<p>Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka om det föreligger något samband mellan företags värdeskapande och nivå på ersättning till VD.</p><p>Metod: Den metod som används i denna studie är deduktiv, då undersökningsmaterialet till störst del består av årsredovisningar. Utifrån årsredovisningarna beräknas ett specifikt EVA-värde för varje företag.</p><p>Resultat/Slutsats: Av jämförelsen mellan EVA/Sysselsatt kapital och en VD:s totala ersättning kan inget direkt samband påvisas. En anledning till detta torde vara att modellen ställer höga krav på värdeskapande. Detta medför möjligen att företagen använder andra system för utvärdering av ersättningsnivåer, exempelvis utvecklingen av börskursen.</p><p>Studien kompletteras med en jämförelse av ersättningsnivå och börsvärde. Resultaten av denna granskning är att samband mellan de båda kan bevisas. En trolig anledning till att ersättningsnivåerna verkar vara generösare i företag med högre börsvärde kan vara att dessa företagsledare har ett större ansvar.</p>

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Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka om det föreligger något samband mellan företags värdeskapande och nivå på ersättning till VD. Metod: Den metod som används i denna studie är deduktiv, då undersökningsmaterialet till störst del består av årsredovisningar. Utifrån årsredovisningarna beräknas ett specifikt EVA-värde för varje företag. Resultat/Slutsats: Av jämförelsen mellan EVA/Sysselsatt kapital och en VD:s totala ersättning kan inget direkt samband påvisas. En anledning till detta torde vara att modellen ställer höga krav på värdeskapande. Detta medför möjligen att företagen använder andra system för utvärdering av ersättningsnivåer, exempelvis utvecklingen av börskursen. Studien kompletteras med en jämförelse av ersättningsnivå och börsvärde. Resultaten av denna granskning är att samband mellan de båda kan bevisas. En trolig anledning till att ersättningsnivåerna verkar vara generösare i företag med högre börsvärde kan vara att dessa företagsledare har ett större ansvar.

Title: CSR and profitability in three dimensions – practical examples, Economic Value Added and previous research Authors: Linda-Marie Emilsson &amp; Martina Classon Subject: Business Administration Date: 2011-05-26 Mentor: Krister Bredmar Problem description: Scientists have for a very long time disagreed about whether or not companies should work with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and if there is any correlation between CSR and profitability. There are mainly three different views according the correlation: CSR have a neutral impact on financial performance, CSR have a positive impact on profitability and CSR have a negative impact on profitability. One of the reasons behind the disagreement is the complexity measuring CSR. Scientist claims that EVA is a measure that can be used to measure the correlation between CSR and profitability.         Purpose: The intention with our essay is to find out if there is any correlation between CSR and profitability. Another intention with our paper is to find out what kind of potential competitive advantages CSR is creating for a company. Method: To achieve the intention the study is based on an inductive approach and a combination of qualitative and quantitative strategies. The empirical data consists of interviews with our respondents and the calculation of the selected companies EVA-value from historical financial statements.   Conclusions: The calculation of Economic Value Added shows a low positive correlation between profitability and CSR. But previous research and the practical examples from the selected companies shows a strong positive correlation between CSR and profitability. The three dimensions together shows that CSR creates value and positively affect the financial performance, due to that we claim a positive correlation between CSR and profitability. CSR is also creating competitive advantages for companies by improving reputation and image, attracting workers, keeping and attracting new customers and also by reducing costs due to eco-efficiency. / Titel: CSR och lönsamhet i tre dimensioner – praktiska exempel, Economic Value Added och tidigare forskning Författare: Linda-Marie Emilsson &amp; Martina Classon Ämne: Företagsekonomi Datum: 2011-05-26 Handledare: Krister Bredmar Problem: Forskare har länge varit oeniga huruvida företag ska ägna sig åt Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) samt om det ger lönsamhet och konkurrensfördelar. Det finns framförallt tre motstridiga synsätt vad gäller kopplingen mellan CSR och lönsamhet: CSR står i motsättning till lönsamhet, CSR skapar lönsamhet eller att CSR inte har någon påverkan på lönsamheten. En av anledningarna till de olika synsätten är att mätningar av CSR är svåra och resultaten varierar därför brett. Många mätningar på CSR:s koppling till lönsamhet har gjorts med hjälp av traditionella lönsamhetsmått. Forskare anser dock att EVA är ett mer relevant prestationsmått i dagens kontext vid mätning av CSR. Syfte: Syftet mer vår uppsats är att finna svar på om det finns en koppling mellan CSR och lönsamhet utifrån EVA, praktiska exempel från intervjuer med studiens respondenter och tidigare forskning. Vi har också för avsikt att finna de potentiella konkurrensfördelar som ett CSR-arbete inom företaget kan bidra till. Metod: För att uppnå vårt syfte har vår studie utgått ifrån en induktiv ansats med en kombination av kvalitativt och kvantitativt angreppssätt. Den empiriska insamlingen har präglats av intervjuer med våra respondenter samt beräkning av EVA utifrån de utvalda företagens historiska årsredovisningar. Slutsatser: EVA-beräkningen visade en svag positiv korrelation mellan CSR och lönsamhet sett ur ett utvecklingsperspektiv. Tidigare forskning och empirisk insamling av praktiska exempel samt erfarenheter har dock åskådliggjort en starkare positiv koppling. Utifrån dessa tre dimensioner anser vi därför att vi har stöd att påstå att det föreligger en positiv koppling mellan CSR och lönsamhet. CSR kan vidare ge konkurrensfördelar genom att företaget attraherar kompetent personal, attraherar och behåller kunder, skapar en positiv relation till media, ökar ryktet och imagen samt genom eko-effektiva åtgärder som minskar företagets kostnader.

