Master Thesis: Recent submissions
Now showing items 801-820 of 4379
-
Prosocially motivated innovative team behaviour and the sincerity of an organisational mission
(Master thesis, 2021)Little is known about how mission-driven organisations can facilitate innovative behaviour in prosocially motivated teams. We seek to understand how the sincerity of a firm’s prosocial mission, as it is perceived by ... -
Tilsyn med offentlige anskaffelser : En eksplorativ casestudie av svenske kommuners erfaringer med et uavhengig tilsynsorgan
(Master thesis, 2021)Det pågår en debatt i Norge om hvorvidt det bør innføres et uavhengig tilsynsorgan for offentlige anskaffelser. Debatten har hovedsakelig to sider. Den ene siden mener at det er et behov for et tilsyn for å hindre juks, ... -
Effekten av «tone at the top» og risiko på revisors profesjonelle skepsis : En eksperimentell studie
(Master thesis, 2021)Profesjonell skepsis er en viktig del av revisjonen da det kan påvirke revisors dømmekraft og handlinger. Nolder og Kadous (2014) viser til ulike sosiale og situasjonelle faktorer som kan påvirke revisors profesjonelle ... -
Barnehager i inntektssystemet for kommunene : Er andelen innbyggere med høy utdanning fremdeles en driver for etterspørselen av barnehagetjenester i kommunene?
(Master thesis, 2021)SØF-rapport 02/10 Barnehager i inntektssystemet for kommunene, la grunnlaget for delkostnadsnøkkelen i inntektssystemet for barnehager. Rapporten beskrev resultater av vitenskapelige analyser blant annet av hvilke faktorer ... -
Momentum in Nordic Stock Returns : Industry Effects and Possible Strategy Improvements
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis documents a strong momentum effect in the Nordic stock market that does not seem to be explained by traditional risk factors or industry effects, in contrast to the findings of Moskowitz and Grinblatt (1999). ... -
SalMar ASA : Strategisk Regnskapsanalyse og Verdsettelse
(Master thesis, 2021)Formålet med denne utredningen er å beregne et estimat på verdien av egenkapitalen til SalMar ASA per 31.12.2020. Det ble benyttet fundamental verdsettelse som fremgangsmetode å finne verdiestimatet, supplert med komparativ ... -
The Functions of Leadership in Managing Paradoxical Tensions in Coopetitive Interfirm Strategies : A Qualitative Case Study from the Fintech Industry
(Master thesis, 2021)The term coopetition describes a situation where companies cooperate and compete with one another at the same time, typically to achieve innovation. However, the simultaneous pursuit of cooperation and competition between ... -
How do Alternative Asset Classes Affect Performance of Traditional Stock & Bond Portfolios? An Empirical Analysis of Strategic Asset Allocation and Risk Management through Business Cycles
(Master thesis, 2021)The main scope of this thesis is to examine how alternative asset classes affect performance of traditional stock and bond portfolios. We will employ financial engineering and quantitative analytics to construct the most ... -
Correcting Witness Reports through Machine Learning : An empirical study of machine learning applied to incident reports
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis we investigate the possibility of using machine learning models to correct witness testimony. Using data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System, we build a model to predict the race of offenders ... -
Litigation Risk in Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance : The Impact of Company-Related Risk Factors on the Insurance Premium
(Master thesis, 2021)A directors’ and officers’ (D&O) liability insurance policy prices the risk of litigation. The objective of this thesis is to investigate whether company-specific risk factors are incorporated in the pricing, and in such ... -
Economic feasibility of microalgae as a source of biodiesel : Techno-economic and sustainability analyses
(Master thesis, 2021)Microalgae receive rising attention because of their capacity to generate biofuels. Cultured either in ponds or photobioreactors, they have a high growth rate, occupy smaller cultivation land area than other biofuel-generating ... -
Empirical Evidence of Lead-Lag Relation between the Norwegian CDS and Stock Markets : Using Vector Autoregression with Exogenous Variables (VARX) and Structured Regularization for Large Vector Autoregressions with Exogenous Variables (VARX-L) Framework
(Master thesis, 2021)The master thesis studies the lead-lag relation between the Norwegian CDS and stock markets with daily observations from June 24, 2010 to May 5, 2017 of three Norwegian firms, DNB Bank ASA, Telenor ASA, and Statoil ASA. I ... -
Gender Diversity and Its Effects on Arms Embargo Violations : Prediction Probability of Embargo Violations With Company Board Diversity
(Master thesis, 2021)The research conducted in this report seeks to uncover the effects diversity in corporate board of directors have on the illegal sales of weapons to countries experiencing U.N arms embargoes. From our analysis and for the ... -
Corruption Risk Exposure of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global : An empirical approach to examine corruption risk of and its implications for the Government Pension Fund Global
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis, we examine the bribery risk exposure of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) and analyze whether the pensions fund historically benefitted from being invested in companies with elevated bribery ... -
Effekten av produktmarkedskonkurranse på korrupsjon : En empirisk analyse av industri- og servicebedrifter i Slovenia
(Master thesis, 2021)Formålet med denne oppgaven er å undersøke effekten av produktmarkedskonkurranse på korrupsjon. Eksisterende litteratur gir motstridende resultater på dette forholdet, noe som gjør det til et empirisk spørsmål. Det har ... -
Lønnsomhet i offshore service-bransjen : En lønnsomhetsanalyse av norske offshore-rederier og variasjoner blant dem
(Master thesis, 2021)Maritim næring har gjennom århundrer spilt en sentral rolle i utviklingen av norsk næringsliv. Herunder har offshore service-bransjen vært en viktig bidragsyter til verdiskapningen i næringen. Fokus på innovasjon og utvikling ... -
Bør den norske personkunden velge aktivt forvaltede fond eller indeksfond? En empirisk studie av norske aksjefond i perioden 2001-2019
(Master thesis, 2021)I denne oppgaven undersøker vi om norske personkunder bør plassere forvaltningskapitalen sin i aktive eller passive aksjefond. Undersøkelsen omfatter fondskategorien Norge-fond over perioden 2001-2019, og vi benytter et ... -
An Analysis of Consumer Demand in Switzerland : Estimation of a Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System with Censored Alcohol Consumption
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis, I estimate a Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System using Swiss household expenditure data from 2006-2017. To control for the censored budget share variable of alcohol, I implemented a two-step Heckman-type ... -
The Impact of Government Actions on Share Prices during the COVID-19 Pandemic – A cross-industry comparison in eight European countries –
(Master thesis, 2021)The COVID-19 outbreak marked the beginning of an uncertain economic period, which impacted all share prices drastically. This uncertainty was reflected not only in stock markets but also in the reactions of governments. ...