Master Thesis: Recent submissions
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Endrede styringsverktøy over tid : en case-studie av hvordan et kraftselskap i Norge har tatt i bruk og forlatt styringsverktøy ettersom behovene har endret seg.
(Master thesis, 2019)Det tradisjonelle budsjettet har vært kritisert for å være et krevende styringsverktøy med mange ulemper. Kritikken mot budsjettet går blant annet ut på at det ikke tar tilstrekkelig hensyn til virksomhetens omgivelser. I ... -
Liquidity Following MiFID II estimating the effect of research unbundling on norwegian small and mid-cap stocks
(Master thesis, 2019)MiFID II was implemented in 2018 and requires that cost of research products is unbundled commission fees. An anticipated consequence of the” inducement rule” is reduced coverage of small-and mid-cap stocks. In light of ... -
Fundamental verdsettelse av Sparebanken Vest
(Master thesis, 2019)Hensikten med denne masterutredningen er å estimere verdien av egenkapitalbevisene til Sparebanken Vest. Det er i oppgaven blitt benyttet en fundamental verdsettelse, slik at verdiestimatet er basert på strategiske og ... -
Immigration and firm performance : evidence from Norway : an examination of the effect of employed immigrants on firm financial performance
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis examines the empirical relationship between employed immigrants and firm financial performance in Norway during the period 2001-2008. More specifically, we estimate the effect of working immigrants on the ... -
Antecedents for green purchase intention : moderating effect of masculinity-femininity on the relationship between antecedents and green purchase intention
(Master thesis, 2019)At present, green consumer behavior is an emerging topic for both academia and business. According to various scholars, individual factors, including motivation, environmental concern, attitudes, personal values, etc. as ... -
Strategisk regnskapsanalyse og verdsettelse: Aker BP
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne masterutredningen omhandler en strategisk regnskapsanalyse, samt en fundamental- og komparativ verdivurdering av Aker BP ASA. Målet med utredningen har vært å undersøke underliggende faktorer i selskap og bransje, ... -
Hva nordiske hotellkjeder gjør for å holde seg konkurransedyktige i markedet med Online Travel Agencies : en casestudie av tre av Norges største hotellkjeder
(Master thesis, 2019)Formålet med denne studien har vært å bidra til innsikt om hva hotellkjeder og hoteller kan gjøre for å holde seg konkurransedyktige i markedet med Online Travel Agencies (OTAs). OTAene tilbyr forbrukere en enkel og ... -
Transparency and its relation to sustainability performance : aA textual mining approach to sustainability performance of mutual funds and disclosure in underlying companies
(Master thesis, 2019)Over the last decade, sustainability has truly moved from niche to mainstream when it comes to attracting attention among investors and policymakers. The number of funds investing under environmental, social and governance ... -
Public procurement and firm performance : the effects of public procurement on firm performance in Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)This master thesis sheds light on whether there is positive relationship between public procurement and firm performance in Norway. Two hypotheses are proposed. Hypothesis 1 is that there exists a positive relationship ... -
Estimering av en finanspolitisk regel for Norge i perioden 1980-2018 : hvordan har finanspolitiske sjokk fra regelen påvirket norsk økonomi?
(Master thesis, 2019)Formålet med denne masteravhandlingen er å studere norsk finanspolitikk og dens effekt på et utvalg makroøkonomiske størrelser i perioden 1980-2018. Dette gjøres ved å estimere en finanspolitisk regel for Norge som vi ... -
Priselastisiteter for kollektivtransport i Bergensområdet : utført i samarbeid med Skyss
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne utredningen har hatt som formål å estimere priselastisitetene for kollektivtransport i Bergensområdet og er utført i samarbeid med Skyss. Målet har vært å utarbeide gode estimater for hvordan prisendringer på ... -
To what extent does prosocial motivation prevent employees from leaving an organization? : a moderated mediation analysis of prosocial motivation, job satisfaction, mission breach and turnover in a Norwegian mission-driven company.
(Master thesis, 2019)In this study, my goal was to investigate whether and how employees’ trait-like prosocial motivation affects their decision to leave the organization. I wanted to examine such relationship by considering the effect of ... -
Intergovernmental transfers in brazil : corruption and deforestation
(Master thesis, 2019)This paper investigates the effect of additional governmental transfers on several different measures of deforestation for the years between 1997 and 2016. We use comprehensive datasets from the MapBiomas database for our ... -
Aksjemarkedsinformasjon som grunnlag for prognoser for økonomisk vekst : empirisk analyse av Norge, USA, Tyskland, Storbritannia, «Europa» og Japan
(Master thesis, 2019)Formålet med denne oppgaven er todelt. Først undersøkes det hvorvidt selskapskarakteristikkene selskapsstørrelse, bokført verdi relativt til markedsverdi (B/M-verdi), momentum og likviditet har gitt systematisk forskjell ... -
Study on portfolio selection with skewness at Oslo Stock Exchange
(Master thesis, 2019)In this paper we investigate the statistical measure of skewness in a portfolio management setting at Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE). Our analysis follows earlier research on the topic of non-normal investor preferences which ... -
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 ... -
Fremtidens formuesforvaltning: en kvalitativ studie av formuesforvaltningsbransjen i Norge
(Master thesis, 2019)I denne masteroppgaven analyserer vi formuesforvaltningsbransjen i Norge basert på en kvalitativ metode med semistrukturerte intervjuer. Mer presist adresserer vi både hovedutfordringene denne bransjen står overfor og ... -
Do maritime anti-corruption efforts affect economics? An analysis of waiting time in the Suez Canal
(Master thesis, 2019)The purpose of this study was to investigate whether becoming member of the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) comes with a monetary penalty in terms of longer waiting times for entering the Suez Canal. This thesis ... -
The effect from accrual earnings management in private equity trade : a study of the Norwegian private equity market’s investments and divestments
(Master thesis, 2019)Our paper looks at account manipulation in private companies purchased and sold by private equity funds. We use a proxy for discretionary accrual earnings management to measure the degree of manipulation in accounting data, ... -
Mirror, mirror on the wall : a study of AR-powered magic mirror technology and its influence on consumer experiences and attitudes
(Master thesis, 2019)Augmented Reality (AR) has been growing in popularity in recent years, and is becoming increasingly realistic. Several companies have started to use AR for the virtual testing of products, particularly within the beauty ...