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Ownership change and its implications for the match between the plant and its workers
(Discussion paper;10/15, Working paper, 2015-05)Is ownership change an opportunity for new owners to make systematic changes in the workforce of the acquired plant? This paper explores the adjustments to plant size and the composition of the workforce that occur around ... -
Ownership Competence
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Ownership is fundamental to firm strategy, organization, and governance. Standard ownership concepts—mainly derived from agency and incomplete contracting theories—focus on its incentive effects. However, these concepts ... -
Ownership concentration & acquiring firm M&A returns : an empirical analysis of acquirer returns in Norway
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis studies the relationship between ownership concentration and acquiring firm M&A announcement returns. In agency literature, ownership concentration has been proposed as an effective governance mechanism. ... -
Ownership relations and cooperation in the Norwegian power market
(Report, Research report, 2006-06)This study establishes an updated data set that documents the status with respect to distribution of ownership of generation capacity, and identifies the main forms of cooperation and information exchange among the power ... -
Pacifying the Algorithm – Anticipatory compliance in the face of algorithmic management in the gig economy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Algorithmic management is used to govern digital work platforms such as Upwork or Fiverr. However, algorithmic decision-making is often non-transparent and rapidly evolving, forcing workers to constantly adapt their ... -
Pan Fish ASA : en verdsettelse av verdens største lakseoppdrettsselskap
(Master thesis, 2006)Utredningens formål er å estimere verdien på Pan Fish, verdens største oppdrettsselskap. Det første kapittelet er en innledning der jeg presenterer de problemstillinger som er knyttet til verdsettelse av Pan Fish. Kapittel ... -
The Panama Canal : the gateway between the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean : a case study
(Master thesis, 2008)The Panama Canal is established as one of the major service providers in the maritime business today. However, with an annual demand growth of 3% and the trend in international shipbuilding industry being to produce larger ... -
Paradise profits : tax planning in multinational companies : a case study of Pfizer Inc.
(Master thesis, 2017)In recent years, it has become increasingly evident that current tax regulations are not properly equipped to handle the business structures of multinational companies. A number of revelations and leakages have exposed ... -
Paradoxes in networks supporting competitive electricity markets
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2000)Grid investments are normally done in electrical networks in order to achieve a well functioning integrated electricity market and/or making the network more secure, i.e. less sensitive to link failures. In general, there ... -
Parameters for convergence and divergence in wage distribution of professions 1970-2016 in Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)Rising income inequality within countries is a concern that present a societal challenge. This thesis investigated whether wages between selected sectors in Norway in the time frame 1970-2016 has been subject for convergence ... -
Parametric Portfolio Policies på det skandinaviske aksjemarkedet : en optimeringsmodell som eksponerer seg for risikopremier i aksjemarkedet
(Master thesis, 2015)Denne utredningen presenterer en optimeringsmodell der porteføljevektene fastsettes direkte av en funksjon med karakteristikkene selskapsstørrelse, selskapsverdi og momentum. Modellen ble introdusert av Brandt, Santa-Clara ... -
Paraplykjedenes overtakelse av distribusjonen i dagligvaremarkedet : hva har utviklingen å si for markedets aktører?
(Master thesis, 2016)I denne utredningen forsøker vi å kartlegge mulige konsekvenser av paraplykjedenes overtakelse av grossist- og distribusjonsleddet i det norske dagligvaremarkedet. Grunnet uenigheter innad i bransjen om hvorvidt ... -
Parcel Delivery with Automated Parcel Lockers in Bergen: A Study on Potential Collaboration in the Parcel Delivery Industry in Bergen Using Mixed-Integer Linear Programming
(Master thesis, 2022)Automated parcel lockers (APLs) have in the past year become a common sight in Bergen and have quickly become one of the preferred methods for picking up parcels in the business-to-customer market. As the largest postal ... -
The Parent Company Puzzle : case: Opticom og Fast Search & Transfer
(Master thesis, 2007)The Parent Company Puzzle (TPCP) er tilfeller hvor et morselskap har en lavere markedsverdi enn eierandelen i et børsnotert datterselskap. I 18 måneder fra mai 2004 til november 2005 hadde det norske selskapet Opticom ... -
Parental leave and maternal employment
(SAM DP;01/2022, Working paper, 2022-01-19)Numerous studies have investigated whether the provision and generosity of parental leave affects the employment and career prospects of women. Parental leave systems typically provide either short unpaid leave mandated ... -
Parenthood and the Gender Gap in Commuting
(SAM DP;11/2023, Working paper, 2023-05)Childbirth increases the opportunity cost of commuting and makes it difficult for both parents to work far away from home. Using detailed Norwegian register data, we show that the commuting patterns of men and women diverge ... -
Pareto optimal insurance policies in the presence of administrative costs
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2010-08)In his classical article in The American Economic Review, Arthur Raviv (1979) examines Pareto optimal insurance contracts when there are ex-post insurance costs c induced by the indemnity I for loss x. Raviv’s main ... -
Parterapi i norsk banknæring : hvordan fikse forholdet mellom kunde og bank?
(Master thesis, 2019)Formålet med denne utredningen er å fremdrive ny innsikt innenfor kunderelasjoner og relasjonsmarkedsføring. Utgangspunktet for utredningen er arbeidet til Norsk Innovasjonsindeks. Deres målinger viser at kunden responderer ... -
Partial adjustment : børsintroduksjoner, underprising og fenomenet partial adjustment på Oslo Børs
(Master thesis, 2007)Denne utredningen tar for seg børsintroduksjoner som er gjort i perioden 01.01.1996 til 30.06.2006. I analysedelen ser oppgaven på startavkastningen til et utvalg av introduksjonene som er gjort i perioden. Videre ... -
Partial Adjustment to Public Information in the Pricing of IPOs
(Working paper, 2016-01)Extant literature shows that IPO first-day returns are correlated with market returns preceding the issue. We propose a new explanation for this puzzling predictability by adding a public signal to Benveniste and Spindt ...