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Does the Market Emphasize Violation of Green Commitment? A comparison of stock price response to negative ESG incidents between companies that have issued a green vs. conventional bond
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis examines the difference in stock price response to ESG incidents between green and conventional bond issuers. By using exact and nearest-neighbor matching on a sample of 86 green bond issuers and 177 conventional ... -
Strategisk omstilling ved utvikling av et Center of Excellence: En casestudie om Loomis AB kan gjennomføre en strategisk omstilling ved å utvikle Loomis Norge til et Center of Excellence for utvikling og test av nye betalingsløsninger
(Master thesis, 2022)Loomis er et kontanthåndteringsselskap som operer i mer enn 20 land. På grunn av fallende kontantbruk er selskapet nødt til å omstille kjernevirksomheten. Som en del av omstillingen har Loomis utviklet en helhetlig ... -
Keep it in the Family? A general analysis examining differences in corporate policies and performance between listed family firms and non-family firms in Scandinavia
(Master thesis, 2022)This paper investigates if there are differences in corporate policies and performance between listed family firms and non-family firms in Scandinavia. By utilising accounting- and market data from 1990 to 2020, we examine ... -
Kan belønningssystemet fremme bærekraftige beslutninger? En casestudie av kraftselskapet «Energi»
(Master thesis, 2022)Verden står i en situasjon hvor ulikhetene i samfunnet er store, og klimaendringer skaper store konsekvenser og katastrofer hvert år. Derfor må flere tiltak iverksettes, for å sikre en bærekraftig fremtid for kommende ... -
Portfolio Modelling: Man vs Machine : An empirical study of machine learning efficiency and variable selection in portfolio modelling on the Oslo Stock Exchange
(Master thesis, 2022)We investigated and compared the performance of machine learning methods in the context of empirical asset pricing. We used seven different algorithms and 83 firm characteristics, comparing the models’ monthly predictive ... -
Corporate Sustainability and Financial Performance: An empirical study of the moderating impact of compliance with sustainability reporting standards on the relationship between corporate sustainable performance and corporate financial performance.
(Master thesis, 2022)Identifying a link between corporate sustainability performance (CSP) and corporate financial performance (CFP) can be critical in convincing companies to be more responsible, whether in terms of correcting their own ... -
The Impact of Bonuses in the Context of Non-Governmental Organizations A qualitative study on how motivation among fundraising team leaders in the Norwegian branches of NGOs is affected by bonus schemes
(Master thesis, 2022)The aim of this master’s thesis is to uncover how bonuses affect the motivation among fundraising team leaders in Norwegian branches of non-governmental organizations. To do so, we present four additional research questions ... -
Investigating firms’ innovation behavior during the COVID-19 crisis
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis examines the COVID-19 crisis through the lens of innovation. A particular emphasis is placed on how innovation differs between firms based on firm size, age, and level of digitalization. The COVID-19 pandemic ... -
Corporate Brand Positioning on the Homepages of American Investment Banks: A Critical Assessment
(Master thesis, 2022)Purpose – B2B branding has become evermore important in the online environment during the 21st century. However, there has not been unified normative guidelines for brand positioning best practices. This critical assessment ... -
Sustainability Initiatives: Solution or Decoupling Tool? A Natural Resource-Based View on Sustainability and Financial Performance Effects of Membership in the UN Global Compact
(Master thesis, 2022)In absence of uniform global regulation for corporate sustainability conduct, initiatives such as the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) are being established to promote voluntary ESG efforts. Although the UNGC claims ... -
Koronapandemiens effekt på bilomsetningen Hvordan har koronapandemien påvirket bilomsetningen i Oslo?
(Master thesis, 2022)Masteroppgaven undersøker koronapandemiens effekt på omsetningen av personbiler i Oslo, sammenliknet med andre fylker i Norge, i årene 2020 og 2021. Innledningsvis gis en grundig presentasjon av den norske personbilparken. ... -
Impacts of day-ahead power market conditions on flexible grid-connected water electrolysis in Europe : A Levelized Cost of Hydrogen analysis
(Master thesis, 2022)Water electrolysis is a promising technology to decarbonise hydrogen production. The Euro-pean union is planning its integration to achieve ambitious climate goals. However, electrolysis costs need to decrease to be ... -
Koster ESG mer enn det smaker? En empirisk studie av ESG-scores og deres påvirkning på nordiske selskapers kapitalkostnad
(Master thesis, 2022)Det globale fokuset på bærekraft har vært sterkt økende de siste årene, og investorer ønsker i økende grad å investere i selskaper som har fokus på ESG. Denne masteroppgaven undersøker ved hjelp av ESG-scores fra tre ... -
Feasibility of an Urban Consolidation Centre in Bergen? Transferability of best practice
(Master thesis, 2021)Transportation sector is responsible for the majority part of non-quota emissions in Norway. The local government in Bergen has introduced several measures to reduce the number of polluting passenger cars on the streets. ... -
Behavioral Responses to the Norwegian Wealth Tax
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis I use a bunching design and regression discontinuity to examine how the Norwegian wealth tax affect taxpayers’ portfolio composition. The hypothesis is that taxpayers change the composition of their investment ... -
Who will you trust to do your banking, in an era of Fintech fever?
(Master thesis, 2021)Disruptive technology is exponentially taking more place in our everyday lives and opens a tremendous number of opportunities. The FinTech industry is by far dispensed from this. The technological development combined with ... -
Shapley values in the context of GDPR Can Shapley Values be used as a means of interpreting black-box machine learning models while also complying with the General Data Protection Regulation?
(Master thesis, 2021)The General Data Protection Regulation implemented in 2018 by the European Union imposes strict requirements when handling personal data regarding European citizens. This is especially true when processing said data in ... -
Do Investors Care About the Credibility of Green Commitments? A study of stock market reactions to corporate green bond announcements and the credibility of firms’ commitment
(Master thesis, 2021)We study stock market reactions to firms’ announcements of first-time green bond issuances in two major markets, the US and Japan. Specifically, we attempt to answer two research questions: 1) whether green bond announcements ... -
Does a legal penalty announcement matter? An event study of various market reactions to legal penalty announcements
(Master thesis, 2021)This paper investigates whether the penalty announcements have any impact on the stock return of listed firms in some specific countries. The study is focused on observing if the abnormal return (AR) is negative on the ... -
Brasiliansk soya i norsk l akseproduksjon : En kvalitativ studie av brasiliansk soya i norsk laksefôr
(Master thesis, 2021)Denne utredningen har som formål å undersøke bruken av brasiliansk soya i norsk lakseproduksjon. Norsk laksefôr inneholder rundt 20 prosent soyaproteinkonsentrat, og mesteparten av dette kommer fra Brasil. Den brasilianske ...
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