Artiklar och bokkapitel på engelska

In this chapter, the authors explore how Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has acted as a trigger for a future EU enlargement and how the Union and its member states have taken an inevi…

In the final chapter, the authors discuss the forthcoming enlargement of the European Union (EU), focusing on both its depth and size. It is argued that while previous enlargements also had a geopolit…

Den förändrade geopolitiska kartan kommer att påverka organiseringen av de multinationella företagens globala logistikkedja. Hållbarhetsperspektivet måste beaktas i denna omorganisering genom att dess…

In the first chapter, the authors review the evolution of borders throughout European history. The modern concept of borders as dividing lines is a fairly recent phenomenon and constitutes somewhat of…

In the last chapter, the authors take stock of the challenges which are besetting the European Union’s (EU) internal and external borders from the perspective of contemporary events and crises, and ev…

Denna uppsats analyserar hur ägarandelen av en affärsgrupp är kopplad till det ägda företagets val av företagstyrningsmodell och hur denna koppling påverkas av kvaliteten på den institutionella miljön…

Denna uppsats analyserar hur internationaliseringen av revisionskommittén i europeiska företag är kopplad till kvaliteten på den finansiella rapporteringen. Vi finner att detta samband är negativt och…

Studien ger en översikt över begränsningar vid tillämpning av bolagsstyrning med fokus på aktieägarvärdet i offshore-skatteparadis. Den ger en djupare insikt i familjers växande betydelse inom offshor…

The sixth volume in the Interdisciplinary European Studies assesses the changes that are taking place in the EU’s policies, institutions, and political structures. On the eve of a new chapter of Europ…

In the concluding chapter, the editors take stock of the state of integration seventy years after the EU’s inception. In the early 2020s, the EU faces once again the fateful question of whether integr…

This chapter introduces the theme of the book—resilience in the EU. It presents definitions for these concepts and explores what the challenges of societal resilience entail for the EU. It is argued t…

The concluding chapter reviews the EU’s handling of current crises and its search for sustainability and resilience. Beginning with its response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing public health…

Denna studie analyserar vad kopplingen mellan finanskris och teknologiskifte betyder för globaliseringen efter covid19-pandemin. Vår slutsats är att kapplöpningen mellan länder om kvalificerade jobb ‒…

I denna uppsats analyserar vi grunderna för en framgångsrik hantering av ett företags exponering till valutarisk. Vi finner att företagets resultat påverkas av valutarisk på ett antal olika nivåer vil…

I denna uppsats analyserar vi vad som krävs för att EU skall kunna dra nytta av det pågående teknologiskiftet och undvika de risker skiftet ger upphov till. Vi finner att nya institutioner behöver utv…

This introductory chapter sheds new light on the increasingly complex relationship between the European Union and the nation-state—in its capacity as EU member state—at a time when its fundamental val…

Denna studie visar att närvaron av minst en icke-nordisk medlem i ett nordiskt företags styrelse är förknippad med ökad grad av vinstmanipulering. Denna effekt förklaras till stor del av de utländska…

De flesta av företags beslut hänger på ledningens förmåga att avgöra vad som är ett uthålligt resultat och vad som är tillfälliga fluktuationer. Denna artikel analyserar vad som påverkar gapet mellan…

This introductory chapter aims to shed light on how tightly the EU and the liberal international order are entwined and discuss the likely impact on the EU of a changing and, most likely, less liberal…

Forskarna studerar samtliga företag som år 2000–2014 för första gången noterades på en afrikansk aktiemarknad. De finner en positiv koppling mellan private equity-investerares ägande (efter att ett fö…

Bakardijeva Engelbrekt, Bremberg, Michalski, and Oxelheim introduce the concept of trust in the European Union by pointing out its elusive character comprising both interpersonal relations and attitud…

In this chapter we describe the EUs social dimension and its development aimed at an understanding of the prosperity gap in the EU. We identify the new social challenges the Union faces in the wake of…

In this empirical study, we investigate the variation in firms’ response to institutional pressure for gender-balanced boards, focusing specifically on the preservation of prevailing practices of dire…

This study examines the impact of the prevalence of long-term equity-based chief executive officer (CEO) compensation incentives on GDP growth, and we address the moderating role of individualist vers…

Macroeconomic fluctuations in interest rates, exchange rates, and inflation can be considered sources of good or bad “luck” for corporate performance if management is unable to adjust operations to th…

This article provides a comprehensive critique of current corporate foreign exchange risk management (FXRM) practices. The authors characterize much of FXRM as a “legacy” activity, a set of outdated,…

This study examines determinants of chairman compensation in a supervisory board setting and, specifically, the relationship between chairman and CEO compensation. Using a sample of publicly listed firm…

