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Communication – an instrument to fight recession? : a study of communication events’ effect on financial markets during the euro zone crisis
(Master thesis, 2013-06)The purpose of this paper is to evaluate whether and how communication events have helped mitigate the current recession in the euro zone. We investigate how communication has influenced financial markets; both sovereign ... -
Company valuation in emerging market : the case of Bulgarian telecommuncations company
(Master thesis, 2006)Telecommunication companies often catch investors’ attention as a promising growth investment. How should the value of such a company be estimated, given the deficiencies of emerging market economy? This is the ... -
Comparative analysis of FDI determinants in China and Russia
(Master thesis, 2009)This paper attempts to offer an explanation to the fact that China has been more successful in attracting foreign direct investment than Russia. The focus of the paper is on the recent years rather than on the outset of ... -
Comparative analysis of lifestyle orientations and travel motivations of Japanese and Anglo-American inbound package tourists in Norway
(Master thesis, 2012)The purpose of this thesis is to compare lifestyle orientations and travel motivations between different nationality groups of inbound package tourists in Norway. Specifically, the present study delineates differences ... -
Comparative analysis of the government’s role in East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa since 1960
(Master thesis, 2006)This thesis looks at the differences in economic growth between Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia in the time period from 1960 until today. Three major causes are assessed which all are attempted linked to the government’s ... -
A Comparative Study of Logistic Regression and Machine Learning to Identify Acquirer Success Factors
(Master thesis, 2023)This paper develops, presents and tests two research questions that contribute to current explanations of shareholder wealth creation in mergers and acquisitions transactions. We (l) identify pre-acquisition success ... -
Comparing apples and pears : how will regional differences affect the environmental outcome when comparing electric and conventional vehicles?
(Master thesis, 2013)In recent years a number of studies have assessed the life cycle emissions of electric vehicles, with differing focus areas. In this study we sought to further broaden the comparison of electric vehicles and conventional ... -
Comparing OSV operations in Brazil with Norway : qualitative benchmark study of the cost drivers using interviews
(Master thesis, 2014)The objective of this thesis is to map the main drivers behind the operational and capital expenditures related to offshore support vessels in Brazil and in the North Sea. We compare the two regions using the North Sea as ... -
Comparing structural credit models and their applicability to banks
(Master thesis, 2019)Throughout this thesis we have presented a narrow overview of the research field of structural credit models and their applicability to banks. We have focused on two of the newer contributions to the field by Nagel and ... -
Comparison of a country’s corruption level and delays in ports : a study of the effects corruption has on delays in ports
(Master thesis, 2019)The second-best theory of corruption includes predictions that corruption may be introduced as a second-best option in dealing with burdensome bureaucracy, leading to more efficiency. One of the predictions in the theory ... -
Comparison of the impact of formal and informal institutional influences with professional identity on performance outcomes in mission statement organizations : case study of a mission-driven company, Laerdal
(Master thesis, 2017)Multinational enterprises have for decades tried to understand the variables that would maximise their organisational efficiency. When the question is addressed to a mission-driven company such as Laerdal, the key issue ... -
A comparison of wind forecasting methods for Norwegian on-shore wind : a perspective into the nuances in wind speed to power conversion and the economic costs associated with wind forecast accuracy
(Master thesis, 2020)This paper examines various short-term forecasting methods to forecast hourly wind energy production in Norway. Performance of forecasting methods were compared across different months, through different evaluation ... -
Competetive strategy in disrupted taxi markets : an exploratory case study into New York city
(Master thesis, 2019)Strategy has been all but regulated out of the taxi industry for the better part of the last century. While such far-reaching entry, pricing and quality regulation may have produced favourably uncompetitive and profitable ... -
Competition in the Bergen taxi market : a simulation analysis
(Master thesis, 2011)By building up simulation models using WEBGPSS language, this thesis provides an investigation on the taxi business in Bergen, Norway, in the perspective of a large market participant, Norgestaxi. The author gives suggestions ... -
Competition in the Norwegian Mortgage Market: Use of Diversion Ratios to Investigate the Competitive Proximity between DNB and Sparebanken Vest
(Master thesis, 2022)In this thesis, we use an empirical approach to investigate which implications a potential merger between DNB and Sparebanken Vest will have on the competitive situation in the mortgage market and if there are any distinctions ... -
The competitive advantage of nations and choice of entry strategies : a three scenario case study
(Master thesis, 2005)Michael E. Porter’s Diamond framework has been used as an analysis tool the last 15 years to define the competitive advantage of nations, but few researchers have discussed if there is a link between the Diamond framework ... -
Competitive Advantages in the Video Streaming Industry : Does the release of original content have an impact on platform competition and subscriber base?
(Master thesis, 2023)The television industry and the way we consume video entertainment has changed massively over the past decades. Innovations and the technological development have facilitated the establishment of new business models ... -
Competitive aspects of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation’s (NRK) radio services : advertising and diversity in a two-sided radio market
(Master thesis, 2016)There has been an ongoing debate in Norway on how the state-owned, commercial-free broadcaster, NRK, influences commercial agents in different media markets. Up to this point, little research has been done on NRK’s impact ... -
Competitive balance i eliteserien : trender og effekter : en empirisk analyse av competitive balance, uncertainty-of-outcome og økonomiske drivere i eliteserien
(Master thesis, 2018)Masterutredningen tar utgangspunkt i Eliteserien, den øverste divisjonen i norsk herrefotball. Formålet til studien er å belyse tre sentrale økonomiske og sportslige forhold i ligaen. Først belyses trenden for styrkeforholdene ...