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A beautiful game, but nobody cares? : an analysis of the low attendances at Brazilian football league games
(Master thesis, 2016)Despite Brazilians’ huge passion for football, attendance levels at local league games are often remarkably low. As more spectators at the games positively affect all of a clubs’ sources of income, clubs should have a ... -
Developing an optimal energy mix : eradication of periodic power crisis in Ghana till 2030
(Master thesis, 2016)The present situation in Ghana presents major challenges in providing the required energy in a reliable and sustainable manner considering environmental and economic impacts of energy production and use and the nexus ... -
Private label brands : the effect of brand name strategy on perceived quality
(Master thesis, 2016)The objective of this study has been to examine if brand name strategy influences the perceived quality of private label grocery brands. The brand name strategy details how the private label brand name is connected to ... -
Cost function estimation in the Norwegian pelagic fisheries : a study of coastal vessels, purse seiners and pelagic trawlers through a cost minimisation approach
(Master thesis, 2016)This thesis contains a study of cost structures through a cost minimisation approach. Estimations reveal predicted u-shaped unit cost functions for three types of vessels participating in the Norwegian pelagic fisheries: ... -
Causal relations between stock market returns and macroeconomic variables : cointegration evidence from the Norwegian stock market
(Master thesis, 2016)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate whether imperative results on relations between stock returns and macroeconomic variables arising from major markets are valid in a small, open economy such as the Norwegian. ... -
An approach to salmon farming in Norway : a future for land based salmon farming?
(Master thesis, 2016)The aim of this thesis is to give an overview over the salmon farming industry in Norway. It presents some theory around production- and investment costs associated with land basedand sea based fish farming, as well as ... -
The Norwegian live fish carrier fleet: Is there a mismatch between capacity, utilization & investments?
(Master thesis, 2016)The Live Fish Carrier Industry is a specialized shipping segment in Norway, transporting and processing live salmon. The underlying driver for the segment is the production of salmon in aquaculture. With an absence of ... -
What is stopping Norwegian firms from innovating their business models? : towards a business model perspective on innovation
(Master thesis, 2016)The purpose of this thesis is to explore the diverging concept on business model innovation and understand why Norwegian firms fail to innovate their business models. In doing so, the differences and relationship between ... -
The determinants and impact of business corruption : evidence from establishments in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
(Master thesis, 2016)As corruption gains public attention, there is an increased acknowledgement of its impact on business. Circumstances around a corrupt may act differ, but thesis seeks to understand some common factors. Corruption might ... -
The wealth effects of M&A in emerging markets : an empirical study of value creation and value distribition, and new evidence on the relationship between corruption and target pre-annoucement stock price runup
(Master thesis, 2016)The takeover literature appears to lack comprehensive studies on the shareholder wealth effects of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in emerging markets (EMs). In this thesis, using a sample consisting of 542 initial takeover ... -
Virtual reality in tourism : what implications will virtual reality technology have for business models in the tourism industry?
(Master thesis, 2016)This thesis investigates how business models in the tourism industry will be affected by the rapid emergence of virtual reality technology. The research is based on data gathered from two experiments, one in a lab- and ... -
Taylor rules and monetary policy in the Eurozone
(Master thesis, 2016)In this thesis, we analyse the monetary policy in the Eurozone since the origin of the euro. The aim of the thesis is to assess whether, and to what extent, the common monetary policy of the Eurozone has contributed to ... -
Bonusprogrammer i norsk luftfart: en empirisk analyse av innelåsende effekt
(Master thesis, 2016)Formålet med denne masteroppgaven var å undersøke den innelåsende effekten av bonusprogrammer i norsk luftfart. Gjennom bonusprogrammene får flyselskapene segmentert markedet, noe som gjør at de kan kapre store markedsandeler ... -
Mexico´s Energy Reform : an analysis of the market, new policy and integration of renewable energy for economic and sustainable development
(Master thesis, 2016)In the framework of the approved Energy Reform in 2013, Mexico puts an end to seven decades of centralized control of the energy and electricity markets within the government through the State governed companies CFE ... -
Om kontrakter og incentiver i ERP-implementering : LOS-programmet som case
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Bruk av bonus i Norge : en kartlegging av utviklingen i bruk av bonus blant norske virksomheter i perioden 2012-2016
(Master thesis, 2016)Formålet med denne masterutredningen er å kartlegge utviklingen i bruk av bonus for perioden 2012 til 2016. Hensikten er å gi et bilde av bonusens omfang på nasjonalt nivå, og på hvordan den seneste tids utvikling har ... -
Pensjonskapitalbevis - en dyr affære? : en analyse av kostnader og prestasjoner
(Master thesis, 2016)I denne utredningen analyseres kostnader tilknyttet pensjonskapitalbevis og prestasjonen til underliggende aktive pensjonsfond. Kostnader og prestasjoner vurderes i forhold til billigere passive alternativer. Bakgrunnen ... -
Analysis of local electric vehicle incentives in the Norwegian car market : a multi-homing approach
(Master thesis, 2016)This paper analyse how the local incentives for electric vehicles affect the number of people that purchase both conventional and electric vehicles. After the threshold of 50 000 electric vehicles was reached in April ... -
Financing of startups - investors’ requirement for exit strategy: A comparative study of Norway and the United States
(Master thesis, 2016)“A company doesn’t sell itself though it is a success. A lot of work has to be put into the exit strategy” Rune Rinnan, Founder and Venture Capitalist, Televenture This thesis aims to gain an understanding of the ...