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The multi-faced controller - A case study of how managers and controllers perceive the role of the controller within a Swedish industrial company

We have identified a number of different roles within the controller’s role itself. Two types of discrepancies were discovered. The first one, called interpretation gap shows that there is a discrepancy between the managers’ expectations on the role of the controller and the controllers’ interpretation of these expectations. The second discrepancy illustrates that there are expectation gaps occurr

Begreppet stadigvarande vistelse i inkomstskattelagen // Permanent stay in the Swedish Income Tax Act

I Sverige är man antingen begränsat eller obegränsat skattskyldig. Vem som är obegränsat skattskyldig regleras i 3 kap. 3 § IL. I detta lagrum finns tre olika grunder som var för sig kan leda till att en fysisk person betraktas som obegränsat skattskyldig inom riket. En av dessa är att man stadigvarande vistas i Sverige. Konsekvenserna för den enskilde kan bli mycket stora beroende på om hon betra

Getting it "right"- Swedish organizations navigating gender and gender equality through a gender equality award.

Abstract of thesis (max 8000 characters) This qualitative study takes an inductive approach towards the field of gender and gender equality work. The main aim of the study is to gain understandings of how companies who seek recognition for their gender equality practices use an award for gender equality and how they view the concepts of gender and gender equality. Our research draws from a poststr

CSR in the Public sector - Illustrated with four case studies in Swedish municipalities

The purpose of our thesis is to describe how CSR is anchored in the public sector, and further to analyze how this work is organized throughout municipal organizations. We have applied a mixed methods approach conducting both a quantitative and a qualitative study. The quantitative approach involves a document study made on all 33 municipalities in the County of Skåne, while the quantitative appro

Which Swedish industries could become pioneers in extensive Intellectual Capital disclosure?

It is difficult to assess and measure IC, and most companies lack extensive disclosure of IC. Meanwhile, theories advocate a higher level of disclosure as it is considered beneficial for companies, investors, and other stakeholders. The purpose of the thesis is to investigate in which industries IC disclosure has effect on market values. Further, we want to keep a theoretical discussion whether th

The Swedish pay premium -A comparison between Sweden

En rättfram jämförelse mellan ersättningsnivå i de Amerikanska och Svenska företagen visar att de Amerikanska vd:arna har en betydligt högre ersättningsnivå än den Svenska. Detta resultat består även om man justerar för olikheter mellan företagen i länderna så som storlek, prestanda, industrisammansättning och internationalisering. Om man även tar hänsyn till ersättningens sammansättning ändras re

A Simulation Study of Swedish Emergency Care.

Purpose The master thesis highlights improvements potentials that exist in the Psychiatric ER in Stockholm County and the resource-saving measures that can be realized in the medical logistics through by producing a simulation model of the system. Methodology In order to fulfill the purpose of the master thesis qualitative methods such as interviews has been used successfully. To make the simulati

Collaborate to Commercialize? - An Explorative Study of Young Innovative Swedish Cleantech Firms

The journey towards Cleantech innovation commercialization is initially constrained by a lack of resources and legitimacy. It is suggested that collaborative means can help the firm gain legitimacy among customers and investors. The activities supporting the creation of legitimacy are especially those associated with proving the technology – such as prototyping and technology demonstration. It is

CRE sale and leaseback – Does it lead to a positive abnormal return on the lessee’s stock value on the Swedish market?

The purpose of this study is to investigate if a CRE sale and lease back transaction generates a positive abnormal return on the lessee’s stock value, by using event study methodology. Furthermore, the probable relationship between the positive abnormal return and the transaction value, as well as the cash flow is investigated by using linear regression. A short term as well as a long term perspec

Target Capital Structure and Adjustment Speed- a dynamic panel data analysis of Swedish firms

The purpose of this thesis is to test whether firms have target capital structure, and if so with what speed they adjust toward this target. Findings that support this purpose are also in line with the trade off theory. One of the key elements of this thesis is the method used, which successfully enables fulfilling the purpose. The panel data method captures the data characteristics of the cross s

Covariance Risk Models on the Swedish Stock Market - Using a GARCH Framework

Mitt syfte med denna uppsats var att undersöka vilka faktormodeller som i genomsnitt bäst kan uppskatta den samlade risken på den svenska aktiemarknaden i form utav GARCH-uppskattade kovariansmatriser. Vidare att specialgranska faktormodellernas uthållighet då de appliceras under en recession. Slutligen undersöka om och hur globaliseringen utav ekonomin påverkar dessa faktorer. Tidsmässigt var und