whether European green bonds provide a lower issue yield compared to their conventional counterparts, i.e. if there exists a ... -
Are stock Market Reactions Related to Future Operational Performance? A study on acquisitions in Europe
(2015-07-13)We investigate the markets’ ability to predict post-acquisition operational performance for 41 acquisitions made in Western Europe between 2002 and 2012. The methodology builds on Healy et al (1992). We find that on ... -
Are There Tournaments In Mutual Funds?
(2016-10-06)Evidence regarding the tournament hypothesis are mixed. In this thesis, we conduct the tournament analysis once more and nd that both monthly and daily data sets provide no proof of tournament behaviour. However, there ... -
Are Traditional Consultant Roles Obsolete in the Era of Digital Transformation? - Exploring Management Consultants’ Perspectives
(2023-06-29)Management consultancy services are an indispensable part of corporate life and scholars have extensively studied the consultants’ roles in projects. In this thesis, we study if the previously identified roles dominate ... -
Are We Entering a Lucrative Market? A case study on resources and capabilities role for a start-up’s market entry and future success
(2014-12-15)Background and Problem: Mymo is a new start-up formed in the year of 2013 and has recently entered the transportation and logistics industry with its IT-solution. For an entrepreneurial team the essential action is to enter ... -
Are We Entering a Lucrative Market? A case study on resources and capabilities role for a start-up’s market entry and future success
(2014-12-08)Background and Problem: Mymo is a new start-up formed in the year of 2013 and has recently entered the transportation and logistics industry with its IT-solution. For an entrepreneurial team the essential action is to enter ... -
Are Women the Real Alpha Males? Gender differences through the lense of performance and risk in the Swedish mutual fund industry
(2020-07-01)This master thesis examines gender differences between Swedish mutual fund managers concerning fund performance and risk behavior. The examined period extends from January 2015 to December 2019 and the data consist of ... -
Are you the culprit or the victim in today’s digital society? The use of digital innovations in the Swedish fast fashion industry and its significance for consumer behavior
(2022-08-05)The fashion industry has grasped a wide range of digital innovations, and the past decade has shown an increased junction between advanced digital innovation and consumption. Therefore, the mechanism of consumption is ... -
Are You Well Connected? Socializing and Well-being in Europe
(2016-09-09)This paper investigates the relationship between social interactions between individuals and their subjective well-being, in European countries. The dataset at use is the European Social Survey (ESS), which includes a rich ... -
Artificial Intelligence and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Online Gambling Industry
(2021-07-08)Background: Digital technology and the Internet have created the preconditions for the development of online gambling. Gamblers can play or bet online whenever they want and wherever they are. Gambling should be entertaining, ... -
Artificial Intelligence in Business Context: A qualitative study on how Artificial Intelligence influences business strategy adjustments
(2022-07-05)Technological advancements are undoubtedly providing a significant support in increasing operational efficiency of organizations from any industry. Organizations often suffer to cope with the technological changes that ... -
Artificial Intelligence in Sustainable Sourcing - An explorative study on Artificial Intelligence inside Sustainable Sourcing
(2021-07-07)This exploratory qualitative study aims to investigate how the technology “Artificial Intelligence” can aid a large multinational conglomerate company, IKEA, in solving some of their sustainable sourcing challenges. By ... -
Artificial Intelligence within Financial Services -In Relation to Data Privacy Regulation
(2018-08-01)Background: The data that is processed about individuals is increasing rapidly, which is one contributing factor to the increased usefulness of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within today’s businesses. However, this extensive ... -
ASEAN Oil Trading - A study on clean petroleum product flows in Southeast Asia
(2007-07-19)In the world there are three main refining and trading hubs: Houston, Rotterdam and Singapore. In this research a historical perspective and outlook is given of clean petroleum product (CPP) trading in Southeast ... -
Aspects considered by investors when evaluating the impact of startup companies - A cross-sectional study of the criteria investors consider when evaluating the impact and sustainability status of target companies in the screening process
(2023-07-18)Background To attain the objectives set for the sustainable development goals within the Agenda 2030 the SFDR regulations were created as part of the EU taxonomy. The new incentives have caused many investors to cope with ... -
Assessing counterparty risk at private companies in energy industry A descriptive survey of credit models
(2004)Within the scope of this master thesis the author aims to perform an overview of contemporary credit risk measurement and management models on the subject of their application in energy trading sector. For that task, ... -
Assessing location choices of Swedish firms: South Africa and beyond
(2014-12-12)South Africa is considered the most developed country in sub-Saharan Africa and has since the end of apartheid experienced political, economic and social development. After apartheid, investments increased rapidly, including ... -
ASSESSING SERVICE QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION USING SERVQUAL MODEL (A mixed-method study to assess service quality of ultrasound departments of private hospitals in Karachi city)
(2022-07-15)Service quality and customer satisfaction are important concepts that companies need to understand to stay competitive in business and thus grow. Companies need to know how to measure these constructs from the consumer's ... -
Assessing Subsidiary Performance in a Multinational Context - A single case study investigating practical procedures for performance measurement and underlying factors for performance creation.
(2023-07-18)The path for successful performance is uncertain for any corporation, where there is no concise definition of performance and the objective of the organisation. The uncertainties and challenges related to the management ... -
Assessing the effect of transition to IFRS on equity - The case of NASDAQ OMX Stockholm
(2010-06-01)This paper examines the effects of transition from Swedish GAAP to international financial reporting standards (IFRS) on big and medium-sized listed companies’ equity in Stockholm NASDAQ OMX. Due to process of worldwide ...