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How does Laissez-Faire Leadership Affect the Psychosocial Work Environment in the Norwegian Armed Forces – The Moderating Role of Gender
(Master thesis, 2018)The purpose of the study was to explore a universal perspective that laissez-faire leadership has a negative impact on psychosocial factors at work, including role conflict, stress and motivation. Further, the study aimed ... -
How Does Monetary Policy Affect Household Indebtedness?
(HOFIMAR Working Paper Series;5/2023, Working paper, 2023)Growth in household debt-to-income ratios can be attributed to nominal debt changes or mechanical “Fisher effects” from interest income and expenses, real income growth, and inflation. With microdata covering the universe ... -
How does monetary policy respond to exchange rate
(CAMAR Working Paper Series;1/2010, Working paper, 2010)This paper analyzes how monetary policy has responded to exchange rate movements in six open economies, paying particular attention to the two-way interaction between monetary policy and the exchange rate. We address this ... -
How Does the Board of Directors React when Faced with Corporate Scandals? A Study of CEO, Chairman, and Auditor Turnover
(Master thesis, 2021)In this paper, we examine how the board of directors react when faced with corporate scandals. We compare 75 Norwegian firms involved in corporate scandals with 75 control firms and measure how these scandals impact ... -
How does the dark triad affect team effectiveness?
(Master thesis, 2017)This study aims to investigate the Dark Triad (Narcissism, Psychopathy and Machiavellianism) and its affect on Team Effectiveness and the possible mediation of Intragroup conflict types: Emotional person conflict, Emotional ... -
How does the Norwegian stock market react to IT investment announcements?
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis examines how IT investment announcements affect the stock returns of firms listed at the Oslo Stock Exchange. An event study approach, using the Market model, Fama French Three Factor- and Carhart Four ... -
How does the Norwegian stock market react to unexpected dividend announcements?
(Master thesis, 2017)This study investigates the dividend signaling hypothesis by examining stock price reactions to unexpected dividend announcements on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE). While previous research relies on the market model, this ... -
How does the Norwegian, Dutch and Canadian models compare in terms of investment management and returns?
(Master thesis, 2017)This paper examines the similarities and differences between the Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP (Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds), the Canadian Pension Plan and the Government Pension Fund Global. Based on the funds’ ... -
How Endorsers Create Click Intention: A Study of the Norwegian Painting Tool Brand Jordan
(Master thesis, 2019)Consumers are increasingly using online search engines to gain information about products and services. The use of endorser has for a long time been a popular strategy in digital advertising. A challenge for brands today, ... -
How entrepreneurial orientation can leverage innovation project portfolio management
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Innovation project portfolio management (IPPM) is a key task in R&D management because this decision‐making process determines which R&D projects should be undertaken and how R&D resources are allocated. Previous research ... -
How general is the Vale-Maurelli simulation approach?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)The Vale-Maurelli (VM) approach to generating non-normal mul- tivariate data involves the use of Fleishman polynomials applied to an underly- ing Gaussian random vector. This method has been extensively used in Monte Carlo ... -
How has fear of COVID-19 influenced consumers' purchase intention of green products?
(Master thesis, 2022)On the 26th of February 2020, the first Norwegian citizen infected with COVID-19 was confirmed (Kolberg et al., 2020), and only a few days later, in March 2020, the Norwegian government introduced the most intrusive measures ... -
How has the mortgage regulation implemented in 2017 affected house prices in Oslo?
(Master thesis, 2018)We show that regulatory mortgage and equity restrictions, implemented in Oslo in 2017, leveled the abnormal house price surge. Results indicate that both regulatory measures analyzed in this thesis are causing the price ... -
How have airlines used alliances to internationalise their expansion? : A case study on Norwegian Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines’ behaviour
(Master thesis, 2018)This final paper proposes a framework which reviews strategic alliances in the context of the Airlines Industry and puts in contrast the two largest Nordic airlines. Strategic alliances, in this sight, are part of the ... -
How have the health effects of COVID-19 impacted municipal bond liquidity and trading activity?
(Master thesis, 2023)This paper examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic’s health effects on the municipal bond market. We analyze liquidity and trading activity measures, and how they correlate with COVID-19 health variables. The goal ... -
How have two Norwegian organizations managed to enhance attitudes for change among employees to develop and use digital sustainability solutions?
(Master thesis, 2022)This master thesis aims to investigate how Mesta and Norsk Gjenvinning have enhance attitudes for change among employees in order to implement digital sustainable solutions. Through a qualitative method and a narrative ... -
How important are risk-taking incentives in executive compensation?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)We consider a model in which shareholders provide a risk-averse CEO with risk-taking incentives in addition to effort incentives. We show that the optimal contract protects the CEO from losses for bad outcomes and is convex ... -
How Important Is Word of Mouth? Development, Validation, and Application of a Scale
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Companies spend large amounts of money to induce word of mouth (WOM) and spread it among consumers. This research introduces the concept of “WOM relevance,” which measures the importance of WOM for consumers’ purchase-decision ... -
How is ESG disclosure perceived in IPO context: An analysis of the Nordic market
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis aims to investigate how ESG factors disclosed in prospectuses affect underpricing in Initial Public Offerings of companies in the Nordic market. The thesis will reduce the gap in academic literature related to ... -
How Leadership Transitions Are Coordinated in Practice: A Comparative Multiple-Case Study of Large Private Companies in Norway
(Master thesis, 2022)This study explored an expected gap between Dale’s (2014; 2015) framework and how leadership transitions are coordinated in a Norwegian context. The aim was to test Dale’s framework against existing practice and clarify ...