Norges Handelshøyskole: Recent submissions
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Ethical Leadership and Responsible Innovation in the Finance Sector
(Master thesis, 2023)This master’s thesis is a contribution to research within ethical leadership and responsible innovation, studying the research question: “How does ethical leadership contribute to responsible innovation within the finance ... -
Asymmetric cost transmission and market power in retail gasoline markets
(DP SAM;08/2024, Working paper, 2024-05-30)Estimating non-linear autoregressive distributed lag models, we establish shortrun cost pass-through in the Swedish retail gasoline market. Our findings reveal a slower correction of disequilibrium error in volume-adjusted ... -
Regnskapsmessig behandling av FoU : En studie av regnskapspraksis etter GRS og IFRS
(Master thesis, 2023)De siste årene har immaterielle eiendeler blitt en viktigere del av selskapers verdi (EFRAG, 2021). Samtidig hevdes det at finansregnskapets verdirelevans svekkes på grunn av at regnskapet i mindre grad viser relevant ... -
Slow Fashion Adoption : Exploring Frameworks to Uncover Antecedents of Slow Fashion Adoption.
(Master thesis, 2023)Sustainability within the fashion industry is a topic of increasing importance. In the fashion industry today, consumers mainly adopt fast fashion products. Fast fashion has promoted an unsustainable consumer behaviour ... -
Accounting for diverse greenhouse gases in the environmental balance sheet : How to account for CO2 and CH4 using different emission metrics
(Master thesis, 2023)The ongoing challenges of global warming and climate change emphasize the importance of reliable and concrete sustainability reporting. Continuous rise in greenhouse gas emissions should hold a significant place in such ... -
Long-Term Performance of Initial Public Offerings in Norway : An empirical analysis of listings in Norway from 2000 until 2023 and their initial and long-term performance
(Master thesis, 2023)When analyzing the short- and long-term performance of Norwegian IPOs between 2000 and 2023, we find that IPOs have been underpriced with an average first-day excess return of 9.31%. The analysis also showed that the largest ... -
Beyond Aesthetics : Asset Pricing Theory and the Scandinavian Art Market
(Master thesis, 2023)This study utilizes a hedonic model to examine factors influencing the pricing of Scandinavian paintings, such as size, artist reputation, and auction house. The analysis focuses on prominent painters from Denmark, Sweden, ... -
Making Sense of Human Rights in Bu siness : A Qualitative Case Study oA Qualitative Case Study o n the Practical and Paradoxical Challenges of I mplement ing
(Master thesis, 2023)Corporations are increasingly assuming a pivotal role in the global governance of human rights. This responsibility is underscored by Norway’s recently implemented Transparency Act (TA), which mandates Human Rights Due ... -
The Influence of Monetary Policy on Bank Profitability : A Study of Scandinavian and Central European Banks
(Master thesis, 2023)In this thesis, we find support for the notion that interest rate hikes improve bank profitability. Our results imply that monetary policy might have had a more profound impact on bank profitability from 2021 onwards ... -
Hedging strategies within the aluminum market An analysis of forecast adjusted strategies with the persepctive of a Norwegian entity
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis examines the effectiveness of static and selective hedging strategies in the aluminum market. Additionally, the thesis highlights the outcome from the perspective of a Norwegian entity, particularly focusing ... -
Revisors Rolle i Hvitvasking : En kvalitativ studie av revisors oppfatning.
(Master thesis, 2023)Hvitvasking har i nyere tid fått økt fokus, hvor det ble implementert en ny hvitvaskingslov i 2018 som representerte en betydelig skjerping av eksisterende regelverk på flere nøkkelområder. Revisors opprinnelige mandat har ... -
Hvorfor mislyktes Lidl med å etablere seg på det norske markedet? En kvalitativ casestudie av faktorer som påvirket Lidls inntreden og tilbaketrekning
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne masteroppgaven tar for seg en viktig periode i den norske dagligvarebransjen, der vi undersøker Lidls forsøk på etablering i Norge og gransker hvorfor de til slutt trakk seg ut. Til tross for at Reitan Gruppen, ... -
ESG i krigens skygge: Hvordan påvirkes ESG-scores? En difference-in-differences studie av europeiske våpen-, olje- og gass- og fornybarselskaper etter invasjonen av Ukraina
(Master thesis, 2023)Studien har som formål å vurdere hvorvidt bærekraftsprestasjonene til europeiske selskaper innenfor våpen-, olje- og gass- og fornybarsektorene er blitt påvirket av krigen mellom Ukraina og Russland. Utvalget av sektorer ... -
Bidding for the Future: Efficient Auction Design during Financial Headwinds : A Comparative Study of UK and German Offshore Wind Auctions and Lessons for Norwegian Policymakers
(Master thesis, 2023)Offshore wind is increasingly recognized as a viable source of renewable energy and has great potential for international decarbonization. However, current supply-chain bottlenecks, inflation and interest rates have ... -
Fungerte regjeringens ‘one size fits all’– tilnærming for økonomisk støtte under pandemien? Virkningen av COVID-19-støtteordninger på selskapsstørrelse
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne masteroppgaven har som mål å undersøke og analysere effekten av støtteordningene som ble introdusert i Norge som en respons på Covid-19-pandemien. Spesifikt ønsker vi å analysere forholdet mellom selskapsstørrelse ... -
Financial Instability and Financial Crises : An Empirical Study of the Implications of Financial Instability for the Development of Financial Crises.
(Master thesis, 2023)The objective of this master thesis was to examine how financial instability manifest during Norwegian financial crises in the period 1899-2010. To answer our research question, we have analyzed financial and macroeconomic ... -
Profit Shifting of Multinationals in Norway : An empirical analysis with a focus on the profitability of Chinese multinationals
(Master thesis, 2023)Using a sample of 1 343 060 firm level observations with detailed corporate and financial information from Norway in the period 2017 to 2020, we study the profitability differences between domestic controlled companies ... -
The Principal-Agent Problem in Finance: Performance Clauses in Shipping Charterparties : The misalignment of incentives for performance between shipowners and charterers regarding ‘Good weather conditions’ in time charter contracts
(Master thesis, 2023)This study investigates how definitions of ‘Good weather conditions’ influence speed and fuel consumption claims in dry bulk shipping time charter contracts. Using observed weather data, we simulate various definitions ... -
Is There Skill Among Norwegian Fund Managers? An Empirical Analysis of Managerial Skill in Active Fund Management
(Master thesis, 2023)In this study, we examine the ability of Norwegian actively managed mutual fund managers in identifying and exploiting market mispricing. We find that fund managers exhibit skill in identifying and capturing mispricing in ... -
Joint Forecasting of Salmon Lice and Treatment Interventions in Aquaculture Operations
(Discussion paper;7/24, Working paper, 2024-05-27)The need for joint forecasting of parasitic lice and associated preventative treatments stems from large monetary losses associated with such treatments, and the distribution of potential future treatments can be used in ...