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EVA is the difference between a firm¡¦s net operating profit after taxes and its cost of invested capital. While in EVA calculation, some adjustments on GAAP are made to avoid potential information distortion. This study is to calculate CSC¡¦s EVA using Stern Stewart & Co.¡¦s approach and to discuss its information contents. The conclusions of this study are presented as follows¡G 1.For CSC, EVA is better than RI and traditional accounting measures of EPS and ROE in explaining stock prices and MVA. 2.The superiority of EVA to RI in explaining stock prices and MVA means that equity equivalent reserve adjustments are needed for calculating EVA. 3.EVA explains share prices and MVA better after CSC privatized, but the sensitivity of share prices and MVA response to EVA has decreased. 4.By stepwise regression tests, contemporary share prices are best explained by lagged EVA. Contemporary EVA cannot predict future share prices. Implication of this study: CSC¡¦s EVA measure has higher correlation with its share prices and MVA, EVA results would be reflected to share prices and MVA. Therefore, investment evaluation, performance appraisal and bonus plan by EVA-based are suitable for CSC and its subsidiaries. Using plenty surplus cash to purchase back shares for reducing capital stocks is the most efficient way for CSC to increase EVA. Disclosing EVA related information may improve company transparence and therefore enhance share prices and shareholders¡¦ wealth.

In this study, for elimination the bias of accounting traditional policy resulted, I use economic value added (EVA) to analyze the performance of Taiwan semiconductor industry. Its findings are as follows: 1.Taiwan semiconductor industry's operating performance is vloatile, the standard deviation of EVA-Spread is more than 14% for years, inter-firm difference in performance is becoming increasingly, and less of 50% of companies is worth to invest. 2.The reason of EVA-Spread performance influence as WACC, mainly be influenced by bank interest rates and industry capital structure changes. And the factors affect ROIC, including the global demand for semiconductor and the real GDP growth rate of Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore, but not related with China¡¦s real GDP growth rate. 3.In Sub-industries, IC design industry is the best performance and steady, but there is obviously different in inter-firm; semiconductor equipment industry has the worst performance and negative EVA-Spread in recent 7-years. IC manufacturing without DRAM has nice performce in recent 5 years and more and more stable. In the orher hand, DRAM industry has performed poorly. That means that corporations have obvious effect on performance in various sub-industries. 4.Focus on the stability of sub-industries performance, the IC design industry has minimum volatility, secondary is lead-frame, photomask and IC packaging and testing industries. And the maximum volatility is DRAM industry and then is DRAM module and semiconductor equipment industry. On the growth, IC packaging and testing, wafer material, manufacturing without DRAM and substrate industries are steady growing industries. Although lead-frame industry is a kind of slow-growing industry, but its EVA-Spreads are minus. Other, flash module and photomask industries are declining industries. 5.Focus on the investing behavior and value creation capcity, when IC packaging and testing, substrate, wafer material and photomask industries increasing their capital, would be helpful to increase EVA-Spread; and it would not be helpful on semiconductor equipment, flash module and IC design industries. 6.It is related with the sub-industries of IC design, substrate, packaging and testing, wafer material, discrete devices, DRAM and flash industries, and IC manufacturing industry without DRAM. It implied that these 7 sub-industries affected by the semiconductor business. It is not related with the sub-industries of semiconductor equipment, DRAM module, lead-frame, photomask and other industries, and the IC manufacturing without DRAM. It implied that these 5 Sub-industries deeply affected by other factors.

