Norges Handelshøyskole: Recent submissions
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Right to Restrict? A study of legitimacy as a driver of hard paternalistic interventions.
(Master thesis, 2022)In this thesis, I study the effect of legitimacy on people’s willingness to implement a hard paternalistic intervention towards another person. In an incentivised experiment, participants decide whether to restrict the ... -
Market Reactions to Insider Trading and Repurchases: An Empirical Study Measuring Abnormal Returns on the Oslo Stock Exchange
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis investigates capital market efficiency by investigating market reactions to insider trading and repurchase announcements on the Oslo Stock Exchange, both separately and conjointly. Previous research has ... -
Prosesstenkning og prosesseierrollen i digitalisering: En kvalitativ casestudie av hvordan prosesstenkning bidrar til digitalisering og prosesseiers rolle i digitalisering
(Master thesis, 2022)Denne masteroppgaven har som formål å studere prosesstenkning og prosesseierrollen i digitalisering. Begge sammenhengene finnes det lite empirisk forskning på, og det er der vår studie kommer inn. Datainnsamlingen har ... -
Norwegian Municipalities' Investments in Capital Markets: An Empirical Study of Norwegian Municipalities’ Investment Portfolios
(Master thesis, 2022)Unfamiliar to many, Norwegian municipalities manage substantial investment portfolios totaling 35 billion NOK (3.7B USD). In this thesis we investigate what characterizes Norwegian municipalities' investments in capital ... -
Boliglånsforskriften og finansiell stabilitet: En historisk analyse av hvordan innføringen av boliglånsforskriften kan ha påvirket finansiell stabilitet i norsk økonomi
(Master thesis, 2022)Etter finanskrisen i 2007 og 2008 ble begrepet finansiell stabilitet et stort fokusområde. Denne gjeldskrisen rammet banker og finansforetak hardt, og den viste hvor hardt sterk vekst i gjeld og kreditt kan ramme markeder. ... -
Searching for Inflation: An Empirical Study of Real-Time Micro Behaviour Data on InflationNowcasts
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis introduces the application of real-time micro behaviour data in inflationnowcasts. Our study analyses if ARIMA models extended with Google search dataimproves the prediction of divisions of inflation compared ... -
Grunnlag for beregning av eiendomsskatt: En analyse av verdsettelsesmetoder for beregning av eiendomsskattegrunnlag for fritidsboliger i hyttekommuner
(Master thesis, 2022)Formålet med denne masterutredningen er å analysere de ulike verdsettelsesmetodene for beregning av eiendomsskattegrunnlag for fritidsboliger i hyttekommuner. Det er hovedsakelig to hjelpeberegningsmetoder som blir ... -
The Effect of Uncertainty on Investment Empirical evidence from listed Norwegian firms 2005-2018
(Master thesis, 2022)The relationship between uncertainty and investment is an extensively explored topic in economic and financial literature. Regardless, the dramatic events of recent years have reinvigorated the need to garner a greater ... -
Solar Energy for Poverty Alleviation in China Environmental Effectiveness and Economic Impact
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Bidrar samdrift og samlokalisering til bærekraftig verdiskaping? En studie av samdrift, samlokalisering og bærekraft i oppdrett av laks og regnbueørret i Norge
(Master thesis, 2022)Formålet med denne studien er å bidra med innsikt til motivasjonsgrunnlaget for samdrift og samlokalisering blant mindre aktører i oppdrettsnæringen, og hvordan disse samarbeidsformene kan bidra til bærekraftig verdiskaping. ... -
Norske privatpersoners nettoavkastning: En komparativ studie av fond, crowd/ending og utleiebolig fra et privat investeringsperspektiv
(Master thesis, 2022)Denne masteravhandlingen tar for seg private investeringer i indeksfond, crowdlending og utleiebolig. Temaet for studien har blitt aktualisert av et økt fokus på privat sparing under Covid-pandemien, samt at et relativt ... -
Online Ratings and Reviews: Are numerical ratings more persuasive than written reviews?
(Master thesis, 2022)In this thesis, the aim is to investigate the effect of numerical values and words on the consumer decision process. Previous research has studied the effect of online rating and review systems and how they influence ... -
Bu y on Intraday Market or not: A Deep Learning Approach :A decision tool for buyers in the Norwegian electricity markets to decide optimal market to purchase electricity
(Master thesis, 2022)As the share of variable renewable energy sources increases, so does the need for near-delivery offloading of surplus electricity. The availability of potentially cheap energy sources in intraday markets begs warrants ... -
Gender Gaps in Leadership: The Case of Savings Groups in Uganda: How can gender gaps in leadership positions be measured and explained? Are there gender differences in the perceptions of which leaders are influential?– A Literature Review and Investigation of Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) in Uganda
(Master thesis, 2022)Village saving and loans associations (VSLAs) play critical roles in many countries, including Uganda, towards financial inclusion overall. VSLAs are critical in working towards two key components to financial inclusion: ... -
Incorporating Sustainability into Innovation Methodologies: A qualitative case study on how the climate innovation program 20tretti combines Design Thinking and Systems Thinking to foster sustainability-oriented innovations
(Master thesis, 2022)The impacts of climate change are becoming more and more visible to the society as a whole and consequently, sustainability has increased its importance and relevance. To overcome climate challenges, innovation is a ... -
No News is Good News? An empirical analysis of the Scandinavian stock market reaction to negative environmental news
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis exammes the market reaction to negative environmental news in the Scandinavian stock market. As leading markets within ESC practices, these countries provide an interesting insight into the incorporations of ... -
Do Retail Investors Fall for Bad Boys? An empirical study of whether narcissistic CEOs manipulate retail investors into financial peril
(Master thesis, 2022)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate whether retail investment decisions are influenced by CEO personalities, and whether it has adverse financial implications. Specifically, we are interested in the notion that ... -
Innovation at the Edge in the Established Firm: An Exploratory Study of two Edge Initiatives
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis explores how innovation at the edge can take place in established firms. This qualitative interview study is conducted in the setting of a large Norwegian insurance company and looks at two of its innovation ... -
Sustainability and Online Food Delivery Services in Norway: Does sustainability play a role in influencing the behavioural intention for the Platform-to- Consumer Online Food Delivery Services in Norway for young generations?
(Master thesis, 2022)In recent years, the over OFDs industry is overwhelming and at the same time, it has caused quite a lot of environmental and societal challenges. Based on studies, Millennials and Generation Z are the most motivated to ... -
Social Sustainability and Cost Competitiveness – beyond ‘winwins’? A Case Study of Facilitation-based Productivity Intervention in the Pakistani Garment Industry
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis explores how a facilitation-based productivity intervention created by the International Labour Organization (ILO) might play a role in handling tensions between demands for social and environmental sustainability ...