Master Thesis: Recent submissions
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Nordic Corporate Spin-offs : An empirical study of long-term shareholder value creation through corporate spin-offs in the Nordic countries.
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis investigates the long-term shareholder value creation associated with Nordic corporate spin-offs completed between 1996 and 2022. The Nordic region is fascinating, as it is an under-researched area on this ... -
Does Board Gender Diversity Affect Inventor Productivity? A comparison of inventor productivity before and after enactment of gender quota mandate on boards of publicly listed companies in Norway
(Master thesis, 2023)Norway was the first country to mandate a gender quota for corporate boards of publicly listed firms. This quota mandates that publicly listed companies in Norway must have 40% representation of each gender on the board ... -
A New Dawn for Europe’s Sustainable Innovation? Assessing Venture Capital Performance in European Climate Technology
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis investigates venture capital investments in the European climate tech sector, focusing on the past decade. Through survival analysis, it examines three hypotheses: the relative success rate of climate tech ... -
Ethical Leadership and Responsible Innovation in the Finance Sector
(Master thesis, 2023)This master’s thesis is a contribution to research within ethical leadership and responsible innovation, studying the research question: “How does ethical leadership contribute to responsible innovation within the finance ... -
Slow Fashion Adoption : Exploring Frameworks to Uncover Antecedents of Slow Fashion Adoption.
(Master thesis, 2023)Sustainability within the fashion industry is a topic of increasing importance. In the fashion industry today, consumers mainly adopt fast fashion products. Fast fashion has promoted an unsustainable consumer behaviour ... -
Regnskapsmessig behandling av FoU : En studie av regnskapspraksis etter GRS og IFRS
(Master thesis, 2023)De siste årene har immaterielle eiendeler blitt en viktigere del av selskapers verdi (EFRAG, 2021). Samtidig hevdes det at finansregnskapets verdirelevans svekkes på grunn av at regnskapet i mindre grad viser relevant ... -
Long-Term Performance of Initial Public Offerings in Norway : An empirical analysis of listings in Norway from 2000 until 2023 and their initial and long-term performance
(Master thesis, 2023)When analyzing the short- and long-term performance of Norwegian IPOs between 2000 and 2023, we find that IPOs have been underpriced with an average first-day excess return of 9.31%. The analysis also showed that the largest ... -
Beyond Aesthetics : Asset Pricing Theory and the Scandinavian Art Market
(Master thesis, 2023)This study utilizes a hedonic model to examine factors influencing the pricing of Scandinavian paintings, such as size, artist reputation, and auction house. The analysis focuses on prominent painters from Denmark, Sweden, ... -
Accounting for diverse greenhouse gases in the environmental balance sheet : How to account for CO2 and CH4 using different emission metrics
(Master thesis, 2023)The ongoing challenges of global warming and climate change emphasize the importance of reliable and concrete sustainability reporting. Continuous rise in greenhouse gas emissions should hold a significant place in such ... -
Making Sense of Human Rights in Business: A Qualitative Case Study on the Practical and Paradoxical Challenges of Implementing Human Rights Due Diligence following the Norwegian Transparency Act
(Master thesis, 2023)Corporations are increasingly assuming a pivotal role in the global governance of human rights. This responsibility is underscored by Norway’s recently implemented Transparency Act (TA), which mandates Human Rights Due ... -
The Influence of Monetary Policy on Bank Profitability : A Study of Scandinavian and Central European Banks
(Master thesis, 2023)In this thesis, we find support for the notion that interest rate hikes improve bank profitability. Our results imply that monetary policy might have had a more profound impact on bank profitability from 2021 onwards ... -
Hedging strategies within the aluminum market An analysis of forecast adjusted strategies with the persepctive of a Norwegian entity
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis examines the effectiveness of static and selective hedging strategies in the aluminum market. Additionally, the thesis highlights the outcome from the perspective of a Norwegian entity, particularly focusing ... -
Revisors Rolle i Hvitvasking : En kvalitativ studie av revisors oppfatning.
(Master thesis, 2023)Hvitvasking har i nyere tid fått økt fokus, hvor det ble implementert en ny hvitvaskingslov i 2018 som representerte en betydelig skjerping av eksisterende regelverk på flere nøkkelområder. Revisors opprinnelige mandat har ... -
Hvorfor mislyktes Lidl med å etablere seg på det norske markedet? En kvalitativ casestudie av faktorer som påvirket Lidls inntreden og tilbaketrekning
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne masteroppgaven tar for seg en viktig periode i den norske dagligvarebransjen, der vi undersøker Lidls forsøk på etablering i Norge og gransker hvorfor de til slutt trakk seg ut. Til tross for at Reitan Gruppen, ... -
ESG i krigens skygge: Hvordan påvirkes ESG-scores? En difference-in-differences studie av europeiske våpen-, olje- og gass- og fornybarselskaper etter invasjonen av Ukraina
(Master thesis, 2023)Studien har som formål å vurdere hvorvidt bærekraftsprestasjonene til europeiske selskaper innenfor våpen-, olje- og gass- og fornybarsektorene er blitt påvirket av krigen mellom Ukraina og Russland. Utvalget av sektorer ... -
Bidding for the Future: Efficient Auction Design during Financial Headwinds : A Comparative Study of UK and German Offshore Wind Auctions and Lessons for Norwegian Policymakers
(Master thesis, 2023)Offshore wind is increasingly recognized as a viable source of renewable energy and has great potential for international decarbonization. However, current supply-chain bottlenecks, inflation and interest rates have ... -
Fungerte regjeringens ‘one size fits all’– tilnærming for økonomisk støtte under pandemien? Virkningen av COVID-19-støtteordninger på selskapsstørrelse
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne masteroppgaven har som mål å undersøke og analysere effekten av støtteordningene som ble introdusert i Norge som en respons på Covid-19-pandemien. Spesifikt ønsker vi å analysere forholdet mellom selskapsstørrelse ... -
Financial Instability and Financial Crises : An Empirical Study of the Implications of Financial Instability for the Development of Financial Crises.
(Master thesis, 2023)The objective of this master thesis was to examine how financial instability manifest during Norwegian financial crises in the period 1899-2010. To answer our research question, we have analyzed financial and macroeconomic ... -
Profit Shifting of Multinationals in Norway : An empirical analysis with a focus on the profitability of Chinese multinationals
(Master thesis, 2023)Using a sample of 1 343 060 firm level observations with detailed corporate and financial information from Norway in the period 2017 to 2020, we study the profitability differences between domestic controlled companies ... -
The Principal-Agent Problem in Finance: Performance Clauses in Shipping Charterparties : The misalignment of incentives for performance between shipowners and charterers regarding ‘Good weather conditions’ in time charter contracts
(Master thesis, 2023)This study investigates how definitions of ‘Good weather conditions’ influence speed and fuel consumption claims in dry bulk shipping time charter contracts. Using observed weather data, we simulate various definitions ...