The exogenous shock that Russia's invasion of Ukraine entailed brought great challenges and demands for change in companies worldwide. Governing under these conditions is not easy, nor is knowing what is actually right to do. There is research on turbulent environments and exogenous shocks, divestments, and legitimacy, but research on the interaction between these is limited. In this study, we examine how companies have responded to exogenous shocks, more specifically how Swedish MNCs have acted and communicated as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The study consists of 69 Swedish MNCs that were active in Russia pre-invasion and their communications and actions as a result of this event, with data drawn from press releases, company reports, state registers and the media. The results show that many of the examined companies have acted in a similar way and divested the Russian market, albeit with varying quickness and forcefulness, thus adopting an approach consistent with what may be considered to be a legitimate strategy, with a few exceptions where the companies' actions has not been as consistent. What this means is that despite the fact that these decisions are made by the respective company management, the measures are generally in line with each other, which may be a result of pressure from both internal and external stakeholders and society at large.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-03T18:35:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Adriano_da_Costa_Andrade.pdf: 1175815 bytes, checksum: 16b9a0577766cebffff52abbc3248678 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-03-29 / This thesis has the objective of highlighting the differences between the accounting aspects and the tax impacts under the circunstance of the negotiation of one company through the institute of the incorporation and / or division to replace the institut of the acquisition - purchase and sale. The granting of some fiscal concessions by the Federal Government was what initially motivated the use of these operations, in 1971 it was created the Commission of Fusion and Incorporation of Companies - COFIE - linked to the Ministry of Finance, in order to provide, coordinate and analyze such benefits. The reorganizations are operations of incorporation and / or division known by Americans as a business combination, which since the 90's, with the constant changes that are occurring in Brazil and in the world, has its contribution and importance increased by the benefits brought throught the operations, beyond being extremely relevant values. This research seeks to demonstrate that business organizations are using the incorporation of institutes and divisions to acquire other business endeavors, ie, using the legitimacy of the institution of reorganization for tax advantages, because in essence the operation is an acquisition - buying and selling - replaced by a corporate reorganization. Therefore, the methodology adopted will be the bibliographic research, which as collected through documental and empirical research, tried to highlight the legal aspects, legal doctrine, corporate, tax and accounting schools of merger, demerger and acquisition. The interpretation and analysis were based on the theoretical framework, based on the review of the literature relevant to the study, that was done through a case in a Brazilian petrochemical sector, in which was reorganized through the institute of incorporation, initiated in late 2007 and completed in mid-2009. The purpose was to demonstrate the economy tax through the not taxable income tax and contribution social over net proft through capital gains to shareholders of the merged company, to highlight, in the accounting theory, the question of the essence regarding the form and to make evident the different ways to account for each institute. / Esta disserta????o tem por objetivo evidenciar as diferen??as entre os aspectos cont??beis e os impactos tribut??rios quando a negocia????o de uma empresa se realiza atrav??s da reorganiza????o societ??ria por meio do instituto da incorpora????o - e/ou cis??o em substitui????o ao instituto da aquisi????o - compra e venda. A concess??o de alguns benef??cios fiscais pelo Governo Federal foi o que motivou, inicialmente, o emprego dessas opera????es; no ano de 1971 foi criada a Comiss??o de Fus??o e Incorpora????o de Empresas - COFIE, ligada ao Minist??rio da Fazenda, com a finalidade de conceder, coordenar e analisar tais benef??cios. As reorganiza????es societ??rias s??o opera????es de incorpora????o e/ou cis??o denominadas pelos norte-americanos como business