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The Index Effect at the Oslo Stock Exchange Benchmark Index
(Master thesis, 2019)In this thesis we study the index effect at the Oslo Stock Exchange Benchmark Index (OSEBX) surrounding the reconstitution of the index that takes place two times a year. This done by calculating expected returns and ... -
The influence of digitalization on the buyer-supplier relationships in the construction industry
(Master thesis, 2018)Purpose - The paper aims at investigating how inter-organizational relationship in construction industry changes under the influence of IT; whether the companies involved will improve and prolong the relationship to ... -
The influence of emotions on cognitive processing, and the importance of retrospective evaluations
(Master thesis, 2017)The present thesis examines how emotions influence cognitive processing in decision-making, and how people evaluate their emotions and cognitive processing retrospectively. Emotions may determine whether intuitive ... -
The Influence of Gender Biased Job-Advertisements - Does Gender and Personality Traits Matter?
(Master thesis, 2018)Previous research have established that men and women react differently to jobadvertisements that are masculinely and femininely formulated, and biased wording have proven to affect feeling of belongingness, and ultimately ... -
The influence of social capital on financial behaviour of small Norwegian firms
(Master thesis, 2017)Social capital has been shown to influence investments and cash flow sensitivity in other countries. Still, there are limited amount of research on this topic using Norwegian firms. Due to high level of trust in Norway, ... -
The information content in profit warnings and the implications for market rationality
(Master thesis, 2014-02-19)This paper investigates whether investors react rationally to the announcements of profit warnings in the Norwegian stock market by examining abnormal returns, information leakage and post-announcement drift. A classification ... -
The information value of corporate governance reporting for the financial stakeholders
(Master thesis, 2013-02-19)This study seeks to explore the information value in corporate governance reporting in a user-perspective, and will focus on the Corporate Governance Code issued by the Norwegian Corporate Governance Board. The thesis will ... -
The international oil market of the 21st century : increased competition through state intervention
(Master thesis, 2014-02-10)This thesis investigates the brewing 4th era of the international oil market. The result of the study shows that we are in a period of uncertainty and change; market mechanisms are changing and new key players are emerging. ... -
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 ...