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This study aims to find out the factors that could affect a firm’s RP transactions considering different social situation, extent of economic development and other culture factors. We examine related party transactions of the listed companies in China which stands for the emerging markets and in the U.S. which stands for the developed markets. We expect the conclusion that factors such as firm siz

Syfte: Det första delsyftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka om fonderna i vårt urval har presterat under en 10 års period. För att mäta prestationen har vi använt oss av Sharpekvoten, Treynorindex samt Jensens Alpha. Huvudsyftet med undersökningen är att undersöka om prestationen sedan kan härledas till fondernas organisatoriska egenskaper. Resultaten ska kunna ge bättre vägledning för privata inve

To discuss the current liquidity in inter-bank bond market, this paper uses high-frequency date of bond trading, and selects a series of liquidity measures to evaluate liquidity in the market respectively. Then correlation analysis is applied between liquidity measures, and the result reveals that some liquidity measures are highly correlated. Based on the correlations between liquidity measures,

This paper aims to examine the value creation and earnings management from acquisitions in Scandinavian biopharmaceutical industry from 1999 to 2008. In our study we do not find any evidence that acquirers in general make any abnormal return in the 3 and 11 days around the announcement date. However, when splitting the result according to their size we do find statistical proof that large firms wi

This paper studies the identity regulation, identity work and self identities in knowledge intensive firms after mergers and acquisitions. Based on one to one interviews and secondary data collected from various sources, we identified two major sources of self identities in IBM Global Business Service Office in Malmö. These two sources of self identification is analyzed and discussed in our paper.

Examensarbetets titel: Sociala media – Bankernas väg till ökad kundlojalitet Seminariedatum: 2011-01-10 Ämne/kurs: FEKP01, Examensarbete magisternivå, 15 poäng Författare: Lisa Ledenvall, Christina Rådberg Handledare: Christine Blomqvist Fem nyckelord: Sociala media, bank, lojala kunder, nätverk, strategi Syfte: Vår studie syftar till att få en djupare kunskap om hur aktörer på den finansiella mar

I used agency theory and information asymmetry theory, at the same time I take the influence factors of audit fees as theoretical framework, which have been used in prior studies.The empirical data have been collected from 2010 annual report of 191 sample listed companies in China. I set up the multiple linear regression models of audit fees and relevant influence factor to test my hypotheses.

The Common European Framework of reference for languages (CEFR) has, since its publication in 2001, become a key document with respect to the organisation of language teaching and testing in Europe. The six reference levels (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2) have become widely accepted as the European standard for grading an individual's language proficiency. However, it has been pointed out that the

In 2000, the African Growth and Opportunity Act was signed into law in the United States, and is at present set to last until 2015. The act aimed at helping the Sub-Saharan African countries develop “through trade, not aid”. This essay studies the effect of the act on diversification of goods exported from these African countries to the United States. By analysing trade data for the period 1997-20

Ur infallsvinkeln att partier antar precisa strategier för att tillskansa sig makt syftar denna uppsats till att besvara varför Miljöpartiet de Gröna förändrat sin inställning till en mer positiv hållning, gällande ett svenskt medlemskap i den Europeiska Unionen. Två teoretiska utgångspunkter ligger till grund för uppsatsen som möjliga förklaringsmodeller; att partiet följt en förändring hos välja

När miljöpartier bildades under 1980-talets Norden slog de igenom med mycket starkare kraft i Sverige och Finland än i Norge och Danmark. En förklaring går att finna i de etablerade partiernas beteende. Vi har gjort en studie av vänsterpartiers påverkan på gröna partiers framgång i Norden under 1980-talet. Vi använder teorier om vikten av sakfrågeröstning, förändrade röstmönster och ideologiska po

Long-distance migrants face numerous challenges during their migration, with the spring migration timing being particularly important, as early arrival at the breeding grounds often enhances breeding success. Both innate and environmental factors influence migration timing in birds, and the earlier arrival of males than females is common among songbirds breeding in temperate zones. The great reed

Soluble growth stimulation protein form of interleukin-1 receptor-like 1 (ST2) may signal myocardial stress, and elevated ST2 blood levels are associated with adverse outcomes in adult heart disease. Data on ST2 in children with congenital heart disease (CHD) is limited. This study explored ST2 in newborns and older children with atrial septal defect (ASD), as this represents a common CHD type tha