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M&A on Scandinavian market : evidence of factors for shareholder value creation from acquirer's perspective
(Master thesis, 2017)The purpose of this study is comprehensive analysis of drivers of M&A performance by bidders executing acquisitions in Nordic region. Considering mixed results on acquiring companies’ value creation for shareholders in ... -
Maarud Prosjektgull
(Bachelor thesis, 2020)Fører 80 års erfaring med prosjektarbeid automatisk til en høy grad av prosjektmodenhet? Vi har gjennom vår prosjektoppgave forsket på prosjektmodenheten i Maarud. Dette har vi gjort ved hjelp av vår hovedmodell «Project ... -
Macroeconomic risk and stock market anomalies in Norway
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Macroeconomic variables and their association to stock market returns in sub-Saharan Africa
(Master thesis, 2017)The thesis examines the relationship between stock market returns and macroeconomic variables in seventeen countries that are included in the IMF’s definition of Sub-Saharan Africa. The study is conducted using a ... -
Macroeconomics in the time of the Corona
(CAMP Working Paper Series;04/2020, Working paper, 2020-06)For a developed market economies, the corona crisis is a new type of crisis, but this crisis has parallels to economies at other times, and to crises at other places. We discuss some mechanisms from the traditional macro ... -
“Make it or break it during a pandemic”. The role of Transformational Leadership, employee Growth Mindset, Change Readiness and Stress during rapid changes such as a pandemic (COVID-19).
(Master thesis, 2020)This study seeks to explore the relationship between transformational leadership and employee’s readiness towards change, and the moderating effect of employee growth mindset. Furthermore, this study aims to look at the ... -
Management challenges in law enforcement: the case of police misconduct and crime
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to study police crime, which is defined as crime committed by police employees on duty. Methods: Based on an empirical study of all police court crime cases in Norway for the last ... -
Management compensation and market timing under portfolio constraints
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This paper shows that portfolio constraints have important implications for manage- ment compensation and performance evaluation. In particular, in the presence of portfolio constraints, allowing for benchmarking can be ... -
Management position as determinant of leadership roles in police districts
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)The job of a manager consists of several parallel roles. A manager may perceive one role as more important than other roles. The goal of this paper is to present results from a survey of police managers in Norway on ... -
Managerial action and behaviors that are supportive for knowledge sharing by employees
(Master thesis, 2017)With a changing global environment, there is an increased need for organizations to be able to efficiently and effectively share and use knowledge resources that exists within the firm, to achieve and sustain a competitive ... -
Managerial attention to exploitation versus exploration: toward a dynamic perspective on ambidexterity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Managerial attention to exploitation and exploration has a strong influence on organizational performance. However, there is hardly any knowledge about whether senior managers need to adjust their distribution of attention ... -
Managerial Capabilities Development of Local Chinese Firms Through Forming IJVs with Foreign MNC Partners
(Master thesis, 2019)The objective of this study is to advance an empirical framework pertaining to interorganizational learning mechanisms through international joint ventures (IJVs) in emerging markets, particularly in China. This study ... -
Managerial Overconfidence and the Buyback Anomaly
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)While positive, long-run abnormal returns following share repurchase announcements are substantially lower when CEOs are overconfident. This effect is particularly strong for (i) difficult to value firms, such as small, ... -
Managers’ international exposure and its influence on international startup performance: an investigation of the Nordic startup community in Silicon Valley
(Master thesis, 2017)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate whether a manager’s previous international exposure influences the performance of their international startup firm. A cross-sectional study is performed by using an online ... -
Managing Adaptive Learning from the Middle
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2008)The main purpose of this study is to contribute to the understanding of how school organizations adapt their core technology to demands imposed from their external environments. Built on open system theories, schools are ... -
Managing Adaptive Learning from the Middle
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2008)The main purpose of this study is to contribute to the understanding of how school organizations adapt their core technology to demands imposed from their external environments. Built on open system theories, schools are ... -
Managing Algorithmic Accountability: Balancing Reputational Concerns, Engagement Strategies, and the Potential of Rational Discourse
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)While organizations today make extensive use of complex algorithms, the notion of algorithmic accountability remains an elusive ideal due to the opacity and fluidity of algorithms. In this article, we develop a framework ... -
Managing Algorithmic Accountability: Balancing Reputational Concerns, Engagement Strategies, and the Potential of Rational Discourse
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)While organizations today make extensive use of complex algorithms, the notion of algorithmic accountability remains an elusive ideal due to the opacity and fluidity of algorithms. In this article, we develop a framework ... -
Managing CEO communication and positioning: A cross-national study among corporate communication leaders
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the practices of positioning Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and other top executives in the public sphere and approaches to manage their communication activities. ... -
Managing commercialization : how McKinsey & Company turned Nyegaard & Co into the world leader of contrast media
(Master thesis, 2012-05-14)This thesis studies to what extent engaging a management consultant firm during the innovation process may increase the likelihood of success. Firms often fail to benefit financially from their innovations, and this paper ...