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Overcoming the No-reputation Liability: A Qualitative Study on Startup Credibility and its Influence on B2B Purchase Decisions
(Master thesis, 2023)The objective of this thesis is to understand how credibility associated with being a startup affects B2B purchase decisions. In a rapidly changing globalised world, social and economic entrepreneurship are becoming ... -
Overcoming the Sustainability Liability: Can Stating Product Strength Increase Preference for Sustainable Products?
(Master thesis, 2021)Consumer demand for sustainable products is rising, but there is still a valueaction gap between consumers’ pro-green attitudes and purchase behavior. This might partly be attributed to consumers associating sustainable ... -
Overgangen fra prospektdirektiv til prospektforordning
(Master thesis, 2021)Denne avhandlingen handler om prospektforordningen som ble gjennomført i EU og EØS området den 21. juli i 2019. Avhandlingen analyserer hvordan prospektreglene avveier hensynet til investorvern opp imot utsteders byrder ... -
Overnight Return Anomalies in the Oslo Stock Exchange: Causes and Potential Exploitations
(Master thesis, 2023)We investigate the overnight return anomaly in the Oslo stock exchange, confirming that overnight returns significantly outperform intraday returns. We calculate fractions of value-weighted average prices (VWAP) throughout ... -
Overreaction Effect in Nordic Stock Markets: A Quantitative Analysis of a Contrarian Investment Strategy
(Master thesis, 2018)Research in behavioral finance suggests that investors are prone to violate Bayes’ theorem and thus irrationally conform to various heuristics. This challenges the Efficient Market Hypothesis and is reflected in the stock ... -
Ownership concentration, short-sale constraints and limits to arbitrage in the Norwegian stock market
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis examines whether high ownership concentration has an impact on shortsale constraints and therefore gives limits to arbitrage in the Norwegian Stock Market. With the use of methodology from Prado, Saffi, and ... -
Ownership dynamics : how ownership changes hands over time and the determinants of these changes
(Master thesis, 2012-05-11)This paper investigates the determinants of ownership structure and adjustments in ownership for Norwegian private firms. We find that firm characteristics such as size, riskiness, profitability, growth prospects, leverage ... -
Ownership Governance Mechanisms and Firm Performance in Norway
(Master thesis, 2023)We investigate the relationship between ownership governance mechanisms and firm performance using extensive panel data of medium- and large-sized Nor-wegian firms from 2000 to 2015 and find that several mechanisms are ... -
Ownership Identity's Effect on Firm Performance
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis is a research on differences in performance between state owned and privately owned companies in Norway, including all registered companies in the time period between 2000 and 2017. Norway is a country where ... -
Parliamentary election news on the Norwegian stock market : Do Norwegian investors care about Parliamentary election results and election information?
(Master thesis, 2018)I have in this thesis used two different methods to look at the relationship between public available parliamentary election information and the Stock market in Norway. I’ve used the time frame between 1997 and 2017. ... -
Patent Applications After TRIPS: A Global Shift?
(Preprint, 2023)This thesis explores how the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) has influenced patent application trends in developed and developing countries. It focuses on the patent system and ... -
Pecking Order Theory vs. Trade-Off Theory: How do financing decisions differ with firm size?
(Master thesis, 2018)This paper examines the capital structure decisions in Norwegian firms. Using a database containing extensive accounting data on Norwegian firms from 2006 to 2015, we test whether or not the pecking order theory and ... -
Perceived organizational support and attitudes toward organizational change : the moderating role of perceived supervisor support
(Master thesis, 2013-02-07)Research on organizational change has identified the crucial role of the employees in whether or not a change initiative is successful. Due to the calling for more research on antecedents to change attitudes, the purpose ... -
Perceptions of non-price criteria in pharmaceutical tenders : A case study on the Norwegian market for generic antibiotics
(Master thesis, 2022)Described as one of the cornerstones of modern society, the availability of antibiotics is crucial. A worrying trend is a drastic decrease in suppliers and producers (Roland Berger, 2018), and the increased frequency of ... -
Perceptions of non-price criteria in pharmaceutical tenders: A case study on the Norwegian market for generic antibiotics
(Master thesis, 2022)Described as one of the cornerstones of modern society, the availability of antibiotics is crucial. A worrying trend is a drastic decrease in suppliers and producers (Roland Berger, 2018), and the increased frequency of ... -
Performance and Conflict Minerals: A study on corporate due diligence and market effects from the Dodd-Frank Act Section 1502
(Master thesis, 2019)In July of 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law. December 15th of 2010, Section 1502 was announced to be amended in the legislation. The goal behind this particular ... -
Performance drivers of nordic private equity funds
(Master thesis, 2013-02-18)In his paper we investigate the performance determinants of Nordic private equity funds. In this study we look at the industry at the fund level as opposed to the portfolio company level. To proxy for performance, we use ... -
Performance in Private Equity and Strategic Acquisitions: Evidence from the United Kingdom
(Master thesis, 2023)The global M&A market has grown remarkably from 2013 to 2017, with a 45% increase in the number of deals and a 320% growth in total value (Institute of Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances, 2023)[39]. The major industries ... -
Performance measurement in Lean Construction
(Master thesis, 2019)The construction industry accounted for approximately 16% of Norway's GDP in 2018, and a well-functioning and efficient industry is thus of great importance (Øye, 2019). However, it is commonly recognized that the ... -
Performance of mutual funds during the Covid-19 pandemic compared to the 2008 financial crisis
(Master thesis, 2021)Throughout this thesis we have investigated the American and Norwegian mutual funds’ performance by employing Jensen’s alpha (1968), Fama and French’s Threefactor model (1993), Carhart’s Four-factor model (1997), Fama ...