FernUniversiẗat, Diss., 2002--Hagen.

Bachelor-Arbeit Univ. St. Gallen, 2005.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universiẗat, Flensburg, 2003.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universiẗat, Lüneburg, 2004.

Bachelor-Arbeit Univ. St. Gallen, 2006.

Master-Arbeit Univ. St. Gallen, 2008.

Master-Arbeit Univ. St. Gallen, 2007.

Universiẗat, Diss., 2002--Dortmund.

Title: What impact does social changes have on shareholder value orientation in Swedish companies? Background: Shareholder value orientation has been a part of American corporate governance since the early 1900s and has spread over time to Europe and Sweden. The approach has always been synonymous with criticism. Mainly about its focus on the owners, which has led to a various of stakeholders in the society, such as company employees, get set aside. Purpose: The purpose of our paper is to explain with a focus on social aspects whether a shareholder-oriented approach has emerged in Sweden. Method: The essay uses a deductive research approach to explain the spread of shareholder value orientation. In addition to this, a quantitative research method is used to investigate data on employees, salary, investment and dividend in Swedish companies for the years 1990, 2000 and 2010. Conclusions: The results showed that a shareholder-oriented approach has developed in Swedish listed companies during the period of 1990-2010. The result also showed that neither the social events which were expected to spread the view, nor a reduced corporate tax, significantly contributed to shareholder value orientation in the Swedish listed companies. / Titel: Vilken påverkan har samhällsförändringar på aktieägarvärdeorientering i svenska företag? Problembakgrund: Aktieägarvärdeorientering har varit en del av amerikansk bolagsstyrning sedan tidigt 1900-tal och har över tid spridits till Europa och Sverige. Synsättet har ständigt varit synonymt med kritik. Framförallt kring dess fokusering på ägarna vilket har lett till att andra intressenter i samhället, så som företagets anställda, fått stå åt sidan. Syfte: Syftet med vår uppsats är att med fokus på samhällsaspekter förklara om ett aktieägarvärdeorienterat synsätt har växt fram i Sverige. Metod: Uppsatsen använder sig av en deduktiv forskningsansats för att förklara spridningen av aktieägarvärdeorientering. Utöver detta används en kvantitativ forskningsmetod för att undersöka data om anställda, löner, investeringar och utdelning i svenska företag för åren 1990, 2000 och 2010. Slutsats: Resultat som framgick var att ett aktieägarvärdeorienterat synsätt växt fram i de svenska börsnoterade bolagen under perioden 1990-2010. Det framkommer även att varken de samhällshändelser som förväntades sprida synsättet, eller en minskad bolagsskatt, bidrog i någon större uträckning till aktieägarvärdeorientering i de svenska börsnoterade bolagen.

This research studies the effect of enterprise risk management (ERM) on financial indicators that effect the shareholder value of Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) listed companies during the economic downturn of 2008 – 2010.Enterprise risk management is the organisational process of identifying risks that affect the company’s ability to achieve its objectives; the financial indicators that effect shareholder value include the publicly traded share price, the dividends paid out to shareholders, the volatility of the share price, earnings and the price to earnings (P/E) ratio of the organisation.The research data was gathered utilising an enterprise risk management maturity survey and publicly available company financial data.The data was analysed for correlations between the ERM principles and the financial data; the outcome shows that a correlation exists between a single ERM principle (risk architecture) and Shareholder value when an economic downturn occurs.This indicates that the structure of an organisation’s enterprise risk management process is the best indicator of shareholder value protection when and economic downturn occurs, and is more significant than the way an organisation executes its risk strategy or manages its risk protocols. / Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) / unrestricted