Blar i Master of Science på utgivelsesdato
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Using process simulation to support decision makers at the AMK O&A call center in analyzing and improving organizational performance and thus reducing prehospital response time
(Master thesis, 2012-05-15)The work with this master thesis has been highly interesting and highly challenging. The fact that we have six kids altogether, including newborn triplets, has tested our personal capacities to a great extent. The thesis ... -
Revisjonsplikt i et lite marked; Vestfold
(Master thesis, 2012-05-15)17.12.2010blerevisjonspliktenendret.ForsmåASmedomsetningunderMNOK5,balansesumunderMNOK20oggjennomsnittligantallansatteunder10årsverkblerevisjonspliktenfrivilligfraogmedregnskapsåret2011.Deterallikeveleraktivtbortvalg,sås ... -
Dividend changes and firm performance
(Master thesis, 2012-05-15)In this paper, we test the information content of dividends (ICD) hypothesis for Norwegian non-listed firms, to explore whether dividend changes have positive relationship with future earnings. After applying both linear ... -
Knowledge-intensive business services as knowledge and innovation agents through client cooperation and labor mobility
(Master thesis, 2012-05-16)Using unique databases from Norway, this thesis investigates the role of KIBS in innovation through two distinct mechanisms of knowledge transmission, namely client cooperation and mobility of KIBS employees, as well as ... -
How a great customer experience can drive your prices : a cross-country study
(Master thesis, 2012-09-25)Over the past couple of years, practitioners and marketing researchers have begun to discuss the concept ―customer experience. Pine and Gilmore (1999) state that there has been a shift in the marketing literature and that ... -
Empowerment and organizational citizenship behavior : An investigation of empowering leadership, psychological empowerment, organizational citizenship behaviors, and the moderating role of social and economic LMX
(Master thesis, 2013)Research on empowerment has to date been inconsistent with respect to the logical structure of concepts, and research on the effectiveness of empowerment has provided mixed results. To address this issue, this study ... -
Basel III
(Master thesis, 2013-02-05)For at vi skal kunne ha en stabil og velfungerende økonomi er det viktig med finansiell stabilitet i banksektoren, ikke bare nasjonalt, men også på et internasjonalt nivå. Da vi opplevde den kraftige finanskrisen i 2007 ... -
Cluster as a facilitator : the case of the maritime cluster in Møre og Romsdal
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The foreign exchange market : can order flow improve a currency carry trade?
(Master thesis, 2013-02-05)The objective of this master thesis is to examine if a currency carry trade can be improved by accounting for order flow. We construct a carry trade strategy by pairing the three highest interest rate currencies to the ... -
Knudsen utredningen : en forenkling og modernisering av utbyttereglene?
(Master thesis, 2013-02-06)1. januar 1999 trådde dagens aksjelovgivning i kraft, Lov 13. juni 1997 nr. 44 Lov om aksjeselskaper (aksjeloven). Aksjeloven som ble utarbeidet i siste halvdel av 90-årene erstattet Lov 4. juni 1976 nr. 59 Lov om ... -
Task characteristics as a mediator of the LMX-OCB relationship
(Master thesis, 2013-02-06)The current study investigated the extent to which certain characteristics with job tasks mediate the relationship between leader-member-exchange (LMX) and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). Data were collected ... -
How priming influences elaboration and advertisement attitude : the underlying mechanism of conceptual fluency
(Master thesis, 2013-02-06)To our recollection, a theoretical gap in previous priming research, especially within contextual priming, is the failure to include fluency as the explaining mechanism behind priming effects. This is a limitation, as ... -
Is new technology clouding your judgment? : how to make innovations succeed
(Master thesis, 2013-02-06)A lack of experience on online consumer behavior, and limited empirical work that captures positive and negative factors influencing consumers’ technological adoption process, has led to a high failure rate of new innovations ... -
Fisjoner og fusjoner : en kartlegging av praksis i norske børsnoterte selskaper i perioden 2006-2011
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Cultural distance impact on subsidiary control : a study of foreign subsidiaries in Lithuania
(Master thesis, 2013-02-06)Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to study the relationship between use of different types of control mechanisms (output, process and social) and the cultural context (cultural distance between headquarters country ... -
Bid premium in Chinese outbound M&A
(Master thesis, 2013-02-06)In this paper we study whether Chinese firms bid higher on average when involved in outbound mergers and acquisitions, compared to bidders from the rest of the world. We argue that the unique Chinese context due to the ... -
Social banks and impact measurement : the cases of Charity Bank and Triodos Bank
(Master thesis, 2013-02-07)Social banks are founded on values of using financial services to “create a positive impact on the society and the environment” (Weber 2011b, 5). How can the banks know that they actually achieve positive impact? How can ... -
Perceived organizational support and attitudes toward organizational change : the moderating role of perceived supervisor support
(Master thesis, 2013-02-07)Research on organizational change has identified the crucial role of the employees in whether or not a change initiative is successful. Due to the calling for more research on antecedents to change attitudes, the purpose ... -
Restructuring through spinoffs : the effect on shareholder wealth
(Master thesis, 2013-02-08)This paper investigates the shareholder wealth created through spinoff restructuring at Oslo Stock Exchange, over the period 1991-2010. By using a proxy for the transaction announcement, I find no support for an abnormal ... -
Exploring early leader careers : a study of personality, motivation to lead and self-efficacy as possible predictors of leader emergence
(Master thesis, 2013-02-08)The purpose of this study was to examine and gain further knowledge of how and to what degree young individuals are influenced by the factors Personality, Motivation to Lead and Self-Efficacy when emerging into leadership ...