Browsing Master Thesis by Title
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Postponement – ein strategi for innovative varer med særs kort levetid? : handtering av utfordringar som følgje av eit større vareutval : eit studium av Moods of Norway
(Master thesis, 2010)Innføre varehandelen vert vareutvalet stadig større. Dette fører med seg ei stor utfordring for aktørane i å tilpasse tilbod til etterspurnad. Denne utfordringa vert handtert på fleire ulike måtar og postponement er ... -
Pot i butikk : Hvilket skatteproveny kan Norge forvente ved en legalisering av rekreasjonell cannabis?
(Master thesis, 2021)De siste årene har en debatt om avkriminalisering av cannabis skapt stort engasjement i Norge. Et reformforslag fikk ikke flertall i Stortinget i juni i år, men debatten ser ikke ut til å være over. De fleste ungdomspartiene, ... -
The Potential for Energy Arbitrage Using Battery Energy Storage Systems in Norwegian Power Markets : An Economic Viability Study through Financial Valuation
(Master thesis, 2023)arbitrage, the process of storing energy when prices are low and offering it when prices are high, has, through increased electricity prices and price volatility, shown greater economic potential over the past couple of ... -
The Potential of Low-Carbon Hydrogen in Norway : A Linear Programming Analysis of Hydrogen Supply Chains in the Norwegian Energy System Towards 2050
(Master thesis, 2022)In this thesis, we conducted a linear programming analysis to assess the future potential for domestic production and consumption of low-carbon hydrogen in Norway. Our analysis is based on the Institute for Energy ... -
Potential of low-code in the healthcare sector : an exploratory study of the potential of low-code development in the healthcare sector in Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)The Norwegian healthcare sector is currently facing significant challenges regarding electronic health records (EHRs) and information exchange. Several of today’s EHR systems are outdated, and there is a lack of information ... -
The Potential of Nuclear SMR in the Norwegian Energy Mix : Economic and financial analysis of SMRs in Norway
(Master thesis, 2023)The primary purpose of this thesis is to determine the feasibility of incorporating small modular reactors (SMR) into the Norwegian energy mix, considering Norway's role in a larger integrated power market with direct ... -
Poverty alleviation and deforestation in Brazil: empirical evidence from the Bolsa Escola/familia program : a difference-in-difference analysis of how increased income affects deforestation in brazilian municipalities
(Master thesis, 2020)In this thesis we estimate the effect of poverty alleviation on local deforestation in Brazil. We identify impacts of increased income among low-income families by studying the world’s largest conditional cash transfer ... -
Power from shore to Utsira High : evaluation of the project’s cost efficiency and its effect on Norwegian and European emissions
(Master thesis, 2013)This thesis evaluates the cost efficiency of a power from shore (PFS) project on Utsira High and its effect on Norwegian and European greenhouse gas emissions. The Ministry of Finance’s framework for economic analyses is ... -
Power in the birth of ecosystems : an exploratory case study
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis investigates the following: What sources of power enable influence from the participating parties in the establishment of an ecosystem, and how do they use this influence to position themselves in the ecosystem? ... -
The power of wind –a portfolio approach : a theoretical study of wind power characteristics in Norway
(Master thesis, 2020)In this thesis, we analyse how geographical diversification and a portfolio approach lowers the variability in wind power production. Understanding variance of wind power production will increase system reliability. ... -
Pragmatic review of the globe’s largest sovereign wealth fund management prudence : empirical analysis of Norway’s the Government Pension Fund Global (“the oil fund”) management
(Master thesis, 2014)There exists a possibility that the management of Norway’s the Government Pension Fund Global (“the Oil Fund”) is not doing its job well due to the fund’s large size and a number of other challenges. The fund’s historic ... -
Pragmatisk mål-, resultat- og risikostyring i Forsvaret? : ideell eller seremoniell implementering av Forsvarets styringssystem i Luftforsvaret?
(Master thesis, 2014)Hensikten med dette studiet har vært å sette søkelys på Forsvarets metode for balansert målstyring, og om dette styringssystemet, kalt mål-, resultat- og risikostyring, fungerer i praksis. En grunnleggende forutsetning ... -
En praktisk anvendelse av moderne porteføljeteori : den optimale porteføljen
(Master thesis, 2011)Denne utredningen anvender moderne porteføljeteori med det formål å konstruere optimale porteføljer som gir risikojustert meravkastning på Oslo Børs (OSEBX). Den optimale porteføljen er sammensatt av passiv indeksforvaltning ... -
Pre-purchase customer experience : multiple case study of leading service providers in Norway
(Master thesis, 2015)The theory of experience economy presents customer experience as a form of new economic offering and stresses the importance of customer experience for companies that are trying to differentiate from the competitors. ... -
Precision Pricing : An experimental study on the perception of precise prices
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis aims to achieve new contributions and insight on how a precise price affects consumer perception of both firms and products. The study is based on an experimental survey, conducted through Prolific, Amazon ... -
Preconditions to start and scale digital ecosystems : a study of aquacloud in the Norwegian seafood industry
(Master thesis, 2020)Digital transformation characterizes a vast number of companies, and increasingly as the technological advancements with artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things, and 5G mobile network technology expands the ... -
Precursors of entrepreneurial engagement : a survey of the underlying factors that affect the workplace decision and attractiveness of startups among students in Norway
(Master thesis, 2020)Norway struggles with a low degree of innovative activity, even though it is ranked as one of the world’s best countries to establish new businesses. It is well established that startups have scarce resources in their ... -
Predicting takeover targets on Oslo stock exchange : an extension to the prediction literature on the Norwegian M&A market
(Master thesis, 2021)The purpose of this research is to extend the previous literature on prediction of takeover targets on Oslo Stock Exchange. We aim to improve the prediction model developed by Khan and Myrholt (2018) by introducing new ... -
Predicting bankruptcy for norwegian firms : a study of Altman’s Z´´-model using alternative ratios
(Master thesis, 2017)In this thesis, we study whether modern accounting ratios based on deductive reasoning and modern financial statements are superior to older, conventional ratios. The focus of this study is to evaluate to what extent ... -
Predicting corporate bond returns in the US bond market via machine learning
(Master thesis, 2022)We perform a comparative analysis of two machine learning methods to predict corporate bond return in the US bond market. In contrast to previous studies, we find that the most influential variables are associated with ...