Economic Value Added ¡]EVA¡^to be a business performace indicator popularly. It surveys business¡¦ ability of value creation through tranditional accounting net income and capital opportunity cost. In this study, I focus on IC Design industries¡¦ performance by EVA and use ten years data to examine it. The study purposes as below, A. Does Taiwan IC Design Industry owns ability of value creation for share owners ? B. Find out the factors of Taiwan IC Design Industry¡¦s performance. C. Comment on Taiwan IC Design Industry¡¦s performance in various sub-industries D. Does Taiwan IC Design Industry exist variation in various sub-industries ? E. Find out which sub-industry owns the best efficiency and the lowest volatility in the meanwhile. F. Find out the factors of Taiwan IC Design Industry¡¦s ability of value creation. The study finding as below, A. The standard deviation and quartile deviation of Taiwan IC Design Industry are uniformity and it is implying that the normal distribution and probability distribution are similar. B. About 80% of EVA-Spread of Taiwan IC Design companies are positive, it implies that the ability of value creation of Taiwan IC Design Industry is very well. C. According to evidence-based data, the WACC of Taiwan IC Design Industry is influenced by the cost of equity capital. D. The ROIC of Taiwan IC Design Industry is influenced by Taiwan Semi-conductor Inductry¡¦s ROIC and the real GDP growth rate of Hongkong, China and South Korea. E. The capital turnover of Taiwan IC Design Industry does not link with the ROIC of Taiwan IC Design Industry. F. According to evidence-based data, the variation is exist between Taiwan IC Design Sub-industries. G. The result of regression analysis that past years Invested Capital Growth Rate of sub-industries to be independent variable and EVA-Spreads to be dependent variable implys that the EVA-Spread of Taiwan IC Design Industry is not effected by Invested Capital Growth Rate, then we know that Invested Capital is not the main factor of value creation of Taiwan IC Design Industry. H. The Capital Turnover Rate and the Return Rate of EBIT is the main factors of ROIC, they effected the sub-industries by different levels.

Coral reefs are a vital resource in the low-island Republic of Maldives, where the sustainable use of these resources is central to the continued economic success of the country's two largest sectors: tourism and fisheries. This recognition has led to numerous reef conservation and protection activities, including the establishment of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). As in many MPAs of the world, those in the Maldives exist only as paper parks: areas protected on paper but not in practice. Despite general recognition of the importance of reef resources, insufficient funds are allocated by government to implement these parks. This situation is compounded by the absence of specific information and detailed understanding by policy makers of the true value and economic benefits of reef resources. This thesis examines the an economic valuation of improved management of MPAs in the Maldives using Dhigali Haa, an MPA in Baa Atoll, Maldives, as a case study. A contingent valuation survey to elicit the willingness to pay of tourists visiting Baa Atoll to see improved management at the MPA was used in estimating the potential benefits. In addition, local community consultations were conducted to understand local perceptions of MPAs and their effectiveness, and to develop a feasible improved management scenario. The local consultations confirmed that Dhigali Haa was not effectively managed, leading to continued illegal use and degradation of the reef. The results of the CV survey revealed support from tourists visiting Baa Atoll to pay for improved management of Dhigali Haa. A one-off conservation fee per visit for all tourists visiting Baa Atoll was preferred over a user fee solely for divers visiting Dhigali Haa. The estimate for the mean WTP for the conservation fee was US$35±5 compared to a mean WTP of US$15±5 for the user fee. Comparisons between the cost of implementing improved management and the benefits gained from tourist fees showed that a conservation fee would be more beneficial than a user fee. The estimated net present value for funding the improved management via a conservation fee was US$8.65 million.

Licentiatavhandling Uppsala : Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, 2006. / Härtill 2 uppsatser.