Master Thesis: Recent submissions
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The assessment of socially responsible investment : green bonds case
(Master thesis, 2020)Based on the theoretical analysis of investment in green bonds to identify and assess differences in the pricing between Green bonds and conventional bonds. Part 1 of the research paper, the theoretical framework of green ... -
Når smidige modeller begrenser smidighet : en casestudie om hvilke begrensinger et smidig rammeverk kan legge for agile team i veletablerte selskaper
(Master thesis, 2020)Som et resultat av at virksomheter i dag opererer i et stadig mer skiftende miljø preget av økt usikkerhet og krav til rask responstid, har smidig arbeidsform med agile team blitt stadig mer utbredt. Opprinnelig var agil ... -
International expansion of Canadian high technology start-up companies : an integrated theoretical model : an exploratory case study of Canadian HSF internationalization process
(Master thesis, 2020)Purpose – This qualitative, case-based research investigates the internationalization and growth process of Canadian high-tech start-ups (HSFs). This research observes tensions between literature and entrepreneurial ... -
Predicting defaults in the automotive credit Industry : an empircial study using machine learning techniques predicting loan defaults
(Master thesis, 2020)This master thesis explore the potential of Machine Learning techniques in predicting default of vehicle loan applicants. Usually, banks or other financial institutions utilize the Logistic Regression algorithm to support ... -
Analysing the demand for carsharing in Bergen : an empirical approach using car-specific and demographic data
(Master thesis, 2020)Background: Car-sharing is gaining popularity throughout the world. Currently, there is limited research on car-sharing in Norway. This paper aims to identify empirically, based on past data, what demographic and ... -
Ansattes holdninger til robotisering av arbeidsoppgaver : en casestudie av ansattes holdninger til å ta i bruk Robotic Process Automation i Bergen kommune
(Master thesis, 2020)Denne masterutredningen ser på ansattes holdninger til Robotic Process Automation (RPA), og hvilke implikasjoner dette har for implementering av RPA. For å undersøke dette har vi tatt utgangspunkt i en endringsmodell, hvor ... -
Replicating Nordic private equity : capture private equity return and risk in the Nordic stock market
(Master thesis, 2020)Private equity is widely known as an asset class delivering highly impressive returns. Still, critics like to point out the excessive fee structure in the industry. This paper investigates whether a passive stock portfolio, ... -
Alkohol, tobakk og skattepolitikk : en studie av norske husholdningers utgifter til alkohol og tobakk
(Master thesis, 2020)Alkohol og tobakk er varer som har en spesiell plass i de fleste samfunn. Tidligere forskning har funnet flere faktorer som påvirker konsumet av disse varene. Denne oppgaven ser på hvilke faktorer som påvirker norske ... -
Etableringshindringer i dagligvaremarkedet : lokale reguleringer som etableringshindring
(Master thesis, 2020)Tilgang til egnede lokaler regnes som en betydelig etableringsbarriere i dagligvaremarkedet. Stordriftsfordeler i innkjøp og distribusjon, kombinert med forbrukerens preferanse for nærhet til butikk, er forhold som kan ... -
Developing capacity for continuous renewal of the established firm : a process perspective
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis explores how innovation units within structurally ambidextrous established firms evolve over time. The case study is performed in the setting of a large Scandinavian media firm; more specifically in the innovation ... -
Optimal forsikringsportefølje for Frende Skadeforsikring : kan en optimal sammensetning av forsikringsbransjer bedre egenkapitalavkastningen?
(Master thesis, 2020)Denne masterutredningen undersøker om egenkapitalavkastningen til skade- og helseforsikringsporteføljen til Frende Skadeforsikring øker ved utnyttelse av en optimeringsmodell som opprinnelig brukes i aksjemarkedet. Vi ... -
Konsekvenser av krav til økt dyrevelferd : hvilke effekter har løsdriftskravet på melkebønders lønnsomhet og norsk landbruk?
(Master thesis, 2020)I 2003 vedtok Stortinget at alt storfe skulle være oppstallet i løsdriftsfjøs innen 2024, som senere ble utsatt til 2034. Dette omtales som løsdriftskravet, og hovedmålsetningen bak vedtaket var å bedre dyrevelferden. ... -
Private labels in foods : consumer choices between private labels and national brands : investigating the effects of category complexity, social consumption and perceived risk
(Master thesis, 2020)The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the effects of social consumption, category complexity and perceived risk on consumer choices between private labels and national brands in addition to studying the potential ... -
The daughter effect : how the sex of offspring influences father’s attitudes toward intimate partner violence : evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
(Master thesis, 2020)Violence against women is to date one the most prevalent and destructive human right violations in the world (UN, 2020). Yet, our understanding of how violent attitudes are shaped and developed, is rather limited (Picon, ... -
Does certification of green bonds add value to investors? : the role of CBI-certification in informational efficiency
(Master thesis, 2020)This study looks into Climate Bonds Initiative’s certification of green bonds to see whether it provides value for investors and contributes to market efficiency. We explore whether issuers of certified bonds have a higher ... -
Fokus på bærekraft i forvaltning av fond : et kvalitativt studie om hvordan bærekraft blir integrert i fondsforvaltning i Norge, og olje- og gasselskapers fremtid i fond
(Master thesis, 2020)Fokuset på bærekraft har i økende grad blitt en viktig prosess i fondsforvaltning i Norge. For å kunne bidra til en bærekraftig utvikling er det også viktig at denne sektoren tar ansvar. Dette fokuset fører til at ... -
Profitability analysis of the publishing industry in Norway : a study of the sources of profitability variations between Norwegian publishers
(Master thesis, 2020)In Norway, sales of physical books are declining, while sales of books in digital formats, although increasing, account for only a marginal share of the total market (Norwegian Publishers Association, 2019; Ibenholt, ... -
The influence of agile ways of working on change capacity : a case study exploring organizational agility in practice
(Master thesis, 2020)In this case study, I explore if and how agile ways of working influence change capacity. In that, I investigate the effects on change capacity at both the organizational and individual level. First, to gain an understanding ... -
Use of insurance loss data in Municipalities : a case study on the possibilities and challenges of implementing insurance loss data in the work on surface water measures
(Master thesis, 2020)Climate change has several consequences for modern societies. One example is increasing and more severe precipitation which can lead to an increase in surface water damage. In 2013, Norwegian insurance companies shared ...