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The intraday relationship between order flow and exchange rates in the foreign exchange market
(Master thesis, 2017)This master thesis examines the relationship between order flow and exchange rate returns for the EUR/NOK, USD/GBP, and USD/ZAR currency pairs. It investigates this relationship on a general level by looking at the ... -
The January Effect on Oslo Stock Exchange
(Master thesis, 2019)In this master thesis I study the phenomenon that is the January effect on Oslo Stock Exchange in the period 1980-2018. I do this by utilising OLS regression on both an equally weighted index and a value weighted index, ... -
The link between service climate, its antecedents and consequences : collective felt trust as a mediator
(Master thesis, 2017)Based on previous literature, it is evident that organizational resources and leadership behavior influence employees’ positive perception of a service climate, which subsequently leads to improved unit performance. ... -
THE LIQUIDITY CRISIS IN 2008 : A case study of how the financial crisis, in 2008, influenced the liquidity management in Norwegian companies. In cooperation with: Statkraft AS, Orkla ASA, Telia Norge AS and Equinor ASA
(Master thesis, 2018)The economy of the United States of America experienced a longer period of growth and optimism around the millennium. Increased confidence in the financial markets led to low risk aversion by the investors, while the ... -
THE LIQUIDITY CRISIS IN 2008 : A case study of how the financial crisis, in 2008, influenced the liquidity management in Norwegian companies. In cooperation with: Statkraft AS, Orkla ASA, Telia Norge AS and Equinor ASA.
(Master thesis, 2018)The economy of the United States of America experienced a longer period of growth and optimism around the millennium. Increased confidence in the financial markets led to low risk aversion by the investors, while the ... -
The long-term effect of the 2006-tax reform on dividend payout ratio : a study of closely held Norwegian firms
(Master thesis, 2017)This paper aims at explaining the dividend payout ratio amongst privately, closely held, Norwegian firms, following the 2006 tax reform. There has been some studies on this topic, but not considering the long-run ... -
The Low Volatility Anomaly on Oslo Stock Exchange
(Master thesis, 2018)This is our final thesis for the study MSc in Business with major in finance. Our topic is within the field of asset pricing, where we want to explore if the low volatility anomaly is present in the Norwegian stock market ... -
The Low Volatility Anomaly: An empirical study of Oslo Stock Exchange
(Master thesis, 2018)In this paper we study the relation between the cross-sections of idiosyncratic volatility and returns on the Norwegian stock market. Our timeframe ranges from 1980 through 2015 and all companies registered on the Oslo ... -
The low volatility puzzle : Norwegian evidence
(Master thesis, 2014-02-10)In this paper we investigate the relation between idiosyncratic volatility and returns in the Norwegian stock market for the period 1981 – 2012. By utilizing the methodology developed by Ang et al. (2006), we show that ... -
The low-volatility anomaly in the Norwegian stock market
(Master thesis, 2017)In this thesis, we find that the low-volatility anomaly is present on Oslo Stock Exchange in the period 1990 to 2016. The study is performed using a filtered sample of 628 securities, sorted by idiosyncratic volatility ... -
The main drivers of variations in the day-ahead spot price in the Nordic market, and how each driver change intraday.
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis studies the drivers of variations in the day–ahead spot price Nordic market and how they change intraday. The study uses variables of power production from wind and photovoltaics (PV), residual load, hydrological ... -
The Moderating role of Electronic Dependence on the SelfOther Agreement, when influencing Interpersonal Citizenship Behavior
(Master thesis, 2019)In this study, we investigate through a quantitative approach, whether electronic dependence had a significant influence on the relationship between self-rated and other-rated leadership. The impact on the relationship ... -
The moderating role of perceived supervisor and colleague support in face culture and creativity relationship
(Master thesis, 2017)Creativity is admitted being the lifeblood of the majority of the most successful organizations, and highlighted as the key ingredient for long-term organizational sustainable development. The latest research in the field ... -
The motivational paradise: How extreme contextual differences fail to emerge in extreme motivational differences
(Master thesis, 2018)This master thesis investigates the accuracy and precision of survey-based instruments. We will present previous research by highlighting the limitations of survey-based research with a five-point Likert scale and the ... -
The mundanity of excellence : A case study of performance development in a Norwegian top level football club
(Master thesis, 2016)This case study constitutes a comprehensive and profound documentation of performance development in Odds Ballklubb’s sporting unit (Odd). The members are focusing on improving the nature and quality of the processes ... -
The need to belong and work performance: Exploring the moderating effect of extraversion
(Master thesis, 2019)The need to belong is a powerful motivational basis for interpersonal behaviour (Baumeister et al., 2007). Previous research has mainly addressed negative outcomes when the need to belong is thwarted by social exclusion ... -
The Networks Role in a Tech Incubator A Case Study of StartupLab
(Master thesis, 2018)This study sets out to analyze the mechanisms that are applied in the underlying construct of a technology business incubator to facilitate a network for it members. By assessing the network facilitation through the ... -
The Norwegian government pension fund global : "the cost of ethical exclusions"
(Master thesis, 2017)Our thesis contributes to the literature on SRI by measuring the financial impact of ethical exclusion for the GPFG. We do this by creating a portfolio of excluded companies from the GPFG, and measure its performance ... -
The Norwegian housing market : will house prices in Akershus and east and west of Oslo respond differently to financial variables?
(Master thesis, 2013-02-11)The Housing market in Oslo and Akershus areas experience some of the most expensive house prices in Norway. But within the neighbourhoods and regions there are local differences in prices. The first and main part of the ... -
The Norwegian mutual fund market : an empirical analysis of the relationship between fund flows and fund performance
(Master thesis, 2017)In this paper, we study the motivation behind flows of capital from investors going into and out of active Norwegian mutual funds, and investigate whether fund flows could partly explain the widespread evidence of ...