Browsing Master Thesis by Title
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Separating state aid : a conceptual study to evaluate the use of accounting separation as a tool for preventing cross-subsidization in the current legal framework for state aid
(Master thesis, 2018)Issues arising from public authorities competing in markets have been somewhat overlooked, despite the OECD’s emphasis on the need for equal terms in the competition between public and private undertakings (Honoré, 2017). ... -
Service innovation, customer-perception & loyalty: an experiment how does customer-perceived service innovation affect customer loyalty?
(Master thesis, 2018)Over the past years, due to an ever-accelerating progress of innovation, service innovation has become a highly relevant research topic. Nonetheless, most research focuses on innovation from a firm perspective. Consequently, ... -
Servicekvalitet i restaurantbransjen
(Master thesis, 2006)Restaurantbransjen i Norge er en svært konkurranseutsatt bransje som i det siste har slitt med lave lønnsomhetstall og relativt høye konkurstall. Generelle studier viser at det er en sammenheng mellom lojalitet og ... -
Settlement risk in cross-border transactions : traditional and new approaches
(Master thesis, 2018)Although the wholesale payment systems operate unnoticed daily, these arrangements are crucial for our daily life. In this thesis I attempt to shed more light on the settlement risk in traditional wholesale payment systems ... -
Shadow banking : a European perspective
(Master thesis, 2014)The aim of this thesis is to examine shadow bankin g, paying particular attention to European securitisation markets, collateral intermediation, and money market funds. The term wa s introduced following the 2007 - 2008 ... -
Shale gas and Germany’s energiewende : a cost-benefit analysis for the power generation sector
(Master thesis, 2014)This paper analyzes the question of shale gas production in Germany aimed at aiding the power generation sector in its compliance with the country’s greenhouse emissions reduction goal, one of the pillars ... -
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 ... -
Share purchases in Norway
(Master thesis, 2015)This thesis provides updated statistics on all share repurchase announcements and all open market share repurchase executions for firms on the main list of the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE) in the period from 1998 to 2013. ... -
Share repurchase announcements and abnormal returns on the Oslo stock exchange : an empirical study measuring abnormal returns following share repurchase announcements in Norway
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis examines share repurchase announcements from 2000 to 2020 on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE). This dissertation provides new research on share repurchases in Norway by investigating an unexamined period. The ... -
Share the spare : modelling consumer behaviour in the sharing economy
(Master thesis, 2015)The sharing economy allows consumers to share spare goods and resources through online platforms, using technology to reduce the transaction costs and efficiently match supply with demand on a global scale. Reflecting a ... -
Shareholder letters on Oslo Børs : a textual analysis of shareholders letters from companies listed on Oslo Børs
(Master thesis, 2020)This study looks at the characteristics of the shareholder letter from companies listed on Oslo Børs and the relationship between sentiment and future financial performance. Regarding the characteristics, we have ... -
Shareholder response to voluntary environmental initiatives : does committing to voluntary environmental initiatives improve company value?
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis seeks to expand the knowledge of how environmental performance effect financial performance. More specifically, we examine shareholders’ reaction on announcement when companies commit to the RE100-initiative, ... -
Shareholder gains for bidder firms: an event study on the U.S. petroleum industry
(Master thesis, 2010)The purpose of this paper is to examine the merger gains to the bidder firms’ shareholders in the U.S. petroleum industry, through an event study, and through a cross‐sectional regression on the event study results. ... -
Sharing is caring : collaborative consumption in the fashion industry : an explorative study of the consumer acceptance for fashion-sharing business models in the outdoor and activewear market
(Master thesis, 2019)The fashion industry contributes to massive environmental problems due to overproduction and huge amounts of waste. In order for fashion companies to reduce their environmental impact, they need to innovate their business ... -
Shifting towards smart, connected products : a business model innovation perspective
(Master thesis, 2018)Our everyday products become more and more digitally connected. From home appliances to toys to paper notebooks, products become embedded with sensory devices that allow them to provide more value than their predecessors. ... -
Shipping and private equity
(Master thesis, 2016-09-02)In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2007-2008 many shipping companies had to find new sources of financing since traditional bank lending, historically shipping’s most important form of financing, had dried o ... -
Short term analysis of lead time movements in dry bulk shipping A linear approach to explore the relationship between lead time and other order-specific determinants of historical voyage orders.
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis investigates explanatory factors on a microeconomic level that affect lead time movements in the short term. We utilize historical voyage orders from January 2015 to April 2021 to analyze the relationship ... -
Short-term performance of Norwegian serial acquirers: An empirical analysis of bidder announcement returns
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis studies the short-term performance of Norwegian serial acquirers by investigating bidder announcement returns. For a long time, there has been no clear evidence of whether the net performance of serial acquirers ... -
Should Every Vote Count? Examining the Influence of Dual-Class Equity on Firm Valuation in Sweden
(Master thesis, 2023)In the ongoing debate on dual-class equity, Sweden sets itself apart as a country where dual-class equity has been legal and prevalent for over a century. Dual-class equity has historically been associated with agency ... -
Should Investors Trust Morningstar Ratings? An empirical study on Morningstar ratings ability to predict future performance using evidence from mutual funds in the U.S.
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis studies the ability Morningstar ratings have to predict future performance, particularly if funds that are top rated tend to outperform the worst rated funds. Our study is focused on the U.S large-cap mutual ...