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An investigation of how consolidation and collaboration between stakeholders in a local supply chain can improve the economic, social and environmental sustainability of city logistics.
(Master thesis, 2017)The objective of the thesis is to implement consolidation and collaboration between stakeholders in a local supply chain to improve the economic, social and environmental sustainability aspects of city logistics. The ... -
An Investigation of Job Embeddedness in a Male-Dominated Industry: What Makes Female Employees Stay?
(Master thesis, 2019)This study aimed to investigate employee retention within the construction industry, with a focus on how the male-dominated industry can retain its female employees. Job embeddedness, a theory of employee retention, looks ... -
An investigation of the unique, synergistic, and balanced relationships between basic psychological needs and intrinsic motivation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)The purpose of this study was to empirically investigate the relationship between psychological need satisfaction and intrinsic motivation as proposed by self-determination theory. Three competing hypotheses regarding ... -
An investigation of whether retail companies can utilize the facilities at shopping malls in Norway in order to enable direct container deliveries through horizontal cooperation
(Master thesis, 2015-08-07)The core of this thesis is to explore how shopping malls in Norway are facilitated for handling container deliveries. The purpose of this investigation is to identify whether retail companies in Norway can benefit from ... -
An investigation on how corporate reputation comes into play in the norwegian innovation index
(Master thesis, 2017)The importance of corporate reputation has been growing over the last decades, with CEOs consistently ranking corporate reputation as a firm’s most critical key intangible resource (Hall, 1993). On a parallel and similar ... -
An Iterated Min-Max procedure for practical workload balancing on non-identical parallel machines in manufacturing systems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This paper presents an original approach for a practical workload balancing problem on non-identical parallel machines in manufacturing systems. After showing the limitations of an initial model, in partic- ular to support ... -
An organizational culture for excellence in service: fostering favorable conditions for tailoring, improvisation, and judgement through a system of six sets of practices
(Master thesis, 2017)A growing body of theory and research applies a cultural perspective to the description of organizational phenomena. We have designed the multiple case study in this thesis report to contribute to this line of research ... -
An upbeat crowd: Fast in-store music alleviates negative effects of high social density on customers’ spending
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Research suggests that in-store crowding can lower customers’ spending, thus limiting overall benefits of high store frequentation. Here, we propose that this negative effect can be mitigated by adjusting store ambiance, ... -
Analyse av effektene på arbeidsmarkedet som følge av et kraftig oljeprisfall, med spesialisering innenfor arbeidsledighet og oljeprisfallet i 2014
(Bachelor thesis, 2020)Denne bacheloroppgaven bygger på data om hvordan arbeidsmarkedet i Norge ble påvirket av et kraftig oljeprisfall med utgangspunkt i oljeprisfallet i 2014. Dette er det seneste oljeprisfallet som etterlot seg betydelige ... -
Analyse av kostnadseffektiviteten til vindkraftverk på land
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)De to store miljøutfordringene vi står overfor i dagens verden er begrensning av klimaendringer og tap av biologisk mangfold. Vindkraft spiller en sentral rolle i begge aspektene, der miljøhensyn kommer i konflikt. Som en ... -
Analyse av nyinnførte regler for kildeskatt på renter og royalties mv.
(Master thesis, 2022)Denne masterutredningen tar for seg effekten av de nyinnførte reglene i 2021 om kildeskatt på renter, royalty og leiebetalinger på fysiske driftsmidler og er en analyse av hvorvidt reglene oppnår formålet med å forhindre ... -
Analyse av SalMar ASA
(Bachelor thesis, 2013-12-18)Denne oppgaven tar for seg en analyse av driftsåret 2011 til SalMar ASA og en vurdering av framtidsutsiktene for næringen. Hensikten med oppgaven er å foreta en bedriftsøkonomisk analyse, tilegne seg relevant kuunskap samt ... -
Analysing the impacts of Universal Basic Income in the changing world of work: Challenges to the psychological contract and a future research agenda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Technological developments within advanced economies are impacting organisations and working lives. With the advent of ‘Industry 4.0’, Universal Basic Income (UBI) is being cast as a potential ‘buffer’—a social safety ... -
Analysis and Valuation of Frontline Plc
(Master thesis, 2023)In this master thesis, we have performed an analysis and valuation of Frontline Plc. The problem statement in the thesis is defined as: “What is the fundamental value of a share in Frontline Plc, traded at the New York ... -
Analysis of economic crime in religious institutions using convenience theory: What is so special about motive, opportunity and willingness
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)There is a research debate whether or not religious people demonstrate less delinquent behavior in terms of white-collar crime. This article focuses on those members of religious institutions who become offenders, and the ... -
Analysis of house price dynamics using the price-to-rent ratio: evidence from the Oslo housing market
(Master thesis, 2023)Housing prices in Oslo have risen significantly in recent decades, approaching historic levels. Specifically, in the last ten years, house prices in Oslo have experienced a remarkable appreciation of 90%, surpassing the ... -
Analysis of rental prices for the office market in Oslo
(Master thesis, 2018)The main purpose of this paper is to examine the office rental prices in Oslo where there is little previous quantitative work. Norway is an open economy relying sincerely on import and export, where changes in global ... -
An analysis of the Birken Group
(Bachelor thesis, 2016)Summary This thesis is based on the “BØK” courses and “ELE3750 Finansiell Analyse og Verdsettelse”. Our strategic analysis regarding the Birken Group shows that most external factors tend towards favorable trends ... -
Analysis of the Demand for Bike Sharing in Oslo with Machine Learning
(Master thesis, 2022)This paper aims to create accurate predictive models for the bike-sharing system operated by Oslo City Bikes. The three different machine learning methods are used to predict user demand within a specified area of Oslo. ... -
An Analysis of the Financial Performance of Companies Rated Best Places to Work Compared to the Market Index: A Comparative Study Pre and Post Covid-19
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis investigates the performance of companies ranked on Glassdoor´s UK Best Places to Work list from 2017 to 2022, with a particular focus on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. By analysing this recent period, ...