Norges Handelshøyskole: Recent submissions
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Kunnskapsdeling innad i og mellom innovasjonspartnerskap : en kvalitativ studie av pågående innovasjonspartnerskap
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne masterutredningen tar for seg kunnskapsdeling innad i og mellom innovasjonspartnerskap. Anskaffelsesprosedyren innovasjonspartnerskap ble introdusert i det norske anskaffelsesregelverket i 2017, og kombinerer ... -
Talking with angels : towards a holistic perspective on angel investors’ decision-making processes
(Master thesis, 2019)There is a general impression in Norway that most entrepreneurs struggle to secure funding from venture capital providers, such as angel investors. Worse still, most angel research has failed to be of practical use, ... -
Digging for fool’s gold : an empirical study on factors affecting initial stock performance of venture capital-backed IPOs
(Master thesis, 2019)We analyze the performance of venture-backed IPOs on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq between 2011 and 2019. Throughout this period, a large number of venture-backed tech companies with billion-dollar valuations ... -
Aftermarket liquidity and performance of initial public offerings : evidence from Oslo Stock Exchange
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis investigates abnormal returns in initial public offerings (IPOs) at the Oslo Stock Exchange during the time period of 2007 to 2018. By utilising four liquidity measures, we aim to identify the relationships ... -
Klimabetingede erstatningsutbetalinger : hvor stor samfunnsøkonomisk gevinst kan oppnås med en kjent erstatningsforpliktelse?
(Master thesis, 2019)I denne masterutredningen ser vi på mulig samfunnsøkonomisk gevinst ved at staten forsikrer den ukjente forpliktelsen knyttet til den klimabetingede erstatningsordningen i norsk landbruk. Erstatningsordningen dekkes i ... -
Gevinster realisert, eller mer kaffe konsumert? : hvordan realiseres gevinster fra digitaliseringsog RPA-prosjekter i norske kommuner?
(Master thesis, 2019)Hovedformålet med denne masterutredningen er å gi innsikt i hvordan norske kommuner håndterer gevinstrealisering i digitaliserings- og RPA-prosjekter. Kommunal- og moderniseringsdepartementet (KMD) lanserte 11. juni 2019 ... -
How the European Union’s renewable energy directives impact the global energy industry : evidence from global stock markets
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis investigates the impact of renewable energy regulations imposed by the European Union on the energy industry. By employing an event study methodology on three directives dating from 2007 to 2018; The Renewable ... -
Scanning the horizon : forecasting and trading on forward freight agreements using long short-term memory neural networks and AIS-derived features
(Master thesis, 2019)The purpose of this study has been to predict Forward Freight Agreement (FFA) prices using machine learning techniques, investigate the additional forecasting power of Automatic Identification System (AIS) derived features, ... -
The rise and fall of income inequality in post-reform China: an empirical analysis of the development and determinants of income inequality in China in the period 1985-2015
(Master thesis, 2019)Over the last couple of decades, there has been progressive commitment and remarkable achievements by the international community in lifting people out of poverty across the world. At the same time, elevated levels of ... -
The effect of commodity prices on deforestation in Brazil : an empirical analysis investigating the effect of futures and spot prices for soy and maize on deforestation in Brazilian municipalities
(Master thesis, 2019)In this thesis we aim to provide empirical evidence of the effect of spot and futures prices on municipal land transition in Brazil. We take advantage of newly developed, detailed, municipality-level data on land transition, ... -
Vessel valuation : an analysis of the joint non-linear impact of vessel age and time of sale in the market for handysize dry bulkers
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis investigates the joint influence of transaction time and vessel age on the valuation of second-hand tonnage. Towards this end, we use individual sales data for Handysize dry bulkers and apply a semiparametric ... -
Læringsarenaer for kompetanseutvikling i en kompleks organisasjonsstruktur : en kvalitativ undersøkelse for sammenligning av to ulike resultatområder i Equinor
(Master thesis, 2019)For å opptre som en konkurransedyktig aktør i dagens arbeidsmarked, er både læring og kompetanseutvikling helt avgjørende. Det blir implementert ulike arenaer i organisasjoner med intensjon om læring og kompetanseutvikling. ... -
Norsk fotballs flaggskip : en casestudie om økonomistyring i Rosenborg BK
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne utredningen omhandler Norges mestvinnende fotballklubb, Rosenborg BK, der klubbens økonomiske situasjon i perioden 2009-2018 kartlegges. Utredningens formål er å se de økonomiske og sportslige resultatene opp mot ... -
Using machine learning to improve hedging of power prices in the Nordic market : a study of how predictions of the Nordic system price can be used for Norwegian hydropower producer’s hedging strategies
(Master thesis, 2019)The prices in the Nordic power market are characterized by high volatility. This creates a demand for securing future power prices. Large hydropower producers use a variety of instruments to predict price changes, and ... -
Udekket renteparitet med utgangspunkt i euro og lange renter : en empirisk analyse i perioden 2000 til 2018
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne oppgaven er bygd opp rundt teori og anvendelse av renteparitet. Vi starter med en kort gjennomgang av dekket og udekket renteparitet og tidligere forskning knyttet til disse teoriene. I forhold til tidligere forskning ... -
Extracting value from lightweight IT : a new approach to benefits management? : a case study of the implications lightweight IT has on benefits management
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis aims to answer the following research question: “What are the implications of lightweight IT on benefits management?”. The motivation to this thesis is that there is extensive literature on how to conduct ... -
Main vs. junior IPO Markets : an empirical study of firm-specific characteristics that affect companies’ choice of IPO market in Sweden
(Master thesis, 2019)This study examines the initial listing decision of firms that are qualified to list on Nasdaq Stockholm main market but choose to list on Nasdaq First North junior market instead. While many of previous studies have ... -
Sammenheng mellom antall avspillinger og tid, for låter strømmet på Spotify : en empirisk analyse av låter utgitt av norske indie-selskap
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne masterutredningen tar for seg hvordan antall avspillinger av låter, utgitt av norske indieselskap, på Spotify, samvarierer med tid etter låtslipp for låter i sjangrene techno, indie, metal, pop, punk og rock. ... -
Second-hand vessel valuation : a generalized additive model and extreme gradient boosting approach
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis investigates the applicability of extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) compared to the generalized additive model (GAM) approach to create a desktop valuation model of second-hand Handysize bulkers. The data ... -
Fra avfall til ressurs : drivere og barrierer for kildesortering av glass- og metallemballasje blant enkeltindivider med ulike innsamlingsløsninger
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne masterutredningen studerer individers intensjon om å kildesortere glass- og metallemballasje for å kartlegge drivere og barrierer for kildesortering for de ulike innsamlingsløsningene: returpunkt, felles beholder, ...