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Måling med mening Om Norads langtidsstrategi og bruk av robuste målemetoder
(Master thesis, 2021)Hvert år setter Norge av flere milliarder til bistand, og nærmere halvparten forvaltes av direktoratet Norad. Disse midlene benyttes til å finansiere og evaluere arbeidet til tredjepartsorganisasjoners bistandsprosjekter. ... -
Målstyring ved St. Olavs hospital : hva motiverer helsearbeidere til å jobbe med styringsmål, og hvilken effekt har målstyringen over tid? : en casestudie av fire klinikker ved St. Olavs hospital
(Master thesis, 2019)Ved innføring av Helseforetaksreformen i 2002 gikk norske sykehus fra å være offentlige forvaltningsorganer til å bli egne rettssubjekter eid av staten. Gjennom årlig utsendelse av oppdragsdokumentet fastsetter Helse- ... -
Mean reversion and seasonality in heating oil futures
(Master thesis, 2019)We examine mean reversion and seasonality in heating oil futures prices using an affine N-factor Gaussian model and NY Harbor ULSD futures. We find strong empirical evidence for mean reversion and seasonality in heating ... -
Measuring and predicting bond fund performance : an empirical study of the Norwegian market
(Master thesis, 2017)This paper concentrates on the performance of Norwegian bond funds by measuring the risk-adjusted return (alphas) and examining the predictive power of several fund characteristics. We use daily returns both gross and ... -
Measuring decentralised finance regulatory uncertainty
(Master thesis, 2021)develop and compare two DeFi regulatory uncertainty indexes based on the specialised media coverage frequency. By applying active learning in combination with SVM to identify uncertainty-related news articles, I show how ... -
Measuring effects from CEO turnovers and incentive-based compensation on relative corporate performance : an empirical analysis examining the effects from CEO turnovers and CEO incentive-based compensation on firm performance in the years following the financial crisis of 2007-2008
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis seeks to increase our understanding of performance-enhancing decisions of company boards, with a specific focus on CEO turnovers and compensation policies following financial shocks. Using a self-made set of ... -
Measuring Emotions in Marketing and Consumer Behavior : Is Face Reader an applicable tool?
(Master thesis, 2014)This thesis investigates the topic of measuring emotions in marketing and consumer research. An overview of existing implicit and explicit methods of measuring emotions is presented in the thesis, followed by a literature ... -
Measuring incubation performance in Bergen teknologioverføring : a quantitative study on the effects of business incubation
(Master thesis, 2018)As the perceived value of innovative start-up environments has accumulated, the measurement of performance in business incubators have become a topic of increasing interest (M'Chirgui, 2012). Innovation is a key performance ... -
Measuring marketing constructs : a comparison of three measurement theories
(Master thesis, 2013)A large number of new constructs are introduced into marketing. These new constructs are important in the development of marketing theories. The validation of these constructs are primarily based on a factor analytical ... -
Measuring multidimensional energy poverty : the case of India
(Master thesis, 2016-09-02)According to the capability approach developed by Sen (1993), access to basic energy services enables capabilities such as good health, education and balanced nourishment, that further increases overall well-being. ... -
Measuring skill in the Nordic hedge fund industry : an empirical study of the value Nordic hedge fund managers extract from financial markets
(Master thesis, 2018)In this thesis, we use a unique dataset on Nordic hedge funds from January 2004 to August 2018 to investigate managerial skill in the Nordic hedge fund industry. Managerial skill is measured by the value hedge fund managers ... -
Measuring sustainable livelihood restoration in hydropower : commensuration and its effects on voluntary adoptors of the IFC performance standards
(Master thesis, 2017)An increase in stakeholder focus on the environmental and social impacts of large infrastructure projects has led many actors to engage in Corporate Social Responsibility. In no area is this truer than in large scale ... -
Measuring the effect of business incubation in Oslo : an empirical study on performance, survival, and access to public subsidies
(Master thesis, 2020)This paper examines the effect of participation in a business incubation program in Oslo, Norway, measured in terms of economic performance, survival rates, and access to public subsidies. Our research involves incubated ... -
Measuring The Heat of Oslo’s Housing Market : A Composite Indicator to Improve the Informational Efficiency in the Residential Real Estate Market
(Master thesis, 2021)This paper develops a composite indicator that estimates the relative bargaining power between buyers and sellers in Oslo’s residential real estate market. It constitutes a geometric mean of three min-max scaled indicators ... -
Measuring the price impact from large trades and order flow: an empirical study in market microstructure on Oslo Stock Exchange
(Master thesis, 2011)Theories of market microstructure suggest that large transactions can reveal information and hence impact prices. Extensive research finds support for such a price impact. However, we are not aware of any similar studies ... -
Measuring what matters in a dynamic business world : an exploratory case study of company and stakeholder perceptions of materiality in the renewable energy sector
(Master thesis, 2020)An important step towards reaching the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and the associated Sustainable Development Goals, is to illuminate what impact companies and industries have on environmental, social and economic aspects. ... -
Med frihet til å velge feil : er konsumenter i stand til å ta gode valg fra en meny med dominerte alternativer?
(Master thesis, 2018)I denne oppgaven har vi brukt en eksperimentell tilnærming for å undersøke om folk er i stand til å ta gode valg fra en meny med dominerte alternativer. Vi har utformet et eksperiment hvor respondenter skulle velge ... -
Med rett til eie: Lønnsomhetsanalyse av ulike boligfinansielle løsninger, med fokus på boligetableringskontrakter
(Master thesis, 2022)Hensikten med denne utredningen var å finne ut av lønnsomheten for ulike varianter av boligfinansielle løsninger, og spesielt undersøke lønnsomheten for nye boligetableringskontrakter (leie til eie og delt eierskap). Vi ... -
Med stø kurs : en modellteoretisk studie av Kinas valutapolitikk i et globalt kapitalperspektiv
(Master thesis, 2010)Denne utredningen tar utgangspunkt i Kinas store myndighetsstyrte kapitaleksport, og argumenterer for at dette skyldes et ønske om å opprettholde fast valutakurs overfor amerikanske dollar. Analysen bygger på en enkel ... -
Med utgangspunkt i Miller-Modigliani-teoremet, hva er konsekvensen av strengere egenkapitalkrav, for norsk banksektor og samfunnet generelt? : en analyse av norsk banksektor
(Master thesis, 2013)Det siste tiåret har vist at risikoen ved aktivitetene i bank- og finanssektoren kan påføre vesentlige kostnader for samfunnet. På bakgrunn av dette er reguleringen også blitt strengere. Basel 3 er den nye internasjonale ...