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Title: CEO Narcissism, Divestitures, and Shareholder Value: A Study on the Nordic Market Seminar date: 2019-06-03 Course: BUSN79, Degree project in Accounting & Finance, Graduate level, 15 ECTS-credits Authors: Alan Alfat, Christian Erlandsson Advisor: Håkan Jankensgård Keywords: Narcissism, Divestitures, event-study, CAR, BHAR Purpose: This study aims to investigate whether CEO Narcissi
In the realm of urban planning, urban greening – the creation or restoration of green spaces in cities – has risen as an attractive approach for policy-makers and planners engaged in sustainability. As the benefits of urban greening are many, from social and cultural to environmental and economic, it has become positioned as a win-win solution to several urban challenges related to sustainable dev
Foreign aid allocated to projects aimed at enhancing gender equality has grown rapidly and amounted to $45 billion in 2017, with the largest share allocated to countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the large amounts, the effectiveness of aid to gender equality aid has received little scholarly attention. This thesis studies the impact of foreign aid aimed at gender equality on a range of indica
The aim of the study is to shed light on how CSR activities affect firm value through its impact on corporate risk taking. We formed a panel data sample based on the European market and analyzed it by random effects models. The theoretical frameworks of this thesis are Stakeholder theory, Shareholder theory, Agency theory, and Risk management theory. The sample consists of all the public listed Eu
Biodegradable magnesium alloys are promising candidates for orthopaedic implants due to their mechanical compatibility with bone and their bioresorbable nature. This study investigates the degradation behaviour of Mg-Zn-Zr-Ca alloys with varying zinc concentrations, focusing on how heat treatment and microstructure evolution influence corrosion resistance under physiologically relevant conditions.
Access to reliable and affordable electricity remains a significant challenge in many rural regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. This thesis presents a feasibility study for the implementation of a solar-powered mini-grid in Linga Linga, a rural village in the Inhambane province of Mozambique. Conducted in collaboration with the non-governmental organization Project Vita, the study focuses on Section B
This thesis analyzes how managerial responsibilities and competencies are affected by the integration of AI within organizations. As AI technologies increasingly support or automate operational tasks, decision-making processes and strategic planning, the responsibilities of managers are evolving. The study aims to identify these evolving responsibilities, and the competencies required to effective
Deforestation is one of the most significant environmental challenges, with close links to global issues such as biodiversity loss and climate change. The European Union Deforestation-free Products Regulation (EUDR) introduces rigorous due diligence obligations for companies placing forest-risk commodities and derived products on the European market, intending to halt global deforestation. Despite
In 1972 Hajnal and Kertész published a paper proving that the Axiom of Choice is equivalent to the assertion that a groupoid structure can be defined on every set. This thesis aims to provide the necessary background needed for this proof. In the first part basic concepts in set theory such as the Well-Ordering Theorem are derived. This culminates in a lemma by Hartogs (1915) in which it is shown,
This thesis examines which fiscal instruments are considered as Covered Taxes under the GloBE Model Rules particularly in the Oil and Gas sector. The countries used for the examination are Brazil and Nigeria as both have a huge oil and gas sector. While Brazil has adopted a Qualified Domestic Top-up Tax, Nigeria has abstained against the Pillar Two framework. The main research question explor
This study investigated the influence of various native and modified starches on the quality and staling behaviour of gluten-free bread. Four starch types: native wheat starch, cross-linked tapioca starch, fractionated native potato starch (FPS), and acetylated potato starch (Amylacetate) were evaluated by incorporating them into a standardized gluten-free bread formulation as the main starch sour
The main purposes in this master´s thesis are to examine the effect of liquidity on stock returns but also measuring the return premium in relation to liquidity towards the Swedish stock exchange market. In order to test these relationships the Fama and MacBeth (1997) Cross-sectional methodology have been applied. The relationships are tested for two different types of liquidity, the turnover rate
The paper aims at developing set of indicators to evaluate energy efficiency progress in the Arab World considering the current realities of the countries. In particular, the paper explores the current situation of energy efficiency in the region, provides in depths description and analysis of the main drivers and barriers, identifies the essential features of good energy efficiency governance and
Internal immigration in China has experienced a huge increase since the economic reform was launched in the late 1970s. While contemporary Hukou (household registration) system has contributed to stop the immigrants from sharing the local welfare benefits, especially the public education resources. This research focuses on the children of all immigrants, more precisely, on the non-local hukou chil
The restrictions on China´s capital account is the major restrictive factor for the international use of the RMB. The potential international status of the RMB must be included into the consideration by the monetary authority in designing the pace and form of liberalizing the restrictions, because, in general, the potential international status directly induces the potential benefits and risks. Th
The general rule in EC law is that a holder of an intellectual property right is not obliged to license the use of that right to others. However, situations exist where intellectual property rights suffer some limitations because of the prevalence of other conflicting interests. A dominant firm can, as the holder of an intellectual property right, be forced to grant a license to one or more undert
A semi-empirical method inspired by Blomqvist's (1969) previous calculations of the excitation energy of the lowest 9/2- state of 201Tl is applied to similar calculations in different Tl, Au and Ir isotopes. These semi-empirical estimates agree well with the experimental values of the excitation energies as well as with the energy differences deduced from the analysis of the total potential energy
roduction of biomass for bioenergy on marginal land has been promoted to decrease the use of non-renewable energy without competing with food production. Previous estimates of marginal land and abandoned farmland in Sweden available for bioenergy production are based on general statistics and assumptions but lack in-depth analyses of potential alternative land-use values. Easily accessible public
