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A PROBLEM WITH DISCRETIZING VALE–MAURELLI IN SIMULATION STUDIES
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Previous influential simulation studies investigate the effect of underlying non-normality in ordinal data using the Vale–Maurelli (VM) simulation method. We show that discretized data stemming from the VM method with a ... -
A qualitative investigation of student engagement in a flipped classroom
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The flipped classroom is gaining acceptance in higher education as an alternative to more traditional methods of teaching. In the current study, twelve students in a Norwegian higher education institution were in-depth ... -
A quantitative study of the relationship between ceo compensation and firm exploration in high-tech industries.
(Master thesis, 2017)The relationship between CEO compensation and exploration is an under investigated area of literature. In particular, the implications of the share of stockbased compensation remains largely untested. As the CEO’s wealth ... -
A Quantum of Self: A Study of Self-Quantification and Self-Disclosure
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)An increasing number of people are tracking their fitness activities, work performance and leisure experiences using body sensors (e.g., wrist-bands or smart watches) and mobile applications. This trend, referred to as ... -
A Relational Typology of Project Management Offices
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)This explorative paper develops a relational typology of PMOs based on their roles with stakeholders. A multi-case study was used to identify these roles PMOs in multiple-PMO settings. A three dimensional role space allows ... -
A Review of Formal and Informal Regulations in the Nordic Influencer Industry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This article provides a systematic review of laws, guidelines, and best practices related to the Nordic influencer industry as of the year 2020. We highlight some nuanced differences or shortfalls across Denmark, Finland, ... -
A review of research on outward foreign direct investment from emerging countries, including China: What do we know, how do we know and where should we be heading?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Using the Antecedents, Decisions and Outcomes (ADO) format as an organizing framework, this article gives an overview of the literature on different dimensions and characteristics of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) ... -
A risk assessment approach to support the launching of new products, services or processes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)This research paper aims to develop a practical method to highlight certain key risk factors involved in the product development process. A new definition of the term “launch risk” is introduced in this work. The term is ... -
A Sampling-Based Approach for Managing Lot Release in Time Constraint Tunnels in Semiconductor Manufacturing
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)For the sake of product yield and quality considerations, Time Constraints (TCs) are imposed between process operations in various multi-product manufacturing systems. Often spanning a number of operations, time constraints ... -
A Scoping Review of Constructs Measured Following Intervention for School Refusal: Are We Measuring Up?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Reviews of the effectiveness of interventions for school refusal (SR) rely upon well-conducted primary studies. Currently there are no guidelines for those conducting primary studies about the measurement of outcome following ... -
A simple simulation technique for nonnormal data with prespecified skewness, kurtosis, and covariance matrix
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)We present and investigate a simple way to generate non-normal data using linear combinations of independent generator (IG) variables. The simulated data have prespecified univariate skewness and kurtosis, and a given ... -
A social milieu approach to the online participation divides in Germany
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Research on digital divides has been helpful in advancing our understanding of the social structuration of Internet access, motivations to go online, digital skills, and Internet (non-)use, including participatory uses. ... -
A social net? Internet and social media use during unemployment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Many people who are unemployed tend to experience forms of psychological and social losses, including a weakened time structure, diminished social contacts, an absence of collective purpose, falling status, and inactivity. ... -
A stochastic freight rate approach to valuation of crude tanker companies
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis aims to develop a stochastic valuation model for the shipping industry, incorporating an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process by capturing the meanreverting dynamics of freight rates. It examines the theoretical ... -
A Study of Corporate Bond Liquidity
(Master thesis, 2016)In this paper we study the liquidity of the Norwegian corporate bond market. We utilize a methodology closely related to the one developed by Dick-Nielsen, Feldhütter, and Lando (2012), and find that the spread contribution ... -
A study of hedging at the firm level in u.s. oil and gas exploration firms
(Master thesis, 2017)This paper studies the hedging activities of 98 U.S. oil and gas exploration rms between 2004 and 2015. We investigate the following three hypothesis; (1) to what extent does hedging a ect rms' stock price exposure ... -
A study of IPOs in the Nordic markets between 2007 and 2017 – Are underwriting analysts’ recommendations outperforming or suffering from overoptimism?
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis presents a study of the credibility on underwriting analysts’ recommendations issued on 100 initial public offerings (IPOs) in the Nordic markets between 2007 and 2017. By following the methodology presented ... -
A study of the volatility in the dry bulk market
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis aims to measure and analyze the volatility of the dry bulk freight spot market. Empirical research is conducted by using samples of daily observations from 1985 to 2016. We find the return series are stationary ... -
A theory framework for balancing vertical and horizontal leadership in projects
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This paper develops a framework for understanding the interaction between person-centered leadership by project managers (a.k.a. vertical leadership (VLS)) and team-centered leadership by individuals in the project team ... -
A time-varying performance analysis of norwegian mutual funds
(Master thesis, 2017)We wish to enrichen the debate on whether actively managed mutual funds can earn excess returns to justify the fees carried by their investors. An important question to answer is whether mutual funds are able to earn ...