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The Predictive Value of Optimism in Letters to Shareholders
(2017-08-08)In this study, we investigate the predictive value of optimism expressed in letters to shareholders. We explore if optimism in these letters can be used to predict the future performance of 457 firms traded on the NYSE. To ... -
The Presumed Prosumers: An observational study of the eSports experience
(2016-09-22)The contribution of this article concerns the fact that consumers of the eSports experience can be regarded as prosumers. This conclusion is based on an observational study carried out at Intel Extreme Masters in ... -
The Price Relationships among the Chinese Company’s Shares Listing Domestically and Abroad
(2003)This thesis investigates the price relationships among 14 Chinese companies’ shares traded on domestic and foreign exchanges, i.e. the mainland China stock exchanges [either the Shanghai stock exchange (SHS), or the ... -
The Process of Distributor Selection among SMEs. A multiple-case study in the Healthcare Sector
(2015-07-10)Abstract An increasing amount of small and medium sized enterprises make the decision to expand the business outside the domestic market. Due to the restricted resources of SMEs, the entry mode options are limited and ... -
The Process of Legitimizing Business Model Innovation - A multiple case study of Swedish and Chinese MNEs
(2015-06-15)Studies have shown how companies that are constantly revising and implementing business model innovations are more likely to navigate through complex environments and thus succeed in the long run. Despite this fact, the ... -
The process of planning and implementing an organizational change - A qualitative study of how institutionalized ideas of organizing influence sensemaking and sensegiving
(2019-07-02)Institutionalized ideas of organizing have a large impact and influence on the sensemaking and the sensegiving processes taking place during a change. However, more research on how this relation actually takes from needs ... -
The process of sensemaking during organizational crisis - Exploring the process of sensemaking during the refugee crisis at the Swedish Migration Board
(2019-07-03)Sensemaking theories has been discussed in many studies, however the idea the sensemaking and sensegiving process might still be under-researched. Ideas such as institutions‟ role in sensemaking, cognitive barriers, ... -
The Profitability of Swedish M&A Deals: Does Acquisition Yield Abnormal Returns to Shareholders?
(2018-07-04)Adapting a modern perspective, this study investigates whether M&A activity in Sweden is value creating or value destroying for shareholders. We study the effect of Swedish M&A announcements from an acquirer perspective. ... -
The Pursuit of Knowing Instead of Assuming -A study of Value-Based Advertising
(2011-07-06)ABSTRACT: A traditional advertising deal is paid for in advance and the price is typically based on space and reach. Value-based advertising, as the word implies, means that the advertiser, instead of paying in advance, ... -
The Pursuit of Preferences: A Hedonic Real Estate Appraisal
(2016-09-21)This study modifies the hedonic Builder’s Model through assigning specific variable distributions, in an attempt to appraise individual real estates. Using data from six different submarkets surrounding Gothenburg, we ... -
The Quest for Accurate Inventory Records - A case study of the scrap management process at a Swedish manufacturing company in the automotive industry
(2020-06-17)Inventory record inaccuracy (IRI) occurs when the inventory system records and the physical inventory level do not align which can result in reduced operational efficiency and increased operational cost. Every situation ... -
“The quest to attract female video game employees” Employer branding: Factors limiting women to initiate a career in the video game industry
(2018-07-03)The purpose of this study is to identify and discuss factors that limits women from initiating a career in the video game industry. In order to achieve this purpose, four focus groups were conducted, consisting of two ... -
THE REAL ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF MONETARY POLICY: CONSIDERING ASSET PRICES AND HOUSEHOLD DEBT
(2019-10-21)Cycles in economic activity and assets pricing are a recurrent theme in economics. Throughout the twentieth century there has been a debate regarding the role of monetary policy in the creation and prevention of real ... -
The rebirth of the Collateralized Loan Obligations - A case study of the dynamics in the European Collateralized Loan Obligation
(2013-07-02)Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) have gone through being a main source of leveraged finance funding in the beginning of the 21st century to completely diminish in 2009. Now together with a changing market, the CLO ... -
The Recognition of Identifiable Intangible Assets in a Business Combination. The influence of enforcement
(2015-07-06)Background and discussion of the problem: In 2005, the EU mandated all listed firms to report their consolidated financial statement in accordance with IFRS. By doing so, it was claimed that the comparability of the ... -
The Recycling Barge - A research investigating recycling behaviours in Älvstaden
(2019-07-02)Title: The Recycling Barge. A research investigating recycling behaviours in Älvstaden. Thesis Degree: Master’s degree in Logistics and Transport Management Authors: Minda Langmoen and Louise Thörn Supervisor: Johan ... -
The Relation Between Productivity Measures And Financial Information
(2003)The principal purpose of this thesis is to examine the existence of the relation between technical efficiency and financial information based on published annual reports. Also, the effect of annual changes in productivity ... -
The Relationship between Herding and Skill – A Study of the Swedish Mutual Fund Industry
(2019-07-02)The aim of the present thesis is to examine the presence of herding behavior among Swedish fund managers. It is further investigated whether herding is a sign of sophistication, or strictly a behavioral phenomenon. Strong ... -
The relationship between innovation and creative climate: A quantitative study on the effects of creative climate dimensions on individual innovation behaviour
(2020-10-15)The aim of the research is to define which type of statistical relationship exist between the independent variables of creative climate and the dependent variable of innovation output on the individual level, and therefore ...