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Regulators rolle: Hvordan gjennomfører og iverksetter Sjøfartsdirektoratet miljøpolitikken i praksis? En casestudie av det norske Sjøfartsdirektoratet
(Master thesis, 2021)Hvordan gjennomfører og iverksetter Sjøfartsdirektoratet miljøpolitikken i praksis? Politikere har en miljøpolitikk som overleveres til Sjøfartsdirektoratet for å implementeres. Miljøpolitikken skal implementeres i en ... -
ESG: All Bark and No Bite? Exploring the utility of environmental, social and governance variables in empirical asset pricing via machine learning
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis I investigate the impact of including environmental, social and governance (ESG) variables in explaining the cross section of expected stock returns. Using three machine learning frameworks applied to a ... -
Interpreting machine learning models: An overview with applications to German real estate data
(Master thesis, 2021)Machine learning models have demonstrated huge improvement in examining complex patterns, which allow them to make predictions about the unobserved data. While the accuracy of these models increases over time, so does ... -
The Effect of Volunteering on Social Recognition: Evidence From a Distribution Game
(Master thesis, 2021)Volunteering is essential for developed economies. While previous research about volunteering has focused on the volunteers themselves, our study investigates how volunteers are viewed by society. We conducted a randomized ... -
Patent Activity and Startup Funding in Sweden : An empirical study conducted on Swedish startups
(Master thesis, 2021)We run a multiple linear regression model to test (1) whether filing at least one patent application before the first round of funding increases startups’ first-round funding amount and (2) whether the number of filed ... -
ESG og lønnsomhet i det nordiske markedet : en studie av sammenhengen mellom ESG og lønnsomhet for børsnoterte selskaper i Norden
(Master thesis, 2021)Verden står for tiden overfor store samfunns- og klimautfordringer, som blant annet fattigdom og økende temperaturer. Av den grunn forventes det i større grad at selskaper tar ansvar for å håndtere disse utfordringene ... -
Does fossil fuel divestment contribute to the clean energy transition? : an event study on fossil fuel divestment announcements
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis aims to assess whether fossil fuel divestment announcements of institutions have a financial impact on the energy transition, by utilizing event study methodology to measure abnormal returns and trading volume ... -
The Effect of Volunteering on Social Recognition : Evidence From a Distribution Game
(Master thesis, 2021)Volunteering is essential for developed economies. While previous research about volunteering has focused on the volunteers themselves, our study investigates how volunteers are viewed by society. We conducted a randomized ... -
Using a laddering approach to understand consumers opinions on corporate CSR and sustainability activities
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis builds upon the emerging area of corporate social responsibility (CSR) research termed Materiality Analysis, and examines in-depth interviews, to determine if there is the possibility of a set of universal ... -
Filtering by footprint : nudging Norwegian wine consumers towards sustainable packaging choices
(Master thesis, 2021)This paper evaluates the problem of the misalignment between values and behaviors among Norwegian consumers in the selection of environmentally friendly wines and presents an online nudge strategy ... -
Sustainable investment : factors influencing the adoption of a sustainable investment strategy : examining how different factors influence the adoption of sustainable investment strategies.
(Master thesis, 2021)With the growth of ESG investing across the finance industry, this paper seeks to explore how different factors influence the adoption of a sustainable investment strategy, with a predominant focus on large asset managers. ... -
Purchasing sustainable clothing : The influence of Design and Sustainability factors on Purchase Intention of Sustainable clothing.
(Master thesis, 2021)The purpose of this study is to examine factors that influence consumers' intentions to buy sustainable clothing. The fashion industry poses many sustainability challenges that are widely recognized by consumers, manufacturers ... -
Business opportunities in waste heat utilization in Norway : a new business research for the cloud data center pilot project at the Norwegian center for energy transition studies (NTRANS)
(Master thesis, 2021)This master thesis is a contribution to Statkraft's data center pilot project supported by User Case 2 of the Norwegian Center for Energy Transition Studies (NTRANS). NTRANS is researching the role of the energy system ... -
The effect of patents on financial constraints : an empirical analysis of Norwegian companies 2009-2018
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis, we investigate the relationship between patenting activity and financial constraints for a broad panel of Norwegian companies between 2009-2018. The research is inspired by Hottenrott, Hall and Czaranitzki ... -
Digitalization, a firm’s COVID-19 vaccination? : do more digitalized firms outperform less digitalized firms during the pandemic?
(Master thesis, 2021)This paper examines how the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted more and less digitalized firms in Norway. Our main hypothesis is that more digitalized firms outperform their less digitalized ... -
Going where you're treated best : tax-based migration from high to low tax jurisdictions
(Master thesis, 2021)Many Western and Scandinavian have continued to raise taxes while the cost of living in their countries has continued to rise. In contrast, the amount of subsequent benefit the individual taxpayer receives continues to ... -
Insentivstyring i Forsvaret : Omstillingsprosesser med effektiviseringstiltak og kostnadsbesparelser i Hæren : En solskinnshistorie på bekostning av den gode soldat?
(Master thesis, 2021)I denne oppgaven har vi valgt å studere hvordan Hærens ansatte tilpasser sin adferd som resultat av Forsvarets og Hærens insentivstyring. En forsvarssektor under endring og utvikling, med effektiviseringstiltak, reformer ... -
Unleashing the potential in ambassador programs : identifying concrete measures to improve the efficiency of ambassador programs
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis aims to analyze how SafetyWing can improve the efficiency of its ambassadors and what the implications are for ambassador programs in general. Ambassador programs are an expanding part of digital marketing ... -
The board of directors and underpricing in the Nordic countries : the relationship between board characterstics and short-term underpricing of IPOs
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis examines the relationship between the characteristics of the board of directors and short term underpricing of initial public offerings, using a sample of 326 firms from the main listings of Norway, Sweden, ... -
Integrering av operasjonell risiko i virksomhetsstyring : en flercasestudie av tolv virksomheter
(Master thesis, 2021)Økt globalisering, digitalisering og nyere samarbeidsformer i et komplekst og stadig skiftende miljø medfører både utvidelse og endring av risikoer som virksomheter står overfor. En sentral risiko i alle virksomheter, ...