Corporate boards often change their working language when they acquire foreign members. Consequently, boards “talk” in one language but “think” in another. The present study explores and explains how…

In recent years, the term “transparency” has emerged as one of the most popular and keenly-touted concepts around. In the economic-political debate, the principle of transparency is often advocated as…

When the Treaty of Maastricht took effect on 1 November 1993, it established a Common Foreign and Security Policy for the European Union (EU). The fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War…

This study examines globalization of monitoring practices by focusing on how American (U.S.) influences on European firms impact the dismissal risk for these firms’ CEOs. Specifically, we argue that t…

This study investigates the internationalization of corporate boards, using a sample of 346 non-financial listed Nordic firms during 2001–2008. Given a high level of international activity, these firm…

Although macroeconomic factors are part of several models for evaluation of credit risk, there is little effort to distinguish between effects of such factors and “intrinsic” factors on changes in cre…

Financial market incompleteness and (partial) segmentation of financial markets internationally may endow some firms with a financial advantage which can be exploited through foreign direct investment…

The financial crisis starting in 2008 made many European countries opt for a change of exchange rate regime. The choice of price measure as an entry requirement to the European Economic and Monetary Un…

In this chapter we analyze the role of financial factors in the underlaking of cross-border acquisitions. We discuss financial firm-specific advantages as drivers of these acquisilions as well as the…

The process of globalization encompasses economic and financial integration. The abolition of capital controls and the dismantling of barriers of different kinds will expose previously sheltered compan…

La actual crisis financiera ha destacado la necesidad de que todos los grupos de interés entiendan la interacción entre la empresa y su entorno macroeconómico. La incertidumbre sobre el efecto de las…

Since July 2007, the world economy has experienced a severe financial crisis that originated in the U.S. housing market. Subsequently, the crisis has spread to financial sectors in European and Asian…

Transparency and economic growth have become buzzwords in the economic and political debate in recent years. On the one hand, a lack of transparency is used as an ex post explanation for corporate sca…

In this paper we empirically test the role of firm-specific financial characteristics as drivers of international investment and production. We hypothesize that financial strength generates advantages tha…

In this paper it is argued that the restructuring following the stiffer competition stemming from increased global integration will trigger a race between countries to attract inward foreign direct in…

We discuss the prospects for Chinese money market development and transition to market-based monetary policy operations based on a comparative historical analysis of the present Chinese situation and…

Previous research has been inconclusive as regards the effect of outward foreign direct investment (FDI) on domestic investments. In this article, we show that this inconclusiveness can be explained a…

This study examines the impact of Anglo-American financial markets on CEO compensation. Starting from a sample of Norwegian and Swedish listed firms, we analyse this effect as manifested in the capita…

Cash‐Flow‐at‐Risk (CFaR) is the cash flow equivalent of Value‐at‐Risk (VaR), a measure widely used as the basis for risk management in financial institutions. Whereas VaR‐based systems specify the max…

The major strand of finance literature understands market efficiency through the market's ability to process information into prices. Another strand of literature refers to the economists’ usual sense…

This study examines the effect of foreign (Anglo-American) board membership on corporate performance measured in terms of firm value (Tobin’s Q). Using a sample of firms with headquarters in Norway or…

Value Based Management (VBM) has become a common tool for evaluating corporate strategies and projects from the perspective of shareholder value maximization, and can be an important input for corpora…

This paper focuses on the role of corporate financial strategies to improve their market valuations and lower their cost of capital. The identification of successful strategies is accomplished within…

This article argues that the body of foreign direct investment (FDI) literature in general and the ownership, location, and internalization (OLI) paradigm in particular would be enriched if finance-sp…

Most econometric studies of equity market integration suggest that national markets are increasingly becoming part of a global equity market. As regards the extent of this integration, however, the re…

The purpose of this article is to examine the effects of European integration on the location of investments by Swedish multinational corporations (MNCs). Evidence is presented about the extent to whi…

MUST (Macroeconomic Uncertainty Strategy) analysis can help identify the demand side of competitive intelligence. It is a key tool by which relevant economic variables can be identified for companies.…

The increased use of equity issues on both domestic and foreign capital markets from the early 1980s raises the research question addressed in this article: What are the significant reasons for raisin…

Volvo Cars' economic exposure to exchange rates and other macroeconomic variables is estimated using quarterly cash flows as the firm's target variable. We discuss first several issues relating to man…

The deregulatory 1980s exhibits a dramatic increase in outward foreign direct investment (FDI) from a number of small countries outside the EC. Few studies have analyzed home country effects of outwar…