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The impact of COVID-19, the Suez Canal blockage and the War in Ukraine on the container shipping industry and an analysis of how to prepare for disruptions in the future
(Master thesis, 2022)The container shipping industry is considered the backbone of global trade and is therefore of severe importance for our globalised business world. COVID-19, the Suez Canal blockage, and the War in Ukraine are unprecedented ... -
The impact of customers' perception of varying degrees of customer service on commitment and perceived relative attractiveness
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)The study is motivated by business' mixed response to increasing demand for customer service, leaving the question as to its impact on performance open. The study is concerned with the impact of customers' perception of ... -
The impact of customers' perception of varying degrees of customer service on commitment and perceived relative attractiveness
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)The study is motivated by business' mixed response to increasing demand for customer service, leaving the question as to its impact on performance open. The study is concerned with the impact of customers' perception of ... -
The Impact of Diversity on Team Performance in Norwegian Organizations
(Master thesis, 2022)RELEVANCE. Today, in a dynamic global market where cultural diversity predominates and people are seeking opportunities regardless of borders, diversity has become a part of the workplace across the world and will only ... -
The impact of emerging technologies on efficiency and sustainability in last mile home deliveries - An exploratory study of e-commerce home deliveries in Norway
(Master thesis, 2021)Last mile logistics is considered to be the least efficient part of the home delivery process and has the most pressing sustainability concerns. The rise of e-commerce and the growing trend of online shopping has made this ... -
The Impact of ESG on Firm Value: Evidence From M&A
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis examines the impact of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors on shareholder value using a large sample of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals in the US. Our findings indicate a significant ... -
The Impact of ESG on Foreign Direct lnvestments in Developing and Emerging Markets
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis studies whether and how ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factors affect FDI (foreign direct investment) inflows to emerging and developing markets. We use a panel data analysis to test the relationships ... -
The Impact of ESG Policies on the Secondary Market: Euidence from China
(Master thesis, 2023)In the wave of rapid development of ESG around the world, China enters into its rapid growth stage of ESG development since 2018. A series of essential national policies have been released in a more systematic way to ... -
Impact of foreign investors on the Norwegian market
(Master thesis, 2022)This paper seeks to answer the impact of foreign acquisitions on listed companies in the Norwegian market. Over the period of 2003-2018 we found 44 Norwegian listed companies with our specific limitations which had been ... -
The impact of fundamental shocks on bond ETF premiums
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis explores how fundamental shocks in form of surprising changes in the federal funds rate can impact bond exchange-traded fund (ETF) premiums. We utilize a linear model with interaction terms, and ETF fixed ... -
The impact of FX Central Bank Intervention in a Noise Trading Framework
(CME Working paper series;2/2006, Working paper, 2006)In this paper, we investigate the effects of central bank interventions (CBI) in a noise trading model with chartists and fundamentalists. We first estimate a model in which chartists extrapolate past returns and ... -
The Impact of Hard Discounter Presence on Store Satisfaction and Store Loyalty
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Hard discounters, such as Aldi and Lidl, have become more important in the last decade. Recent research suggests that the presence of a hard discounter (HD) decreases customers’ share of wallet. In this study, we aim to ... -
The Impact of Inflated ESG Ratings on Socially Responsit>le lnuestment: An Analysis of Aduerse Selection
(Master thesis, 2023)We find that sustainable investors can be deceived to preform unsustainable investments when relying solely on ESG ratings. This is because companies can artificially inflate their ESG rating by promising future ... -
The impact of interorganizational collaboration on the viability of disaster response operations: The Gjerdrum landslide in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This study investigates the interorganizational collaboration among agencies that responded to a landslide in Gjerdrum, Norway in 2020. It focuses on the crucial role of communication, coordination, cooperation, and knowledge ... -
The impact of M&A announcements on acquiring and target firm's shareholders
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis employs an event study analysis to examine the impact of 243 Norwegian mergers and acquisitions (M&A) announcements on abnormal shareholder returns across short-term and long-term event windows. It also ... -
The Impact of M&A Characteristics on the Acquiring Companies' Value
(Master thesis, 2021)We conduct an event study of acquiring companies' cumulative abnormal returns as a reaction to merger and acquisition (M&A) announcement news. The study is conducted using three { and ve-day event windows for a sample ... -
Impact of Macroeconomic Factors on IPO Activity
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis aims to examine the relationship between macroeconomic factors and IPO activity in the euro area from January 2000 to December 2022. By employing the Johansen test for cointegration, our analysis found evidence ... -
The Impact of Monetary Policy on Leading Variables for Financial Stability in Norway
(CAMP Working Paper Series;02/2020, Working paper, 2020-03)We search for leading determinants of financial instability in Norway using a signaling approach, and examine how these respond to a monetary policy shock with the use of structural VAR models. We find that the wholesale ... -
The Impact of Monetary Policy on Unemployment: A Comparison of Local Projections and SVAR Analyses from Norway
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis concerns the transmission of monetary policy shocks on the unemployment rate in Norway over the past 20 years. The study compares impulse response functions from local projections - estimated through OLS and ... -
The Impact of Partners’ Economic Incentives on Audit Quality in Big 4 Partnerships
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Economic incentives are fundamental for understanding auditor behavior. In this paper, we investigate the association between the extent of partners’ fee-based compensation, partners’ observable net wealth, and audit ...