Norges Handelshøyskole: Recent submissions
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The global grid : cost-benefit analysis: a wind farm in Greenland linked to Europe and North America
(Master thesis, 2020)For a long time now, energy has been a subject worthy of interest to me. I developed a keen interest along my childhood about energy and how we use it. Later, in my bachelor program, some classes woke up my deepest ... -
Med økosystemet i sikte : en kvalitativ studie av etableringen av et økosystem for prediksjon og varsling av flom i Nord-Gudbrandsdal
(Master thesis, 2020)Innovasjonsøkosystemer bygges rundt nye teknologier og idéer. Systemene har en unik evne til å koble sammen bransjer og virksomheter, og redefinerer de industrielle grensene. Nye økosystemer endrer dagens vilkår for ... -
Effektene av Norges Banks kvotebaserte likviditetsstyringssystem på rentedannelsen av korte norske pengemarkedsrenter : en empirisk studie av Nowa og Nibor i perioden 2008-2020
(Master thesis, 2020)Norges Bank innførte høsten 2011 et kvotebasert system for styring av bankenes reserver. I denne utredningen analyserer vi det nye systemets effekter på rentedannelsen av de korte norske pengemarkedsrentene, med fokus ... -
Bulk without boundaries : an empirical study of bulk vessel speeds absent of contractual constraints
(Master thesis, 2020)Classical maritime theory suggests that vessel operators optimize speed based on prevailing market conditions. However, numerous academic contributions have failed to provide supportive empirical evidence of real life ... -
Håndtering av usikkerhet i en digital transformasjon : en kvalitativ casestudie av G2 Ocean
(Master thesis, 2020)En digital transformasjon er en omfattende og ressurskrevende prosess som kan føre til vesentlig usikkerhet i en organisasjon. Utnyttelsen og integreringen av nye digitale og teknologiske løsninger blir stadig mer utbredt. ... -
Do cross-border stock exchange consolidations affect cross-border M&A? : a study of cross-border stock exchange consolidations’ effect on merger volumes and payment methods
(Master thesis, 2020)Since the early 2000s, there has been a trend of stock exchanges consolidating across borders with Euronext and Nasdaq being the most prominent examples. We analyse the effect crossborder stock exchange consolidation has ... -
Gender differences in the labour market : explaining the gender wage gap : empirical evidence from Norway
(Master thesis, 2020)This master´s thesis aims to investigate potential sources of the gender wage gap using Norwegian register data on the full population. First, I seek to understand to what extent traditional human capital factors and ... -
Early phase knowledge transfer in a multinational enterprise : a qualitative case study of a Norwegian MNE
(Master thesis, 2020)The purpose of this paper is to investigate the challenges faced by multinational enterprises (MNEs) in the early phase of developing cognitive social capital and subsequent knowledge transfer capabilities. Previous ... -
The impact of MiFID II/R on market liquidity : a quantitative analysis of secondary corporate bond markets
(Master thesis, 2020)In this thesis, we investigate effects on market liquidity in the secondary corporate bond market in Norway, following MiFID II/R. To measure market liquidity, we use Roll’s approximation to bid-ask spreads, Amihud’s ... -
Hvem betaler egentlig selskapsskatten? : en litteraturstudie
(Master thesis, 2020)Det er velkjent fra økonomisk litteratur at den som skal drive inn en skatt på vegne av myndighetene ikke nødvendigvis betaler hele skatten selv. Generelt er det slik at skatter kan veltes over på andre aktører i økonomien. ... -
Kostnader i hjemmesykepleietjenesten : en studie for å avdekke årsaker til variasjon mellom enheter i Bergen kommune
(Master thesis, 2020)Fremtidsutsiktene for helsesektoren viser at etterspørsel for helsetjenester øker stadig. En sentral politisk målsetning innenfor norsk helsesektor er å tilrettelegge for at flere innbyggere skal kunne bo hjemme så lenge ... -
Prediksjoner av vekt- og kvalitetsfordeling for slaktevolum i oppdrettsnæringen : en omfattende test av dyp læring og nevrale nettverk for prediktive formål i norsk akvakultur
(Master thesis, 2020)I denne oppgaven undersøker vi om nevrale nettverk kan forbedre prediksjon av vekt- og kvalitetsfordeling for slaktevolumet for matfisk, og hva følgene vil kunne være av en slik implementering. Nevrale nettverk benyttes ... -
Kostnad per pasient – for hva og hvem : implementering av et nytt styringssystem i helsesektoren
(Master thesis, 2020)Denne masteroppgaven er en studie av implementeringen av styringssystemet Kostnad Per Pasient (KPP) ved et norsk universitetssykehus. KPP er en modell som stiller opp hvilken behandling en pasient har mottatt og hva denne ... -
Private placements on the Oslo stock exchange : an empirical study of the short- and long-term stock performance following private placements during the time period 2000 to 2019
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis examines the short- and long-term performance of firms issuing equity privately on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE). By investigating an unexamined time period, this thesis adds new evidence to the existing ... -
Predictive modelling of customer claims across multiple insurance policies : an empirical study of how individual customer insurance data can be used to assess customer risk across multiple insurance products by employing machine learning and advanced ensemble techniques
(Master thesis, 2020)In this master thesis, we have analysed how individual insurance customer data can be used to assess customer risk across multiple insurance policies. Our dataset contains 63 variables about the characteristics of each ... -
Preconditions to start and scale digital ecosystems : a study of aquacloud in the Norwegian seafood industry
(Master thesis, 2020)Digital transformation characterizes a vast number of companies, and increasingly as the technological advancements with artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things, and 5G mobile network technology expands the ... -
Reference dependent risk preferences and insurance Demand
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis explores insurance decisions with respect to modest risks. Bernoulli’s expected utility theory is compared to a model where utility depends on both final wealth and changes in wealth relative to some reference ... -
Unsupervised machine learning on tax returns : investigating unsupervised and semisupervised machine learning methods to uncover anomalous faulty tax returns
(Master thesis, 2020)In this thesis we investigate whether unsupervised and semisupervised machine learning methods can be applied to detect undiscovered erroneous tax returns, and how the properties of the underlying data affect method ... -
Barriers for private sector companies operating in waste management and recycling in Sub-Saharan Africa : a qualitative exploration
(Master thesis, 2020)Global waste management is critical for sustainable development, yet it is often overlooked in development theory and global education. The greatest increase in waste generation is expected to take place in Sub-Saharan ... -
Investing in equity mutual funds : a study of the Norwegian fund market
(Master thesis, 2020)In this thesis we have analyzed Norwegian equity funds over the last eleven year period. We investigate if the performance of individual funds can be attributed to the skillset of managers, if investors can achieve ...