Thesis: Recent submissions
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Breaking the barriers : operational measures for the decarbonization of shipping : a study on barriers to operational energy efficiency measures
(Master thesis, 2020)Energy efficiency is a key strategy to address the issue of climate change. Operational measures that increase energy efficiency are widely used in shipping, but there is evidence of a gap between the actual implementation ... -
Styringssystemer under kriser : en casestudie av et helseforetak under covid-19-pandemien
(Master thesis, 2020)Covid-19-pandemien medførte store omveltninger i samfunnet. I løpet av våren 2020 ble Norge nedstengt som følge av et høyt smittetrykk. Sykehusene gikk i beredskapsmodus, men fryktet likevel overfylte intensivavdelinger ... -
Estimating vessel environmental performance : a machine learning approach for predicting vessel fuel consumption and transparently quantifying the environmental sustainability impact of vessel exhaust gases
(Master thesis, 2020)The shipping industry faces a number of challenges regarding its share of total anthropogenic emissions worldwide. A range of measures have been initiated, both by official and private parties. Nevertheless, there are ... -
What the hack? : an empirical analysis of the stock market reactions to hacking announcements
(Master thesis, 2020)To raise awareness of the financial consequences for companies that do not safeguard personal data, this thesis investigates the stock market reaction following hacks. Furthermore, it investigates the role consumers and ... -
ESG Score Changes and Stock Price Reactions : an event study of stock market reactions to changes in Thomson Reuters’ ESG Score in the Nordic region
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis investigates whether ESG Score announcements by Thomson Reuters present new information to investors in the Nordic region. The data set consists of 1278 unique events for 309 unique firms publicly noted in ... -
Virtuelle agile team : en eksplorativ casestudie av hvordan agil tilnærming blir påvirket av virtuelt arbeid og hvordan en teamleder kan bidra til å effektivisere virtuelle agile team.
(Master thesis, 2020)Denne masteravhandlingen ønsker å undersøke virtuelle agile team. Vi har foretatt en abduktiv eksplorerende casestudie for å få dypere innsikt i forskningsproblematikken. Med et pragmatisk vitenskapelig utgangspunkt, ... -
Predicting housing prices with machine learning : a macroeconomic analysis of the Norwegian housing market
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis explores the applicability of machine learning in macroeconomic housing price predictions in Norway. We apply three machine learning models Elastic Net, Random Forest and Neural Network on historical time-time ... -
Credit ratings in the Norwegian investment grade corporate bond market : a qualitative exploration
(Master thesis, 2020)The Norwegian bond market is relatively well-functioning despite a low prevalence of credit ratings. In order to define the creditworthiness of issuers, other sources of information have developed. The Norwegian Fund and ... -
Koronapandemiens implikasjoner på kontormarkedet i Oslo
(Master thesis, 2020)Koronapandemien anses som den alvorligste krisen i Norge siden andre verdenskrig. De inngripende smitteverntiltakene har hatt omfattende og umiddelbare konsekvenser for norsk økonomi og næringsliv. Markedet for næringseiendom ... -
Programfordelers effekt på programtilfredshet og kjedelojalitet blant lavpriskjedenes kunder : en studie om fordelsprogram i det norske dagligvaremarkedet
(Master thesis, 2020)De tre største aktørene innenfor norsk dagligvarehandel tilbyr ulike fordeler til kundene gjennom fordelsprogrammene Æ, Trumf og Coop Medlem. I denne utredningen blir de ulike programfordelenes effekt på programtilfredshet ... -
Detection of UN arms embargo violators and their connections to tax havens : an empirical analysis of global arms companies in the time period 2005 to 2020
(Master thesis, 2020)In this thesis, we attempt to detect arms companies that have been involved in UN arms embargo violations and study their connections to tax havens. We hypothesize that the opaque structure of tax havens may provide a cover ... -
Efficiency in the Nordic futures power market : an empirical study of the Nordic futures power market
(Master thesis, 2020)In this thesis, we investigate if the Nordic futures power market is efficient. To answer this question, we will perform cointegration tests, test the unbiasedness hypothesis and check the causal relationships between the ... -
Can default options lead to credit card default? : an empirical analysis of the effect of altered default options on credit card repayment behavior in Norway
(Master thesis, 2020)The aim of this thesis is to study the effect on repayment behavior of a regulation imposed on all Norwegian credit card issuing institutions in 2017. The intervention involved changing the invoice default option from ... -
Liner shipping network design with autonomous vessels : economic and operational analysis under static and dynamic scheduling
(Master thesis, 2020)Autonomous shipping technology has seen rapid growth in the last few years. Introduction of autonomous vessels may bring a wide range of benefits to the maritime industry such as cost savings, higher fuel efficiency, ... -
Quality minus junk : en empirisk analyse av kvalitetsinvestering på Oslo Børs i perioden fra 1998 – 2018
(Master thesis, 2020)I denne masterutredningen undersøker vi om det er mulig å skape meravkastning på Oslo Børs ved å benytte en kvalitetsbasert investeringsstrategi. For dette formål har vi tatt utgangspunkt i metoden brukt i studien «Quality ... -
Assessing the potential of hydrogen energy storage in a stand-alone electricity grid : applying mathematical programming to balance electricity production and consumption : a case study on the Faroe Islands
(Master thesis, 2020)The increasing adaption of renewable energy sources (RES), with intermittent and nondispatchable production output, requires an increased effort to continuously balance supply to meet demand in electricity grids. Failing ... -
Value investing in the Scandinavian context : inspired by “Dogs of the dow”
(Master thesis, 2020)The objective of this thesis is to investigate the relevance of the high dividend-yield strategy, “Dogs of the Dow” (DoD), combined with two additional value investing strategies. All strategies are examined in a Scandinavian ... -
Riding the yield curve : is it beneficial on a risk-adjusted basis? : exploration of the Norwegian fixed income market
(Master thesis, 2020)In this paper, we examine if riding the yield curve strategy in the Norwegian fixed income market is beneficial on a risk-adjusted basis. The strategy is based on purchasing an instrument longer than the investor’s holding ... -
Reshaping affordable luxury fashion : the green shift : how does the type of sustainability attribute impact young generations’ consumer behavior?
(Master thesis, 2020)Luxury fashion consumers are increasingly becoming more environmentally concerned and consequently demand brands to meet their needs with responsible, yet luxurious products. This trend is especially evident in Millennials ...