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Managing momentum crashes in real time : US stock market
(Master thesis, 2018)Though, profitable, momentum is punctuated with crashes which make the strategy risky and unfavourable for an investor who dislikes long tails. Volatility management is one approach that has been introduced to deal with ... -
Managing organization development and change across Scandinavian borders
(Working paper, Working paper, 2008-01)Many of our change theories and models originate from North America, and recently the question concerning how these theories apply across borders has been raised. In general, more bottom-up and inclusive processes are ... -
Managing resistance to transfer of knowledge in MNCs
(Working paper, Working paper, 2008-01)MNC’s may gain a competitive advantage by continuously seeking to enhance and develop their products by drawing on its scattered knowledge base. This calls for sharing of knowledge between its different units. This paper ... -
Managing risk with freight futures from IMAREX : testing hedging effectiveness and the unbiasedness hypothesis
(Master thesis, 2007)This thesis investigates the hedging effectiveness and unbiasedness hypothesis of the IMAREX PM4TC freight futures contract. First, we present theory of dry bulk shipping and risk management. Then, we study hedging ... -
Managing social interaction as a key to organizational decision making : from problem solving to sensemaking and design
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2007)It is argued that the design of decisions is a process that in many ways is shaped by social factors such as identities, values, and influences. To be able to understand how these factors impact on organizational ... -
Managing the Antartic Krill Fisheries: An Empirical Analysis of Regulatory Regimes and its Effects on Krill and Predator Species for a Sustainable Industry
(Master thesis, 2022)Antarctica’s Southern Ocean hosts a large range of important species that have been the subject of marine exploitation for about two hundred of years. Historically, whales and seals have been overexploited and this has ... -
Managing the expatriation cycle : ideals and realities : a case study of the Norwegian mncs Jotun and Statoil
(Master thesis, 2010)Expatriation represents considerable costs for multinational companies (MNCs) today. But they also represent a source of multiple benefits. These benefits are, however, highly intangible and to measure to what extent they ... -
Managing the expatriation cycle : ideals and realities : a case study of the Norwegian MNCs Jotun and Statoil
(Report, Research report, 2010-04)Despite its cost, most MNCs depend extensively on expatriates in their internationalisation strategy. Not only do expatriates play an important role in providing the technical and managerial skills needed to set up and ... -
Managing volatility: an empirical analysis of the time-series relation between risk and return Norwegian evidence
(Master thesis, 2016)In this paper, we examine the time-series relation between risk and return. We replicate the methodology of Moreira and Muir (2016a) and construct volatility managed portfolios that decrease the risk exposure when ... -
Mandatory CSR reporting and corporate financial performance : the causal effects of §3-3c in the accounting act on the financial performance of Norwegian companies
(Master thesis, 2019)Regression discontinuity design was employed to estimate the causal effects of mandatory CSR disclosure imposed by §3-3c in the Accounting Act on the corporate financial performance of companies in Norway. The analysis ... -
Manufacturing in historical national accounts: when was Norway industrialised? Identifying the time of the Norwegian industrialization using empirical evidence on business cycles and growth theory based on new historical GDP figures (1816-1939)
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis examines the period when Norway was industrialized using new historical GDP data from 1816 to 1939. Different historians through their research give different periods for when an industrial breakthrough took ... -
MAP-IT : a model of intermediary integration strategies in online markets
(Working paper, Working paper, 2000-07)We propose a model for understanding the structural conditions under which intermediaries in online markets choose their strategies, roles and functions. The fundamental concept behind these choices is integration – ... -
Mapping risk aversion in Norway using hypothetical income gambles
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2009-08)This is the first study that explores the heterogeneity of risk preferences among the Norwegian population. We measure risk aversion as the complement of the maximal relative downside income risk a person is willing to ... -
Mapping the Influence of Cultural Factors in Service Research: The role of tolerance of contradiction, optimistic/pessimistic bias, and attribution styles
(Working paper;43/12, Working paper, 2012-12)This article applies the theories on tolerance for contradiction, optimistic/pessimistic bias, and dispositionism/situationism in the context of service research to identify previously unexplored moderators of the effects ... -
Marginal indirect tax reform analysis with merit good arguments and environmental concerns : Norway, 1999
(Working paper, Working paper, 2006-04)We present a framework to identify and evaluate marginal tax reforms when merit good arguments and environmental concerns are given explicit consideration. It is applied to the Norwegian indirect tax system for 1999. The ... -
Marginal indirect tax reform analysis with merit good arguments and environmental concerns : Norway, 1999
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2006-04)We present a framework to identify and evaluate marginal tax reforms when merit good arguments and environmental concerns are given explicit consideration. It is applied to the Norwegian indirect tax system for 1999. ... -
Marginal productivity reward : a new justification
(Working paper, Working paper, 2004-11)Marginal productivity reward has been justified either as a way of ensuring efficiency or of respecting people’s self-ownership. Both these arguments have their limitations. In this paper we present a new and more general ... -
Marginal productivity reward : a new justification
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2004-12)Marginal productivity reward has been justified either as a way of ensuring efficiency or of respecting people’s self-ownership. Both these arguments have their limitations. In this paper we present a new and more general ... -
Marginer i investeringsrådgivning : konsekvenser av MiFID II, FinTech og lavkostfond i bransjen for investeringsrågivning ovenfor privatpersoner
(Master thesis, 2017)Bakgrunnen for denne studien er en pågående debatt rundt finansiell rådgivning til privatpersoner, og innføringen av nye reguleringer for finansforetak. Oppgaven tar utgangspunkt i grenseinntekten for investeringsrådgivere ...