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Exit strategies by private equity firms in the nordic region : An empirical assessment of IPO performance across private equity-backed- and non-backed firms and a qualitative assessment of exit strategies by private equity firms
(Master thesis, 2016-03-29)This study investigates underpricing of private equity (PE)- backed IPOs and the various exit routes available to PE firms. First, we examine whether IPO underpricing differ across PEbacked- and non-backed (NB) firms ... -
Expanding the Role of Trust in Organizational Change
(Chapter, 2005)Trust has a great potential for furtheri ng our understanding of organizational change and learning. This potential however remains largely untapped. It is argued that two reasons as for why this potential remains ... -
Expansions in Paid Parental Leave and Mothers’ Economic Progress
(SAM DP;13/2022, Working paper, 2022-10)We examine the impact of government-funded universal paid parental leave extensions on the likelihood that mothers reach top-pay jobs and executive positions, using eight Norwegian reforms. Up to a quarter of a century ... -
Expaters endring i kompetanse som følge av utstasjonering : en komparativ studie av expater og beslutningstakere i rekruttering av medarbeidere sin persepsjon og vektlegging
(Master thesis, 2016)I denne masterutredningen utforskes expater og beslutningstakere i rekruttering av medarbeidere sin persepsjon og vektlegging av expaters endring i kompetanse som følge av utstasjonering. Med bakgrunn i at mange expater ... -
Expected seasoned equity offerings : a study of the difference in abnormal return between expected and unexpected SEOs
(Master thesis, 2015)In this thesis, the focus is on expected seasoned equity offerings (SEOs) completed by firms listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange or the Oslo Axess in the period between January 2011 and August 2015. We test a prediction ... -
Experience and repetition as antecedents of organizational routines and capabilities : a critique of behaviorist and empiricist approaches
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2009-11)We discuss the behaviorist and empiricist foundations of the organizational routines and capabilities literature, specifically the extant emphasis placed on experience, repetition and observation as the key inputs and ... -
Experimental Evidence on the Acceptance of Males Falling Behind
(SAM DP;13/2023, Working paper, 2023)In recent decades, an increasing share of males struggle in the labor market and education. We show in a set of large-scale experimental studies involving more than 30,000 Americans that people are more accepting of males ... -
Experimenting with sustainable business models in fast moving consumer goods
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The transition to more sustainable business requires comprehensive transformations of business models, and such innovation can benefit from business experimentation for sustainability (BES). In this paper, we investigate ... -
EXPERIMENTS IN SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
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Explaining communication effects on donation behavior: the roles of contractual relations and social information
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-06)Nonprofits play a pivotal role in society, and individual donations are the backbone of these organizations. The fight for donors, however, is more intense than ever, and charities face decreasing support from governments ... -
Explaining economic growth : the role of cultural variables
(Master thesis, 2009)Current economic growth theories have unexplained parts, and do not take into account cultural variables at national levels. Since economic life happens in a social context, this paper investigates further how the norms ... -
Explaining election outcomes using web search data : evidence from the U.S. presidential elections 2008 - 2016
(Master thesis, 2017)Can Google Trends data be used to proxy socially sensitive sentiments, and can such proxies explain election outcomes? This thesis analyzes the effects of different social sentiments, proxied by Google search data, on ... -
Explaining Individual Predictions on Financially Distressed Companies Using Shapley Values
(Master thesis, 2021)Prediction results from complex machine learning models can be challenging to interpret. Understanding these models is essential when trusting results in decision-making. In this master thesis, we will utilize Shapley ... -
Explaining non-compliance in the Norwegian coastal cod fishery : an application of the multinomial logit
(Working paper, Working paper, 2004-11)Establishing motive is central to the analysis of criminal behaviour. This paper analyses the range of motives for non-compliant behaviour among coastal cod fishermen. A multinomial logit model is employed to analyse the ... -
Explaining off-farm labour supply : the importance of income
(Working paper, Working paper, 2008-01)We have collected a panel of 4,723 farm holders as of 1994. In 1995 these farmers face the choice either to continue or to quit farming, for example by working full time in an another industry. Presumable, when individuals ... -
Explaining the gender wage gap : estimates from a dynamic model of job changes and hours changes
(Discussion paper;15/2012, Working paper, 2012-08)I address the causes of the gender wage gap with a new dynamic model of wage, hours, and job changes that permits me to decompose the gap into a portion due to gender differences in preferences for part-time work and in ... -
Explaining the gender wage gap: Estimates from a dynamic model of job changes and hours changes.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)I address the causes of the gender wage gap with a new dynamic model of wage, hours, and job changes that permits me to decompose the gap into a portion due to gender differences in preferences for hours of work and in ... -
Explaining vertical integration : transaction cost economics and competence considerations
(Working paper, Working paper, 2000-12)This study develops a conceptual model that explains vertical integration as a synthesis of transaction costs economics and the competence perspective. Our empirical results show that asset specificity and closeness to ... -
Explaining women's presence on corporate boards: The institutionalization of progressive gender-related policies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)We draw on a phenomenological model of institutional theory to explore how sub-national policies shape corporate board gender diversity of publicly traded firms. Using a sample of S&P 1500 firms in 49 U.S. states from 2003 ... -
Explaining women's presence on corporate boards: The institutionalization of progressive gender-related policies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)We draw on a phenomenological model of institutional theory to explore how sub-national policies shape corporate board gender diversity of publicly traded firms. Using a sample of S&P 1500 firms in 49 U.S. states from ...