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The Norwegian Police - Experiencing Change Through Reform
(Master thesis, 2019)During the past three years, the Norwegian police has undergone a reform process, similar to police organizations in other countries. The proximity reform (nærpolitireformen) has introduced multiple change initiatives ... -
The Norwegian textile and apparel industry : the emergence of a new ethics law
(Master thesis, 2017)To this date, the majority of textile and apparel companies worldwide have strict secrecy around their suppliers and production facilities, and consumers have few rights in terms of access to and knowledge of how goods ... -
The Overwhelmed Consumer: How Information Overload Affects Customer Participation
(Master thesis, 2019)Advancements of information technology in recent years provides the consumers with endless information on every imaginable subject. As a consequence, information overload experienced by consumers has been acknowledged ... -
The Perception of Customer Misbehavior in the Norwegian Retail Sector
(Master thesis, 2019)Customer misbehavior signifies behaviors within the exchange setting that violates the generally accepted norms of conduct in consumption situations, and has become a serious problem faced by many service oriented ... -
The performance of the owner segments at Oslo Stock Exchange
(Master thesis, 2018)Actively managed mutual funds and other large asset managers frequently claim to deliver returns that are above the market average. The sum of these claims may at first glance appear to be incredible, as they require the ... -
The political dynamics of bureaucratic turnover: Evidence from Norwegian municipalities
(Master thesis, 2018)An emerging literature shows that bureaucrats in countries with strong meritocratic traditions are exceedingly influenced by political factors. Agentprincipal theories predicts that if bureaucrats have policy preferences ... -
The potentials of last mile logistics by the use of cargo bikes in the city center of Oslo : a case study of dhl express
(Master thesis, 2017)For logistics companies, the last mile is considered the most expensive yet least efficient and most polluting part of the entire supply chain, accounting for 13 to 75 percent of the total costs. The last mile often ... -
The power of high-quality connections in knowledge work : a qualitative study of knowledge sharing practices in oil exploration and management consulting
(Master thesis, 2014-02-21)In response to a lack of practice-based approaches to knowledge sharing, and the call for bringing human actors, their actions and interactions to the centre stage of organizational research, this thesis adopts a ... -
The power of nudging ; Using reverse logistics to improve recycling behaviour in household waste management while taking the intention-action gap into account
(Master thesis, 2016)Reverse logistics plays an important role in keeping resources in the supply chain for as long as possible through the creation of a circular waste management system. In household waste management, the success of such a ... -
The practical use of CSR and sponsorship in Norway
(Master thesis, 2015-08-07)The current research investigates the evolution of sponsorships and corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Norway. A qualitative approach of grounded theory has been used, and the research has a total of eight respondents ... -
The real effects of Norway's wealth tax policy
(Master thesis, 2017)Norway is one of the few countries in the world that still has taxation on wealth. Even though the tax is incremental in size, the policy is much debated in the media and there are strong conflicting opinions on the ... -
The Real Price of Patents
(Master thesis, 2018)In this thesis we seek to determine whether there exists a potential alteration or supplementation to the patent system of today. We propose the establishment of an International Organization with the sole purpose of ... -
The Reconfiguration of the Pharmaceutical Business Model
(Master thesis, 2018)Technological innovations are transforming business models across multiple industries, and are radically changing the way firms create and appropriate value. The pharmaceutical industry has been dominated by large companies ... -
The relation between currency momentum and hedge fund returns
(Master thesis, 2019)In this thesis we are developing our own time series momentum factor to help explain the returns of currency trading hedge funds. We are also including both a time series momentum factor and cross-sectional momentum ... -
The relation between oil price and exchange rate : evidence from Norway
(Master thesis, 2017)This paper investigates if changes in the Crude Brent oil price can predict changes in the nominal Norwegian Krone – U.S. Dollar exchange rate using daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly datasets. The predictability ... -
The relationship between employee creativity and team creativity: The moderating roles of team autonomy and task interdependence
(Master thesis, 2018)With the growing attention on the competitive advantage in organizations, so has the attention on the field of creativity in an organizational setting. In this study, we investigate whether team autonomy or task ... -
The relationship between transformational leadership and LMX: The moderating role of team virtuality and task interdependence.
(Master thesis, 2017)Despite widespread increase in virtual teamwork, there still remains relatively little research on how leaders build relationship with their virtual team members and what factors that might influence this. Therefore, ... -
The reporting practices of key audit matters in the big five audit firms in Norway
(Master thesis, 2017)As of December 15th 2016, the audit reporting requirements in Norway have changed in a number of aspects. The most substantial change is the reporting of Key Audit Matters (KAM). ISA 701, Communicating Key Audit Matters ... -
The Return to Risk Tradeoff in Norwegian Family Firms
(Master thesis, 2018)In this master thesis we investigate whether a tradeoff between return and risk exists for Norwegian non-listed family firms. Financial theory suggests that higher performance in terms of return on an asset comes as a ...