Master Thesis: Recent submissions
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Bruk av selvbetjente etterretningsverktøy blant norske bedrifter : en eksplorativ casestudie av selvbetjente etterretningsverktøy
(Master thesis, 2018)I denne masterutredningen har vi undersøkt bruk av selvbetjente etterretningsverktøy blant norske bedrifter. Slike verktøy hører innunder en ny utvikling innenfor business intelligence, der brukere uten særlig ... -
Women’s choices of STEM degrees and careers : a comparison of Norway and UK
(Master thesis, 2018)The aim of this thesis is to answer the two research questions whether more women in Norway choose STEM degrees and careers than in the UK, and why do we observe gender differences in the choices of STEM degrees and ... -
Rørosmeieriet AS : strategisk regnskapsanalyse og verdivurdering
(Master thesis, 2018)Formålet med utredingen er å verdsette Rørosmeieriet for potensielle investorer. For å estimere egenkapitalverdien gjennomføres det en fundamental verdivurdering. I den første delen av utredningen utføres en kvalitativ ... -
Exploration of bubble properties in cryptocurrencies : a hybrid-study with quantitative models for crash estimation supplemented with industry experts
(Master thesis, 2018)We employ Supremum Augmented Dickey-Fuller (SADF), the General Supremum Augmented Dickey-Fuller (GSADF) tests and a Log Periodic Power Law (LPPL) test to Cryptocurrency Index (CRIX) price data to evaluate cryptocurrencies ... -
Operasjonell analyse av BIRs vakuumbaserte bossnett i Bergen sentrum : en inngående beskrivelse av det vakuumbaserte bossnettets ytelse, med fokus på operasjonelle måltall
(Master thesis, 2018)Formålet med denne oppgaven er å utvikle en grundig og detaljert forståelse av systemet som omfatter bossnettet til BIR. Oppgaven er en operasjonell analyse av bossnettet med hovedfokus på ytelsen for drift av rørnettet. ... -
Impact of oil price on Norwegian oil companies’ stock price movement
(Master thesis, 2018)The aim of this master’s thesis is to find out how the oil price impacts Norwegian oil companies’ stock price and what kind of financial variables are relevant to investors, who are investing in Norwegian oil companies. ... -
Brand line positioning in the Norwegian mass-produced beer market : a comparative brand association study
(Master thesis, 2018)The purpose of this thesis is to compare the image positioning of two Norwegian beer brand lines in terms of consumer perceptions. Despite recent popularity of microbrewery research, it argues that industrial breweries ... -
Big Data and Little Norway : en empirisk studie av mulige sammenhenger mellom Googlesøk og boligprisen
(Master thesis, 2018)Denne masterutredningen vil utforske sammenhengen mellom Google-søk og det norske boligmarkedet. Vi har benyttet Google-søkedata til å konstruere åtte variabler basert på søkeord relatert til boligmarkedet. Variablene ... -
Glasstak, glassklipper og glassko : en studie av kvinnelige ledere i Norge
(Master thesis, 2018)Kjønnsulikheter i arbeidsmarkedet har lenge vært en pågående samfunnsdebatt. Med denne studien ønsket vi å gi et bidrag til denne debatten og den eksisterende litteraturen om kvinner og ledelse. Formålet var å beskrive ... -
A comparative analysis of different vehicle configurations : creating a composite indicator to rank vehicle powertrains along multiple dimensions
(Master thesis, 2018)A comparative assessment of internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs), battery electric vehicles (BEVs), full hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and fuel cell electric vehicles ... -
Market reaction to M&A announcements by state-owned enterprises : an empirical analysis of the market’s reaction when state-owned enterprises announce a merger or acquisition.
(Master thesis, 2018)In this thesis, we analyse implications of corporate state ownership. We use the Norwegian corporate state ownership as a basis for this analysis. One of the main problems regarding corporate state ownership is that the ... -
Blockchain in financial markets and intermediation : a qualitative exploratory study of the impact of blockchain technology on the financial market infrastructure and financial services
(Master thesis, 2018)A blockchain is an open, decentralized ledger that provides a cryptographically secure way of transacting without the need of trusted third parties. The technology has garnered a variety of claims and perceptions regarding ... -
Unlisted assets in the government pension fund global : can private equity and infrastructure improve the fund’s profitability and stability?
(Master thesis, 2018)Is the stock market overpriced? Is it time to sell? Most of the asset pricing research has been directed towards stochastic discount factors, without definitive answer. We study the case of the Norwegian Government Pension ... -
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, ... -
Risk-adjusted index for private equity evaluation based of predictive firm characteristics : An empirical study of the public firms taken private by financials buyers from 1997 to 2017 in the U.S.
(Master thesis, 2018)The objective of this thesis is to assess if there is a risk-adjusted index which could give a better understanding of the opportunity cost for private equity investments. Private equity has become a more professional ... -
The Refugee – Burden of the decade, or an economic opportunity? : a qualitative study on the role of the private sector in creating sustainable solutions for refugees in developing countries through local integration.
(Master thesis, 2018)The magnitude of global forced displacement has long surpassed old records. The situation is dire for the tens of millions of refugees stripped of their dignity and ability to live normal lives. The global society is yet ... -
Omstilling i den norske sparebankbransjen : en studie av lønnsomhetsvariasjoner knyttet til filial- og utlånsstruktur
(Master thesis, 2018)Sparebankbransjen er i endring. Endringsprosessen manifesterer seg i form av kontornedleggelser og overgang til en stadig mer digital bankhverdag. Dette medfører en endret konkurransesituasjon. Eksempelvis er det i dag ... -
The adoption of blockchain technology in norwegian corporations
(Master thesis, 2018)Blockchain was launched as a social experiment by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009, when the person or persons behind the pseudonym launched an online currency named Bitcoin. What started out as a decentralized alternative to ... -
Hva motiverer private barnehageeiere? : en studie av barnehagesektoren i Bergen kommune
(Master thesis, 2018)Formålet med denne masterutredningen har vært å undersøke motivasjonen til private barnehageeiere i Bergen kommune. Oppgavens problemstilling og tilhørende forskningsspørsmål ble besvart ved å studere sekundærdata som ... -
The economic effects of the production area regulation : an empirical study of the norwegian aquaculture industry
(Master thesis, 2018)The Norwegian aquaculture industry has grown and developed substantially since its mere beginning in the 1970s (Nærings- og fiskeridepartementet, 2015; PwC, 2016b; Statistisk sentralbyrå, 2018c). Governmental regulation ...