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Applying Salience Theory to Momentum Strategies: Euidence from The Norwegian Equity Market 1992-2022
(Master thesis, 2023)This study examines whether conventional momentum strategies can be improved when different percentages of stocks with the highest (lowest) salience theory values are removed from the top (bottom) decile portfolios in the ... -
Applying the Black-Litterman Model Using Analyst Recommendations on the Nordic Stock Market
(Master thesis, 2018)In this thesis, we are using consensus stock analyst recommendations which are applied to the Black-Litterman optimization model. We create a portfolio consisting of the Nordic Stock market between 2002 and 2017 to ... -
Are Factor ETFs a Valuable Investment?
(Master thesis, 2022)In this thesis, we study the performance of factor ETFs. We estimate risk-adjusted returns (alpha) using renowned asset pricing models to capture different sources of systematic risk. Moreover, we study whether factor ETFs ... -
Are family firms more tax aggressive than non-family firms, especially if they have a male CEO?
(Master thesis, 2018)Taxes has received much attention the past years, with scandals like Enron and the Panama- and Paradise papers setting it on the agenda in many countries. Although there exists extensive research on individual tax ... -
Are female-led start-ups in Norway at disadvantage of receiving external finance: A capital structure analysis
(Master thesis, 2022)Gender discrimination has gained a lot of attention more recently when it comes to receiving external finance. Despite Norway ranking third in closing the gender gap, statistics from Nordic countries find that male founded ... -
Are millennials swiping left on sports? an analysis of the causes behind young people’s apparent lack of interest in sports
(Master thesis, 2019)A rising concern in many sports markets around the world is the seeming lack of interest in sports among younger people. TV sports viewership from this demographic is frequently down, event attendance is down, even ... -
Artificial Intelligence in Organizational Decision-Making
(Master thesis, 2023)Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around since the 1950s, but its potential is yet to be fully realized. Our findings suggests that AI can augment human intelligence and allow for more efficient and rational ... -
Assessing Different Levels of Time Retention for Business Interruption Coverage on Cyber Insurance
(Master thesis, 2020)As a consequence of the digitalization in companies, cyber-related risk has increased substantially. Cyber insurance has, therefore, emerged as a tool to mitigate cyber risk. Cyber risk behaves differently compared to ... -
Assessing implicit and explicit attitudes in green consumerism : the implicit association test, the theory of planned behavior and the influence of socially desirable responding
(Master thesis, 2013-02-08)The market for green products and services has expanded along with the increased public attention to environmental issues. Consumer research has relied mostly on direct measures of self-report. Despite the growth in consumers ... -
Assessing predictability of the tendencies in economic activity using the yield curve
(Master thesis, 2017)We study the power of the yield curve to predict changes in economic activity in countries at different stages of economic development. Using the yield spread, we assess the relationship between the slope of the yield ... -
Asset Allocation in European Equity Markets: A comparison of sector, factor and country investing
(Master thesis, 2022)With the evolution of index-based investing in the past decades, we investigate three investment universes consisting of sector, factor, and country indices in the European equity market. We employ several asset allocation ... -
Asset allocation of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global with programming in Python
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis aims to assess if the optimal asset allocation for the Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global could be improved. We were curious to see if we were able to optimize the portfolio by only looking at the ... -
Asset pricing models in the Nordic Stock Market
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis investigates the Fama and French asset pricing models on a sample of all firms, green firms, and half-green firms in the Nordic stock market. We find that when fitted to the full sample, the factor models of ... -
The association between non-audit services and accrual quality in EEA countries (2015-2017)
(Master thesis, 2020)The main purpose of this study is to examine whether there is a relationship between accrual quality and non-audit services for medium and large listed companies in EEA countries from 2015 to 2017. The further tests ... -
Auditors’ ability to assist Norwegian organizations in detecting and reducing cost originated from fraud
(Master thesis, 2022)Fraud has become an increasing problem in the last 15 years. Some consequences that can arise from fraud are loss of annual revenue, damage to an organization's reputation, reduction of funds available for public goods and ... -
Augmented Reality and Authenticity: An Experimental Study to Investigate their Impact on Luxury Perception
(Master thesis, 2020)Abstract In recent years, studies about luxury perception have proliferated. Nonetheless, few of these have investigated both product internal and external factors that may have an impact on it. On one side, a large ... -
Authentic leadership and employee agility in the context of a digital transformation: the roles of employees’ fixed digital mindset and affective commitment to change
(Master thesis, 2020)There is growing attention to the importance employees have in supporting change initiatives. However, few models of commitment to change have focused on both antecedents and outcomes. Therefore, the purpose of the present ... -
Automated Detection of Front Companies: Exploring Machine Learning Potentials and Limitations
(Master thesis, 2023)This project is aimed at understanding the potential and limitations of modern machine learning algorithms in automatically detecting front companies. We employed predictive classification models to analyse a company's ... -
Availability Exceptions and Technology Use After-Hours and the Role of Boundary Control for Work-Life Outcomes
(Master thesis, 2018)Advancements in communication technology have led to a more boundaryless relationship between work and non-work life for contemporary workers. Technology use after-hours proposes a flexibility-paradox, where workers ... -
Avgiftsrettslige utfordringer knyttet til nye kontorløsninger
(Master thesis, 2019)Oppgavens formål er å redegjøre for avgiftsrettslige utfordringer knyttet til nye kontorløsninger. Dette gjør vi for å skape en bedre forståelse av regelverket og problemstillinger som møter co-workingaktører. På bakgrunn ...