Norges Handelshøyskole: Recent submissions
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Empowering people with disabilities in developing countries : an evaluation of two group saving programs in Northern Uganda
(Master thesis, 2020)People with disabilities are overrepresented among those in the world who live below the poverty line, and being disabled they face additional barriers to empowerment in an already challenging environment. Providing ... -
Best Value Procurement i norsk byggebransje : hvilke erfaringer har aktører i bransjen og hvordan kan BVPprosjekter forbedres i fremtiden?
(Master thesis, 2020)Offentlige anskaffelser står for en stor del av utgiftene i offentlig sektor. Flere prosjekt har hatt utfordringer knyttet til effektivitet og kostnadsoverskridelser. I løpet av de siste årene har det oppstått flere ... -
Neoclassical evidence on merger waves : an empirical analysis of the drivers of M&A waves, the influence of private equity, and evolution of takeover premiums
(Master thesis, 2020)Harford’s (2005) methods -
Which sustainability efforts are most profitable to prioritize? : a proxy approach to sustainability effort measurement
(Master thesis, 2020)In this thesis, we look at annual- and sustainability reports as a proxy to sustainability efforts for companies listed on the OSEAX-index. By using textual analysis on annual and sustainability reports, along with other ... -
Rollen som bærekraftsansvarlig i Norge : hvordan kan de oppnå innflytelse? : en studie av bærekraftsansvarlige i norske virksomheter
(Master thesis, 2020)Verden står i dag overfor store utfordringer knyttet til bærekraftig utvikling. Det forventes i økende grad at virksomheter bidrar til å løse utfordringene og i den forbindelse har mange opprettet egne stillinger som ... -
Bærekraftige investeringer i shipping bransjen : en studie av hvordan shippingselskaper bruker bærekraftige investeringer til å håndtere interessentrelasjoner og dermed ressursene deres
(Master thesis, 2020)Konseptet bærekraftig utvikling har fått en fremtredende rolle i politikk, næringsliv og samfunnsdiskursen. De siste årene har omfanget av bærekraftige investeringer i norsk shippingbransje, en av landets viktigste næringer, ... -
Something old, something new : a hybrid approach with ARIMA and LSTM to increase portfolio stability
(Master thesis, 2020)In this thesis we seek to examine how modern forecasting approaches can improve estimations of stock pair correlations, and derived from this, contribute to making portfolios more stable. Volatility of financial markets ... -
Skattemoral i krisetid : hvordan påvirker økonomiske kriser folk sine holdninger til å betale skatt?
(Master thesis, 2020)Hvordan økonomiske kriser påvirker skattemoral er et tema som er lite utforsket i skattelitteraturen. Skattemoral kan endres og påvirkes av ytre faktorer og endrede insentiver. Tillit til myndigheter er en viktig faktor ... -
Økt åpenhet på Oslo Børs : en kvalitativ studie av behovet for økt åpenhet om utenlandske eiere av forvalterregistrerte aksjer på Oslo Børs
(Master thesis, 2020)Denne masterutredningen er en studie av behovet for økt åpenhet i forvalterkonti på Oslo Børs. Hovedregelen i allmennaksjeloven er at aksjeeierne skal innføres i aksjeeierregisteret, mens unntaket er forvalterregistrering. ... -
A warning to equity crowdfunding investors! : you might overpay
(Master thesis, 2020)Equity crowdfunding is a relatively new phenomenon that allows non-professional investors to invest in potentially high-value startups. Although some view this as an opportunity to decrease societal inequalities, others ... -
Initial public offering methods in the Nordic market : a quantitative study of the relative aftermarket performance between fixed price and bookbuilding IPO’s in the Nordic market
(Master thesis, 2020)The goal of this thesis is to study the relative aftermarket performance of fixed price initial public offerings relative to bookbuilding offerings in the Nordic market and discover whether there are any differences in ... -
Gender differences and the effect of remote working during the covid-19 pandemic : an empirical analysis of remote working and its impact on performance in the American mutual fund industry
(Master thesis, 2020)During the COVID-19 pandemic, forced remote working has been an important tool for authorities all over the world attempting to stop the spread of the virus. Looking at gender, early reports indicate a disproportionate ... -
Eksisterer momentum? : en empirisk analyse av momentumeffekten i det amerikanske aksjemarkedet fra 2010 til 2019
(Master thesis, 2020)I denne masterutredningen analyseres det om momentumeffekten fortsatt eksisterer i det amerikanske aksjemarkedet i perioden januar 2010 til desember 2019. For å undersøke dette, starter vi med å replikere handelsstrategien ... -
The impact of the 2014 oil price shock on corporate sustainability and performance
(Master thesis, 2020)Our thesis aims to study whether high sustainability companies in Europe outperform low sustainability companies in terms of stock performance following the oil price shock in 2014. To conduct this analysis, we employ a ... -
Founder-CEOs and stock market performance in the Nordic region : an empirical study conducted on publicly listed companies in the Nordic region during the period from 2008 to 2020
(Master thesis, 2020)About nine per cent of the publicly listed companies in the Nordic region are managed by one of its founders. These companies are different from others in terms of firm valuation and to some extent, stock market performance. ... -
Market reactions to legal insider trading on Oslo stock exchange marketplaces
(Master thesis, 2020)This paper investigates market reactions to legal insider trades on the Oslo Stock Exchange and analyses whether being listed on the sub-marketplace Merkur Market causes abnormal returns and turnover from insider ... -
Fishermen facing headwinds : a quantitative approach to evaluating fishing grounds and measuring the impact of offshore wind on the commercial fishing industry
(Master thesis, 2020)In this thesis, we investigate the impact of developing offshore wind farms in Træna on the local community and the fleet operating in the respective areas. In particular, we evaluate the catch value within each offshore ... -
Kryptovaluta og revisjon : klientaksept, praktiske revisjonsutfordringer, og revisjonshandlinger knyttet til kryptovaluta
(Master thesis, 2020)Denne oppgaven utforsker problemstillinger knyttet til kryptovaluta, et fenomen som har blomstret de siste 10 årene, sett fra et revisjonsperspektiv. Studien er utført gjennom dybdeintervjuer med tre revisorer fra de ... -
The impact of team-level norms and team charters on the performance-trajectories of work-teams
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Do active managers live up to their pitch? : an empirical study on Scandinavian active fund performance in crises
(Master thesis, 2020)Active fund management is a heated topic. Investors have been willing to pay for skilled active managers in the belief that they will obtain greater returns. The literature remains skeptical. In their defence active ...