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WANT TO BE A BILLIONAIRE? : The effect of money priming through music lyrics on
(Master thesis, 2018)The effects of music lyrics have been widely researched and compared with different behavioural outcomes within the field of social psychology. However, the impact of music lyrics has seldom been studied within the field ... -
Warm or cold colored product packaging? : The impact of color temperature on product preference and perceptions of warmth and competence
(Master thesis, 2018)Careful color selection is an inevitable part when it comes to packaging design. Research within the field of social psychology suggests that nonverbal cues such as colors can activate warmth and competence perceptions ... -
Was Financial Flexibility the COVID-19 Vaccine for European Firms?
(Master thesis, 2023)This paper seeks to empirically illustrate the value of financial flexibility for European firms during COVID-19. We examine the heterogeneous effects of financial flexibility on performance across Europe, with additional ... -
Waste Management: Supplier Selection Criteria and Weighting Factors Within Tender Evaluation Processes : A Comparative Case Study of Norwegian Municipalities
(Master thesis, 2018)The research aims at investigating the connection between supplier selection criteria and the achievement of innovative and sustainable contracts. During 2017, the Norwegian waste marked suffered from the bankruptcies ... -
Wavelet Decomposition in Financial Forecasting: Analyzing Term Spread Predictability on Equity Risk Premiums
(Master thesis, 2024)This thesis investigates the predictive power of the term spread of interest rates on the equity risk premium across eight countries: the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, and ... -
The way you make me feel” Exploring the relationship between LMX and Job Insecurity
(Master thesis, 2021)Previous research has identified different antecedents that lead to job insecurity, such as organizational climate, type of employment, locus of control (Keim et al., 2014), self-esteem and role ambiguity (Shoss, ... -
Wealth Creation in Mergers and Acquisitions in the United States
(Master thesis, 2018)During the last two decades, mergers and acquisitions (M&As) grew to become an attractive business strategy for companies to engage in, aiming to benefit from revenue enhancement, cost reduction, tax gains or reduced ... -
Weathering the global financial crisis : results from Australia, Canada and Norway
(Master thesis, 2012-05-11)This thesis examines how some countries have performed above average during the global financial crisis. In order to study this Australia, Canada, and Norway have been selected. We investigate whether the industry structure ... -
What am I Talking to? The Dynamics of Human-AI Communication
(Master thesis, 2024)This thesis investigates the dynamics of Human-AI communication, focusing on how the complexity of human-generated prompts influence the responses generated by AI and how this, in turn, affects the human perception of ... -
What Are Norwegian Leaders Doing To Prevent Sexual Harassment In Their Organization?
(Master thesis, 2019)Experiencing sexual harassment (SH) can affect the victim in both human and organizational terms. In Norway, leaders are obligated to prevent SH from taking place at their workplace. Despite this, the prevalence of SH ... -
What are possible growth strategies the Norwegian apple industry can adopt to increase sales of Norwegian apples
(Master thesis, 2023)This master thesis explores the decrease in consume of Norwegian apples and investigates alternative strategies to boost growth by increasing sales. Through a comprehensive case study, we aimed to identify potential ... -
What are the characteristics of repatriation knowledge sharing practices? : Exploring the barriers and opportunities for sharing knowledge
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis explores the characteristics of repatriation knowledge sharing, focusing on identifying the barriers and opportunities for sharing knowledge in a repatriation context. The findings presented is based on ... -
What are the consequences of externalities and ignorance in online platforms? An economic investigation of current practices and potential remedies.
(Master thesis, 2021)The pace at which online platforms have become an integral part of our everyday life is nothing short of impressive. Many of such platforms have experienced high growth in recent years which highlights the economic value ... -
What are the effects of Large Scale Asset Purchases on asset prices in the US?
(Master thesis, 2016)In this thesis we research the effects of the Federal Reserve’s Large Scale Asset Purchase programs on asset prices in the United States, mainly stock prices and long term interest rates. First, an event study is employed ... -
What are the impacts of government spending on the Norwegian economy?
(Master thesis, 2020)To analyse the effects of government spending, we use a structural vector autoregressive (SVAR) model. The recursive approach relies on the Cholesky ordering and is applied to identify a government spending shock. We ... -
What are the key determinants of adopting IFRS or simplified IFRS for private Norwegian firms?
(Master thesis, 2023)This master thesis researches the determinants of voluntary adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) or simplified IFRS by private Norwegian firms. We hypothesize that Ownership structure, Choice of ... -
What are the key factors influencing young Norwegian women to purchase digital media products? A study of young Norwegian women’s willingness to pay for digital media products.
(Master thesis, 2024)This purpose of this study is to examine current consumer behaviors in the context of today’s dynamic market of digital media. The aim is to investigate young consumers’ willingness to pay for digital media products, with ... -
What are the major drivers behind listing volume fluctuations in Norway and Sweden?
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis investigates potential drivers behind fluctuations in listing volume in Norway and Sweden between 2000 and 2016. The paper replicates findings in previous literature by investigating whether aggregate capital ... -
What are, if any, the explanatory financial factors of bankruptcy in Norwegian startups?
(Master thesis, 2020)In this paper, we investigate startups that have survived the first crucial years, but which then went bankrupt during the following years. The intention behind this focus is to acknowledge why some startups do not cross ... -
What characterizes targets acquired by private equity firms compared to strategic buyers, and how does this affect takeover premiums? Evidence from European transactions
(Master thesis, 2018)This master thesis investigates differences in target characteristics and takeover premiums in acquisitions performed by private equity firms and strategic buyers. We use a dataset of 67 takeovers of listed European ...