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Stock Market Reactions to Lockdown Announcements : An Empirical Event Study Measuring Abnormal Returns on Oslo Stock Exchange during the COVID-19 Pandemic
(Master thesis, 2022)Our study investigates the effect of COVID-19 lockdown announcements on the Norwegian stock market, using the event study methodology over multiple events to measure abnormal returns for the OBX Total Return Index and a ... -
Stock Market Volatility Forecasting Using Ensemble Models
(Master thesis, 2022)Extensive research has been done within the field of finance to better predict future volatility and anticipate changes in financial market uncertainty. The advent of more advanced machine learning methods, such as ... -
Stock price development of fish farming companies : which variables have an impact on the stock price of companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange?
(Master thesis, 2021)The purpose of our paper is to identify how different variables have an impact on the share price of the fish farming companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. In other words, we look at how changes in these variables ... -
Stokastisk dominans på Oslo Børs : kan man generere risikojustert meravkastning med stokastisk dominans som seleksjonskriterie på Oslo Børs?
(Master thesis, 2016)Denne masteroppgaven ønsker å undersøke om det nnes et vedvarende empirisk forhold mellom relativ andre- og tredjeordens stokastisk dominans mellom aksjer, og aksjenes fremtidig avkastning i det norske investeringsuniverset. ... -
En stokastisk tre-faktor modell for fraktmarkedet innenfor bulk shipping
(Master thesis, 2012)I denne oppgaven har vi koblet sammen en stokastisk modell av fraktmarkedet innenfor bulk shipping, med en fundamental modell av endring i tilbudskurven over tid. Problemet med tidligere stokastiske modeller har vært at ... -
Stoler markedet på analytikerne? : en empirisk studie av analytikeranbefalingers påvirkning på aksjemarkedet
(Master thesis, 2019)I denne utredningen har vi samlet inn og analysert 33 277 analytikeranbefalinger fra 21 meglerhus utstedt på 25 selskaper over en tidsperiode på tolv år. Den analyserte perioden strekker seg fra 01.01.2007 – 31.12.2018 ... -
Storms, insurance, and climate change - An exploratory study of property damage, compensation, and climate adaptation
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis is structured around four research questions that explore different aspects of storms and how they affect the insurance sector. Due to climate change, extreme weather events, such as storms, are expected to ... -
Storms, insurance, and climate change - An exploratory study of property damage, compensation, and climate adaptation
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis is structured around four research questions that explore different aspects of storms and how they affect the insurance sector. Due to climate change, extreme weather events, such as storms, are expected to ... -
A Story About Digitalization and Those Left Out : A quantitative study exploring the effect of digitalization on web accessibility.
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis examines the influence of digitalization on web accessibility for people with disabilities (PwD). The central research question addressed is: "How does digitalization affect web accessibility for people with ... -
Straffelempning - et effektivt verktøy i kampen mot kartellsamarbeid? : hvorfor har ikke det norske lempningsprogrammet hatt de ønskede effektene?
(Master thesis, 2009)Med den nye konkurranseloven av 5. mars 2004 ble lempning innført som et virkemiddel i kampen mot karteller. Suksessen har uteblitt. Dette kan skyldes at det er en relativt ny lov, og at bedriftene derfor har for liten ... -
Strategic agility: adapting and renewing strategic direction : an exploratory case study
(Master thesis, 2020)This study examines the research question: How can established firms adapt and renew their strategic direction through agile ways of working? An exploratory case study of an IT Consultancy Firm was conducted. 11 informants ... -
Strategic analysis of Statoil’s international competitiveness
(Master thesis, 2007)The oil industry is becoming increasingly competitive and with the rising nationalisation of resources, international oil companies are struggling to secure access to new oil and gas reserves. Statoil faces challenging ... -
Strategic challenges facing international oil companies
(Master thesis, 2008)The study argues that the greatest challenge facing the international oil companies at the moment is how to replace their reserves in the face of declining access to resources, and to solve this issue, they will have to ... -
Strategic change design to leverage the potential of digital workplaces for effective collaboration
(Master thesis, 2017)During recent years, disruptive innovation in technology has driven digitalization, globalization and mobility at increasing speed, thus transforming society and businesses alike – a process increasingly refered to as ... -
Strategic financial statement analysis and valuation of Aker solutions ASA
(Master thesis, 2017)The purpose of this paper is to estimate the fair value of Aker Solutions ASA per 31.05.2017. The fair value is held up against the market price to make a recommendation as to what investment strategy an external, ... -
Strategic investment in the supply chain for russian gas : a Shapley value analysis
(Master thesis, 2010)In this thesis I use cooperative game theory – the Shapley value – to analyze the power structure in the supply chain for Russian gas and, furthermore, to evaluate the strategic impact of different investment options for ... -
Strategic Renewal in Established Firms : Exploring Identity Processes in Structurally Ambidextrous Firms
(Master thesis, 2021)The purpose of this thesis is to explore how organizational identity evolves over time in structurally ambidextrous firms. The research is based on a qualitative case study of an established firm operating in the media ... -
Strategic responses of petroleum companies to the oil price drop of 2014 : a multiple-case study on how investment and divestment behavior is shaped by internal and external firm factors
(Master thesis, 2017)The drop in oil prices in 2014 induced various strategic responses among international oil and gas companies. This master thesis explores how petroleum companies responded to the oil price slump in terms of investments ... -
Strategic vs. financial acquirers : an empirical study of differences in premium payments and target company preferences between strategic and financial acquirers in M&A
(Master thesis, 2019)This master thesis examines differences in the takeover strategies between strategic and financial buyers. By using SEC merger filings, we study the phase of transactions that occur before deals are made public. The ... -
Strategies to reduce energy consumption of households in Norway & France : how long term regulation beats large public spending
(Master thesis, 2012)Through a data and qualitative analysis of the French and Norwegian household energy consumption, I argue that the energy price, energy costs, and ownership percentage; interact and strengthen the effect of regulations, ...