Master Thesis: Recent submissions
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Addressing gender differences in green consumption : does communication of effectiveness make a difference?
(Master thesis, 2018)Purpose: Existing literature has established that, to consumers, there are several drivers and barriers behind the adoption of environmentally friendly products. We explore gender differences in perceived environmental ... -
Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. : strategisk regnskapsanalyse og verdivurdering
(Master thesis, 2018)I denne masteroppgaven er verdien av egenkapitalen til Höegh Holding LNG Ltd (heretter omtalt som Höegh) verdsatt ved bruk av rammeverket for strategisk regnskapsanalyse og verdivurdering presentert av Kjell Henry Knivsflå ... -
Scrapping determinants in the tanker market : a vessel based logit model
(Master thesis, 2018)Like many others, the crude oil tanker industry face the challenge of capital depreciation. Higher operational- and maintenance costs cause shipowners to scrap older vessels to ensure pro tability. However, in good ... -
Properties of the gold price : an investigation using fractional Brownian motion and supervised machine learning techniqes
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis investigates properties of the gold price. Two different aspects have been analyzed using two different methods. The concept of fractional Brownian motion has been utilized in the search for evidence of long ... -
The impact of servitization on business model innovation : understanding the transition towards a service-based business model
(Master thesis, 2018)This master thesis is an empirical study on how servitization affects the degree of business model innovation. The analysis is based on 284 responses from Chief Executive Officers in a variety of Norwegian industries. ... -
Konkurranseintensitet på internett : prissammenligningssider og deres påvirkning på konkurranseintensitet på internett
(Master thesis, 2018)Denne oppgaven tar utgangspunkt i internettmarkedet, og undersøker om konkurranseintensiteten har økt som følge av prissammenligningssider. Utviklingen av internett og prissammenligningssider har ført til lavere søkekostnader ... -
The effect of the 2016 tax reform act on cum-cum trading in Germany : an empirical study on trading volume of the 100 most traded stocks from 2012 to 2018
(Master thesis, 2018)Various cases of sophisticated tax-motivated trading practices have recently received public attention all across Europe. These practices, some of them considered frauds, have deprived the targeted jurisdictions of tremendous ... -
Valuation of extension options on offshore rig contracts on the NCS
(Master thesis, 2018)Offshore rigs are a necessary tool in exploration and development projects in the oil and gas industry. The offshore rig market is unique in the way that the majority of the rig fleet is owned by independent rig firms ... -
Integrasjon av fysisk butikk og nettbutikk : en casestudie av kanalintegrasjon i Stormberg
(Master thesis, 2018)Den norske varehandelen er i utvikling, og stadig flere av bedriftene som driver både fysiske butikker og nettbutikker forsøker nå å integrere disse kanalene for å møte de nye kundekravene. Samtidig hevdes det at de norske ... -
Initial public offerings : IPO performance and prospectus sentiment of biotechnology offerings
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis investigates initial public offerings (IPOs) at the Nasdaq exchange in the United States during the time period of 2003 – November 17th, 2017. The focus of the thesis will be on the performance, both in the ... -
Do all stocks fail to outperform treasury bills? : an inquiry into the return distributions of individual stocks in United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, France, Italy and Sweden
(Master thesis, 2018)Inthispaper, weinvestigatethedistributionofindividualstockreturnsinUnited Kingdom, Japan, Germany, France, Italy and Sweden from 1986 to 2017. Specifically, our results highlight the strong presence of positive skewness ... -
Profesjonell skepsis : en studie av revisors utøvelse av profesjonell skepsis i vurderingen av fortsatt drift. Påvirkes utøvelsen av revisors erfaring?
(Master thesis, 2018)Flere økonomiske skandaler i norsk næringsliv har ført til at revisors rolle som allmennhetens tillitsperson har blitt kritisert. Finanstilsynet rapporterte i 2014 at det var gjennomgående svakheter i revisors arbeid, blant ... -
The role of beta strategies in other asset pricing anomalies
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis is based on the findings of Liu (2018), and therefore considers long-short, zero cost portfolios based on documented asset pricing anomalies. These include momentum, composite equity issuance, return volatility, ... -
What determines private equity holding periods? : an empirical analysis of Nordic private equity investments
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis seeks to identify what determines private equity holding periods in the Nordics. We examine whether i) portfolio company characteristics, ii) PE firm and PE fund char acteristics and iii) market level conditions ... -
Effects of timing and multiple entries in hotelling : a one-sided and two-sided market analysis
(Master thesis, 2018)The purpose of this paper has been to study how timing and multiple entries affect the equilibrium outcome in a Hotelling model for one-sided and two-sided markets. After reviewing relevant theory, we present two models: ... -
Smarter without smartphones? : effects of mobile phone bans in schools on academic performance, well-being, and bullying
(Master thesis, 2018)Smartphones have become a crucial part of the everyday life of Norwegian children, at school as well as in their spare time. What effect this presence has, is widely debated. As a reaction to this debate, Norwegian schools ... -
IFRS 13 Måling av virkelig verdi : har innføringen av IFRS 13 ført til mer og bedre noteinformasjon om investeringseiendommer?
(Master thesis, 2018)Formålet med denne oppgaven er å vurdere om innføringen av IFRS 13 har ført til at noteopplysningene som avlegges for selskaper med investeringseiendommer har bidratt til mer beslutningsnyttig informasjon for regnskapsbrukerne. ... -
The effect of credit portfolio diversification and ownership on banks’ risk exposure : a case study of the Norwegian banking market
(Master thesis, 2018)In this thesis, we attempt to provide evidence on the effect of credit portfolio diversification in two dimensions, industrial and geographical diversification. Further, we analyze whether differences in banks' risk exposure ... -
Selvbetjente kasser – kommet for å bli? : en kvalitativ studie av innføring av selvbetjente kasser i norske dagligvarebutikker
(Master thesis, 2018)I denne utredningen forsøker vi å kartlegge fenomenet selvbetjente kasser i det norske dagligvaremarkedet. Stadig flere norske dagligvarebutikker innfører selvbetjente kasser. Gjennom intervju med syv ledere i dagligvarebutikker ...