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How do Alternative Asset Classes Affect Performance of Traditional Stock & Bond Portfolios? An Empirical Analysis of Strategic Asset Allocation and Risk Management through Business Cycles
(Master thesis, 2021)The main scope of this thesis is to examine how alternative asset classes affect performance of traditional stock and bond portfolios. We will employ financial engineering and quantitative analytics to construct the most ... -
How do different evaluation methods affect outcomes in procurement?
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis uses simulation and regression analysis to investigate how different evaluation methods affect outcomes in procurement. In order to simulate the data, we have made our own algorithm in R Studio to answer our ... -
How do microeconomic determinants constitute the freight rate of individual contracts in the VLCC spot market?
(Master thesis, 2020)In this paper, we build a hedonic price model to explain the variation in freight rates in individual contracts using microeconomic data of the VLCC market. Using XGBoost and SHAP values to investigate the importance and ... -
How do Norwegian shipping companies benefit from joining the Chinese maritime cluster? : a case study of a Norwegian shipping company’s operations in China from a cluster perspective
(Master thesis, 2008)Norwegian shipping occupies considerable market shares internationally and has achieved dominating positions within many segments. Thus, Norway appears as one of the leading maritime nations with one of the most complete ... -
How Do the EU’s Climate and Energy Policies Affect Norwegian Electricity Prices and the Outlook for Profitable Wind Power Development in 2030? : A grid parity analysis of onshore wind in Norway under different scenarios for the future power market in Northwestern Europe
(Master thesis, 2017)In this study, I conduct a scenario analysis of the power market in Northwestern Europe in 2030 to assess how different trajectories towards achieving the EU’s energy and climate objective affect the Norwegian electricity ... -
How Does a Firm’s Focus on ESG Factors Affect its Cost of Debt? Investigating Regional and Industry level ESG Materiality Factors and their Effect on Firm Cost of Debt.
(Master thesis, 2022)As ESG risk and ESG materiality concepts become increasingly important to firm and lender-level decision making, our paper aims to investigate the dynamic factors affecting industry and regional-level materiality. Our ... -
How does external technology sourcing affect internal R&D investments?
(Master thesis, 2011)This thesis examines the relationship between internal R&D and external R&D contracting, as well as internal R&D and R&D collaboration for a comprehensive panel of Norwegian firms. Special emphasis is put on multinational ... -
“How does the degree of sustainability improvements affect consumers’ perception of the company’s trustworthiness, and does it depend on the company’s reputation for sustainability?” : a moderated mediation of the degree of perceived sustainability improments, percieved innovativeness and perceived trustworthiness.
(Master thesis, 2020)In this research, we investigate how the degree of sustainability improvements implemented by companies, affect whether they are perceived as trustworthy by consumers, and if this effect depends on the company’s reputation ... -
How does the value of corporate cash holdings depend on corporate governance? : a cross-country analysis
(Master thesis, 2013)The objective of this thesis is to quantitatively test how corporate governance influences the value of corporate cash holdings. More specifically, we examine whether valuation of corporate cash holdings is consistent with ... -
How efficient is Vinmonopolet’s pricing policy? : a structural estimation of the Norwegian wine auctions
(Master thesis, 2019)This paper uses an empirical approach to investigate how Vinmonopolet’s current pricing policy affects their electronic wine auctions by looking at how the binding reserve price affects the auction outcomes and how the ... -
How financial constraints affect cash holdings : evidence from Norwegian firms
(Master thesis, 2015)This paper examines the cash holding and how it is determined by financial constraints of corporate Norway using a comprehensive dataset that covers both private and public firms from 1995 to 2012. I find that aggregate ... -
How green are we thinking : the influence of levels of processing on consumers evaluations of green products
(Master thesis, 2019)As a result of a growing wave of more environmental awareness and a rise in environmental concerns, companies have started to incorporate green marketing strategies to meet consumers demands and expectations for sustainable ... -
How has IT impacted the B2B sales process?
(Master thesis, 2017)B2B sales role plays a major role in driving the economy, and this industry has been experiencing major changes over the year with the advances in technology which allow for more cost savings and driving for more efficient ... -
How has the changing demand for downloadable music influenced the strategic business models of firms?
(Master thesis, 2009)The purpose of this thesis is to identify the new strategic business models that companies use in the changing competitive landscape of the music market. Companies that develop and distribute physical music formats, such ... -
How has the EU ship recycling regulation affected European shipbreaking?
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How Leadership Dynamics Differs in High- and Low- Performing Firms in a Sustainable Innovation Context : A Qualitative Case Study from the Health Tech Sector
(Master thesis, 2022)Leadership is essential to achieving sustainable innovation, yet research to date on innovation tends to focus on individual leaders, while innovation leadership appears to be a collective and dynamic process. While ... -
How public bodies deal with technological uncertainty over time : An exploratory analysis through dynamic capabilities lenses
(Master thesis, 2021)The public actors are not exempt by the technological uncertainty, which increasingly affects both the private and public sector. Public organizations, and private actors, handle such uncertainty by deploying dynamic ... -
How should Norwegians prepare for doing business with Japan?
(Master thesis, 2006)This thesis examines the differences between Norwegian and Japanese culture, and how these differences might impact business relations between companies from the two countries. We also look at the language barrier as a ... -
How suitable is the Fama-French ve-factor model for describing German and Norwegian stock returns?
(Master thesis, 2016)In this thesis we investigate the suitability of the Fama and French (2015a) ve-factor model for describing German and Norwegian average monthly stock returns in the period from 1991 to 2015. We do this by estimating ...