Browsing Thesis by Subject "business administration"
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Explaining election outcomes using web search data : evidence from the U.S. presidential elections 2008 - 2016
(Master thesis, 2017)Can Google Trends data be used to proxy socially sensitive sentiments, and can such proxies explain election outcomes? This thesis analyzes the effects of different social sentiments, proxied by Google search data, on ... -
Influences of customer personality traits on co-creational activities
(Master thesis, 2016)Very limited research exists that studies how customer personality traits influence the participation in the value co-creation process, nor does there exists much research on the further intention to use the brand or ... -
Initial Public offerings in Scandinavia : an empirical assessment of underpricing and aftermarket performance in the scandinavian market : are scandinavian initial public offerings good investments?
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis contributes to the existing academic literature on the initial public offering anomalies by providing findings on underpricing and aftermarket performance in the Scandinavian market between 2007 and 2016. ... -
Measuring effects from CEO turnovers and incentive-based compensation on relative corporate performance : an empirical analysis examining the effects from CEO turnovers and CEO incentive-based compensation on firm performance in the years following the financial crisis of 2007-2008
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis seeks to increase our understanding of performance-enhancing decisions of company boards, with a specific focus on CEO turnovers and compensation policies following financial shocks. Using a self-made set of ... -
Proximity in bank-borrower relationships : are small and newly established firms hit harder by bank branch closures?
(Master thesis, 2018)In this thesis, we use an empirical approach to provide evidence on the topic of relationship lending, by analysing if small and newly established firms are hit harder by a regional bank withdrawal. We use comprehensive ... -
The effect of asymmetric information concerning the bidder on earnout agreements
(Master thesis, 2016)It has been argued that earnout contracts has a great attribute in being able to mitigate asymmetric information concerning both parties of a deal simultaneously, but this aspect of earnout agreements has not yet been ... -
The use of contingent value rights in M&A : an empirical review
(Master thesis, 2017)This paper contributes to the literature on payment methods in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). It seeks to establish how the use of Contingent Value Rights (CVRs) in M&A affect the probability of deal completion following ...