Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Stock market reaction to external CEO appointments: Evidence from the Nordic countries -- Chapter 3: How do stock markets value bank diversification? Evidence from the Eurozone -- Chapter 4: Creating value in M&A: does ESG performance matter for acquirer...

Few can argue with the notion that corporations should at least consider corporate social responsibility (CSR) to better understand the impact of their operations on society. However, recent empirical tests suggest CSR has an ambiguous impact on firm performance. To shed new light on this...

Analogous to traditional Initial Public Offerings (IPO), Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) represent an emerging channel through which firms can access external funding using the new evolving digital financial market for tokens. However, while ICOs represent an alternative funding channel for...