combinations, que, a partir da d??cada de 90, com as constantes modifica????es que est??o ocorrendo no cen??rio brasileiro e mundial, vem tendo sua participa????o e import??ncia ampliadas pelos benef??cios trazidos ??s respectivas opera????es, al??m de serem valores relevantes. Nesta pesquisa, procura-se evidenciar que as organiza????es empresariais est??o utilizando os institutos da incorpora????o e cis??o para adquirir outros empreendimentos empresariais, ou seja, utilizando-se da licitude da instituto da reorganiza????o societ??ria para obter vantagens tribut??rias, por que na ess??ncia a opera????o ?? uma aquisi????o - compra e venda - substitu??da por uma reorganiza????o societ??ria. Para tanto, a metodologia adotada ser?? pesquisa bibliogr??fica; os dados da pesquisa ser??o coletados por meio de pesquisa documental e emp??rica, em que se procurou evidenciar os aspectos legais, jur??dicos doutrin??rios, societ??rios, tribut??rios e cont??beis dos institutos de incorpora????o, cis??o e aquisi????o. A interpreta????o e an??lise dos dados embasou-se no referencial te??rico, fundamentado na revis??o da literatura pertinente ?? ??rea de estudo, sendo a pesquisa feita mediante um estudo de caso em uma empresa brasileira do setor petroqu??mico, que se reorganizou por interm??dio do instituto da incorpora????o, iniciada no final de 2007 e conclu??da em meados de 2009. O prop??sito foi de demonstrar a economia tribut??ria por meio da n??o tributa????o do imposto de renda da pessoa jur??dica e a contribui????o social sobre o lucro l??quido atrav??s da tributa????o do ganho de capital aos acionistas da empresa incorporada, trazer ?? luz da Teoria Cont??bil a quest??o da ess??ncia sobre a forma e evidenciar as diferentes formas de se contabilizar cada instituto.

La presente tesi di dottorato è composta da due capitoli indipendenti nei quali sono analizzate le ristrutturazioni aziendali e le politiche di investimento delle società quotate. Il primo capitolo esamina le motivazioni e gli effetti sul valore delle cessioni di asset che hanno luogo durante operazioni di acquisizioni. I risultati delle analisi condotte supportano l’ipotesi di efficienza delle ristrutturazioni associate ad acquisizioni e indicano che il 60% percento dei disinvestimenti avviene ad acquisizione completata. In media, questi disinvestimenti incrementano il valore creato con le acquisizioni dell’1.85%. In generale, la vendita di asset è uno strumento che facilita le acquisizioni e ne aumenta le sinergie. Il secondo capitolo studia l’impatto della diversificazione e della leadership di settore sulle politiche di investimento delle imprese durante periodi di contrazione. L’analisi suggerisce che le imprese diversificate non modificano significativamente il loro portafoglio di asset e adottano politiche d’investimento conservative, risultando in generale meno reattive agli shock. I risultati evidenziano l’assenza di strategie predatorie da parte delle imprese leader. Il vantaggio principale delle imprese diversificate e/o leader consiste nella possibilità di evitare vendite forzate durante crisi settoriali. Tuttavia, nonostante questo vantaggio, il mercato penalizza tali imprese per il loro comportamento passivo. / This dissertation consists of two independent essays that investigate corporate restructurings and the investment policy of listed firms. Chapter 1 studies the motives and the value effects of corporate assets sales that take place around acquisitions, providing support for the efficient restructuring view of acquisition-related divestitures. About 60% of these divestitures occur following the acquisition completion. On average, divestitures are associated with an increase of 1.85% in the value creation around focal acquisitions. Overall, asset sales are a tool to ease an acquisition and bolster the associated synergies. Chapter 2 studies how industry focus and leadership position within the industry impact the investment policy during industry downturn. I find that industry focus and leadership are important factors in explaining the firm’s investment decisions during downturns. Diversified firms are less responsive to shocks: they do not alter much their portfolio and adopt rather conservative investment behavior. I find no evidence supporting predation strategies by industry leaders during industry shocks. The main advantage of being diversified and/or leader consists in avoiding forced asset sales during downturns. Despite this advantage, the stock market penalizes industry leaders and diversified firms for their passive behavior.

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