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The effect of the 2006 tax reform on the companies' capital structure
(Master thesis, 2013-02-19)This paper investigates the interrelationship between leverage and ownership concentration in the case of Norwegian non-listed firms while considering the effects of the 2006 Norwegian tax reform. This paper finds that the ... -
The effect of the financial crisis on crossborder equity portfolio diversification
(Master thesis, 2014-02-19)This thesis investigates the effect of the recent financial crisis on cross-border equity portfolio diversification using the IMF’s Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey (CPIS) data from 2001-2011. The analysis on 27 ... -
The effect on firm performance when a dilution of family control occurs in family firms
(Master thesis, 2016)This paper investigates how Norwegian family firm’s performance is affected by a dilution of family ownership control. Family firms hold unique firm characteristics and we explore if these characteristics change together ... -
The effectiveness of forward guidance on the Norwegian yield curve: Is this in accordance with findings in the data?
(Master thesis, 2018)Inspired by previous research, we are going to perform an empirical analysis to test the effectiveness of forward guidance in Norway on market expectations using high-frequency data and an event-study approach. Further, ... -
The Effectiveness of Split-screen Television Advertisement: An Eye-tracking Study
(Master thesis, 2018)In the regular format (full-screen) of advertisement, viewers have multiple ways to avoid exposures to the advertisement. To reduce such Ad avoidance behavior, another form for television advertising, the split-screen ... -
The effects of emoticons on perceived competence and intention to act
(Master thesis, 2014-02-12)The current study explores the effects of emoticon use in organizational communication in a socio-psychological context. More specifically, we examined the effect emoticons have on a) targets` perception of an agent`s ... -
The effects of financial crime on firm performance: evidence from Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the effect of criminal activity, namely corruption, on firm performance for Norwegian firms. We investigate whether the announcement and conviction of corruption has affected ... -
The effects of political institutions on economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa
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The effects of skewness and kurtosis on excess return based on CAPM
(Master thesis, 2019)The main aim of our research is to investigate how higher order moments of distribution such as systematic skewness and systematic kurtosis influence the investors’ behaviour and their expected returns. In our study, we ... -
The effects of the implementation of MiFID on stock liquidity
(Master thesis, 2018)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the effect of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) on stock liquidity for the Norwegian equity market. Our objective is to find out whether the implementation ... -
The effects private equity owned firms have on the Norwegian society
(Master thesis, 2017)There is a long-standing controversy regarding private equity (PE) and its impact on society. Using unique data from ACPE1, Reuters and Danske Bank, the economic effects of PE on portfolio companies is analyzed in a ... -
The Efficiency of Structured Equity Products as Investment Vehicles
(Master thesis, 2019)In this paper we find that in the Swedish market principal protected notes (PPN) or an alternative replicating strategy of such kind, can be an adequate investment vehicle for retail investors with different sources of ... -
The elements of interactive agency in rapid, continuous change: a qualitative study of leader actions and employee outcomes and responses of agency in a large, hierarchical organization
(Master thesis, 2018)There is a lack of attention on how to facilitate agency in the existing change management literature. This thesis aims to be a response to that deficit. Our intention was to look further into the employees’ role in ... -
The European Central Bank's announcement effect on stock returns in Europe
(Master thesis, 2018)This study investigates how the European Central Bank has influenced European stock markets on the scheduled announcement of monetary policy decisions. Our findings conclude that the European Central Bank does not have ... -
The European Union : the climate change package : renewable energy directive 2009/28/EC
(Master thesis, 2012-05-11)The following general problem for discussion has been chosen: Why did the EU decide on targets concerning renewable energy sources and why exactly these targets? What are the European Union and the nation-states doing to ... -
The Evolution of Born Globals’ Internationalization Strategy ; the case of Opera Software
(Master thesis, 2016)Firm internationalization has for long been viewed as a gradual process, wherein firms expand internationally in an incremental stepwise manner. In the last couple of decades however, evidence of a more rapid ... -
The facilitation of knowledge sharing and innovative behavior in a demanding organizational context
(Master thesis, 2017)This master thesis investigated the relationship between perceived training intensity and innovative behavior through the mediating role of knowledge sharing as well as the moderating roles of self-efficacy and coworker ... -
The Female Boards of Norway: Empirical Research on Whether Norwegian Private Firms Changed Their Governance as a Result of the Gender Quota.
(Master thesis, 2019)This study evaluates the changes in the governance of Norwegian private limited firms as a result of the gender quota implemented in 2008. We analyze whether the mechanism of the quota corresponds to its intention, and ... -
The Financial Cost of Sustainable Investing in the Nordic Region
(Master thesis, 2019)This master thesis investigates whether there are financial costs associated with sustainable investing with a focus on the Nordic stock market. We apply two different models to test our hypotheses. Firstly, inspired by ... -
The Financial Value Added from Petroleum-Fund Mechanism
(Master thesis, 2018)In this thesis, we quantify the financial value added by reallocating petroleum revenues from oil reserves to the Government Pension Fund Global. By making a comparable scenario of a hypothetical oil reserve with ...