Thesis: Recent submissions
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The Wealth Tax’ Impact on Stock Exchange Listings : A comparative case study of wealth tax abolition’s effect on stock exchange listings through the synthetic control method
(Master thesis, 2021)The valuation basis for the wealth tax generally differs between listed and non-listed companies, where listed companies are valued at market value and non-listed companies are valued at book value. We analyze the 2007 ... -
Reverse labeling: Does framing labels as losses promote more ethical, more eco-friendly, and healthier choices?
(Master thesis, 2021)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the effects of replacing standard labels (labels framed as gains) with reverse labels (labels framed as losses) on making more ethical, more eco-friendly, and healthier consumer ... -
Digitale opplæringsprogrammer i etablerte bedrifter : En casestudie av Norsk Hydro ASA og deres Digital Accelerator Training Program
(Master thesis, 2021)Denne masteroppgaven har studert hvordan digitale opplæringsprogrammer i etablerte bedrifter kan bidra til å styrke de ansattes digitale kompetanse. Dette har vi undersøkt gjennom en induktiv casestudie av Norsk Hydro ASA ... -
Forklaringsvariabler for endringer i kredittmarginer : En studie av selskapsobligasjoner i det norske markedet
(Master thesis, 2021)I denne avhandlingen undersøker vi hvilke variabler som forklarer kredittmarginer, og hvordan endringer i disse forklaringsvariablene påvirker endringer i kredittmarginer tilhørende selskapsobligasjoner i det norske markedet. ... -
Oil Production in a Changing : Climate An Investigation of Optimal Oil Extraction on the Norwegian Continental Shelf under Current and Potential Climate Policies
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis addresses the challenges of being an oil nation in a time where the world needs to combat climate changes. Emissions from fossil fuels are the dominant cause of global warming, and the need for actions to ... -
Mergers & Acquisitions and ESG : The impact of ESG characteristics on the Takeover Premium
(Master thesis, 2021)his master’s thesis attempts to identify the value of ESG scores through the willingness of acquirers to pay a premium for ESG scores in M&A transactions. As the world is working to become climate friendly through international ... -
Aldri så galt at det ikke er godt for noe? En komparativ caseundersøkelse av skolers utvikling i koronaåret 2020
(Master thesis, 2021)Bakgrunn, hensikt og problemformulering I denne masteroppgaven har jeg ønsket å utforske hva ledere i barneskolen gjorde da smitteverntiltak stengte skoler i mars 2020, og hvilken lærdom de har tatt med seg når de skal ... -
Lederroller: Balanse og dilemmaer for ledergrupper i skolen
(Master thesis, 2021)Vi har i vår oppgave studert ledergrupper i skolen. Vi har sett på hvorledes ledergruppene håndterer balanse og dilemmaer mellom ulike lederroller. Vi har i den sammenheng benyttet lederroller fra PAIE-modellen (Adizes, ... -
Arbeidsdeling og arbeidsmåter i barnehagen : En studie om påvirkning i arbeidsdeling, arbeidsmåter og roller i barnehagen etter økt pedagogtetthe
(Master thesis, 2021)Målet med forskningen Hensikten med denne studien har vært å se nærmere på den nye pedagognormen som ble vedtatt i 2017 og de påvirkninger normen har gjort med organisasjonsstrukturen i barnehagene. Vi ville undersøke ... -
Teamkontrakt : En studie om team og psykologisk trygghet
(Master thesis, 2021)I denne oppgaven har vi valgt å forske på teamkontrakt, etablerte lederteam og psykologisk trygghet. Gjennom undervisningen ved Norges Handelshøyskole (NHH), ble vi introdusert for teamkontrakt som en anbefalt oppstartsaktivitet ... -
Valuation of Ocean Yield ASA : A fundamental analysis and valuation of Ocean Yield ASA
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis aims to value the equity of Ocean Yield ASA. With a bottom-up approach, each vessel in the fleet is valued based on the contracted backlog of charter hire and the expected sales price from purchase obligations ... -
En casestudie om hvordan pedagoger er organisert i barnehagen etter ny pedagognorm
(Master thesis, 2021)Innføring av ny pedagognorm i barnehagene har vi som styrere stått midt i, og vi opplevde at barnehager gjennomførte dette på ulike måter etter 2018. Vår nysgjerrighet rundt hva som gjorde dette, førte oss inn i leten ... -
Insentiver og produktivitet i Coop Handel AS : Hvorfor presterer to enheter i samme kjede ulikt ved bruk av samme bonusordning?
(Master thesis, 2017)Vi har sett på prestasjonslønn som styringsverktøy i grossistleddet i dagligvarebransjen. Studieobjektene våre er to lageravdelinger i Coop Handel AS, Stavanger og Bergen, som presterer svært forskjellig på produktivitetsmålinger. ... -
Sustainable products and conceptual processing fluency: Investigating dynamics among implicit attitudes, explicit attitudes, and buying intent for sustainable products through priming paradigm
(Master thesis, 2021)In today’s information-dense environment, people struggle to filter through the abundance of content from social media, emails, newsletters, and advertisements, while companies battle for the slightest chance of getting ... -
Dual Citizenship and the Directive on Administrative Cooperation(DAC6) of the European Union : An empirical study on dual citizenship as a method of regulatory arbitrage
(Master thesis, 2021)The DAC6 directive was introduced by the EU in the year 2018 with a policy objective to increase the effectiveness in tackling cross-border tax avoidance and evasion. Dual citizenship is one of the methods of achieving ... -
Does the wealth tax discourage individual savings? Evidences from Norway
(Master thesis, 2021)Wealth taxation is a widely debated topic, especially in the context of rising inequality. Empirical research covering the behavioural effects of this tax is relatively new, and the results in a Norwegian context are ... -
Vessel Valuation in Maritime Industry Using Machine Learning
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis focuses on the application of machine learning for vessel valuation. In the following paper, we present four different models and conclude that supervised machine learning models such as Catboost exhibit ... -
The Nature of Asset Pricing Anomalies : Characteristics versus Covariances of Factor Exposures
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis, I test whether the return premia associated with firm characteristics such as value, size, operating profitability, investment, momentum, and equity status are driven by firm characteristics or exposure to ... -
Explicitness of 10-K reporting on CSR-related topics and board composition.
(Master thesis, 2021)This paper examines the relationship between board composition characteristics, particularly board gender diversity, size, and independence level on one side, and the level of explicitness in reporting related to corporate ... -
LNG Shipping in the Arcitc : Analyzing the effects of the Northern Sea Route on the LNG market by examining the potential of trade between Asia, Russia, and Norway.
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis wishes to estimate the trade potential for LNG across the Northern Sea Route. Additionally, it looks at price levels and import patterns for other actors to assess the overall impact this trade route will have ...