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A batch-oblivious approach for complex job-shop scheduling problems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)We consider a Flexible Job-Shop scheduling problem with batching machines, reentrant flows, sequence dependent setup times and release dates while considering different regular objective functions. Semicon- ductor manufacturing ... -
A Behavioristic Study on Overreaction and Underreaction : When and Why Does it Occur?
(Master thesis, 2016)The following thesis is a study of two related concepts known as “Overreaction” and “Underreaction”. Overreaction and underreaction, both of which have been offered by behaviorists as possible explanations to asset ... -
A best value approach (BVA) to supplier selection : A case study of best value procurement (BVP) in the Norwegian construction industry
(Master thesis, 2017)It is a well-known fact that the construction industry has long been struggling with project cost and duration overruns, quality, and safety measures. It is characterized as conservative with low-bid contracting which ... -
A case study of criminal leaders versus criminal followers: An empirical study of white-collar criminals’ characteristics and imprisonment years
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A Case Study of Innovation Procurement Partnership Within the Norwegian Health Care Sector
(Master thesis, 2018)This paper is a Preliminary Master Thesis Report for MSc in Business at BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo, majoring in strategy. The proposed master thesis will focus on strategy for innovation in the Norwegian ... -
A CLT FOR SECOND DIFFERENCE ESTIMATORS WITH AN APPLICATION TO VOLATILITY AND INTENSITY
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)In this paper, we introduce a general method for estimating the quadratic covariation of one or more spot parameter processes associated with continuous time semimartingales, and present a central limit theorem that has ... -
A Comparative Study of ECKM Papers 2017-2022
(Chapter, 2023)The purpose of this paper is to analyze and compare all the academic papers in the proceedings of ECKM in 2017 (Barcelona), 2018 (Padua), 2019 (Lisbon), and the digital conferences in 2020 and 2021. In 2022, the conference ... -
A comparison of Asset Pricing Models in the Norwegian Stock Market
(Master thesis, 2019)Abstract This master thesis tests and evaluates different asset pricing models for the Norwegian stock market. The models are made to explain the cross-section of expected stock returns, and we apply them to real-world ... -
A composite likelihood approach for dynamic structural models
(CAMP Working Paper Series Paper No. 10/2018;, Working paper, 2018-10-08)We describe how to use the composite likelihood to ameliorate estimation, computational, and inferential problems in dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models. We present a number of situations where the methodology ... -
A confirmatory factor analysis approach for addressing the errors-in-variables problem with colored output noise
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Over the years, errors-in-variables (EIV) system identification has attracted considerable research interest. Among the many proposed approaches for identifying EIV models is confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), here referred ... -
A Contingency Approach on the Impact of Front-End Success on Project Portfolio Success
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)The pre-project or ideation phase is often disregarded in project portfolio management. Senior managers put more emphasis on later project stages, and researchers predominantly investigate the front end from a single ... -
A contingency theory of entrepreneurial debt governance
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Access to debt can be crucial for entrepreneurs who need capital. Embedding economic ties within a social relationship with the debt provider can ensure capital availability and attenuate opportunism. However, such a ... -
A crisis not wasted: Institutional and structural reforms behind Norway’s strong macroeconomic performance
(CME Working Papers;1/2014, Working paper, 2014)The systemic banking crisis and speculative attacks on the Norwegian krone in the early 1990s were the last in a series of blows to Norway’s macroeconomic policy regime. In addition to the recession after 1988, the underlying ... -
A critical discussion of models for conceptualizing the economic logic of construction
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)The construction industry has developed a certain economic logic that reflects the way in which tasks, parts, and units are organized and related to each other in order to create economic benefits in the construction ... -
A cross-platform study of brand recall in online video advertising
(Master thesis, 2017)This study investigates the effect of online video advertising on brand recall across online video platforms. The platforms included in the study are an online news-streaming platform, an online television-streaming ... -
A cross-sectional study on the interplay between motivational climate and employee mindset in a work context : Why the Focus on Effort might be Beneficial for v
(Master thesis, 2016)Many organizations have a large focus on talent as being the cause for organizational success. The current study aims to show that the focus on learning, effort and development may be a greater cause for success. Drawing ... -
A Dark Side of Computing and Information Sciences: Characteristics of Online Groomers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)The European Online Grooming Project from 2009 to 2011 involved researchers from Norway, Italy, Belgium and the UK. The project had three separate but interlinked phases. The first was a scooping project. The second and ... -
A dual mission challenge: Best practices for navigating practices for navigating mission drift in social enterprises
(Master thesis, 2018)In our thesis, we investigate social entrepreneurs and explore the challenges that come with creating, managing, and growing an enterprise with social and commercial ambitions. Through this, we deduce mission drift as ... -
A Framework for Analysing Interoperability in Electronic Government
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)E-government interoperability has been recognised to have a potentially great impact on productivity and user satisfaction. Based on the stage hypothesis model of growth in e-government interoperability, a framework to ... -
A Fund Analysis of Sustainable Investing in the Norwegian Market
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis analyzes risk – adjusted returns for a sample of sustainable and conventional funds in the Norwegian market during a nine-year period (January 2011 to December 2018). It contributes with further research on ...