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Self-service technology versus human interaction : a study of how customers respond differently to human and machine in credence based service encounters
(Master thesis, 2017)Self-service technologies (SST) have been introduced extensively and promoted to replace traditional service encounters with human interaction (HI) in the last years. Advances in digital technologies and artificial ... -
Seniority and Hierarchy in Thai Work Environment ; An Additional Factor Influencing Transfer of Training of Management Trainees in a Leading International Hotel Chain in Thailand
(Master thesis, 2016)With attention to the amount of money and other resources that company invests in training and developing its people, only minimal attention is, however, given to ensure that learned skills, knowledge and attitudes are ... -
Seniority purchase option in the norwegian housing market, and its effect on auction dynamics
(Master thesis, 2017)In our thesis, we study the effects of the presence of “forkjøpsrett”, or seniority purchase option (SPO), on the market for cooperative apartments. Norwegian housing is transacted via English auctions, and we hypothesize ... -
The Serial lntrapreneur: An exploratory study of repeat intrapreneurs.
(Master thesis, 2023)This paper seeks to understand people who repeatedly act entrepreneurially within organizations, what we have called serial intrapreneurs. Intrapreneurship has been linked to a broad range of innovative activities which ... -
Service design : the cure for consumers' time scarcity
(Master thesis, 2013-02-19)This paper investigates whether using design methodology in service innovation can increase adoption likelihood of the service, by helping consumers acquire additional time. The paper identifies three design characteristics ... -
Service recovery via social media
(Master thesis, 2018)Problem Service failure recovery has been researched for several years, with research on social media starting to surface. However, surprisingly little attention has been paid to a significantly larger group than ... -
Sex or gender? Explaining individual differences in financial risk-taking
(Master thesis, 2023)While the relationship between sex and financial risk-taking behavior has been well explored in previous research, the existing literature lacks research that distinguishes between sex and gender as antecedents of financial ... -
Shaping the Future of Sustainable Packaging: The Effect of Enuironmental Cues on Consumer Responses for Home Care Products
(Master thesis, 2022)Inspired by the continuously evolving changes that are happening within the field of sustainable packaging, this thesis examines the way packaging material and eco-labeling as environmental cues affect consumers' purchase ... -
Shaping Young Minds: The role of logo shape, color and verbal context in forming assumptions about university value
(Master thesis, 2019)As student mobility has increased worldwide, so has competition among universities. In order to attract the attention, and tuition fees, of prospective students, universities must make a good first impression, which ... -
Share the happiness
(Master thesis, 2020)Due to the technological developments over the past year´s payment methods have advanced significantly. This thesis aims to investigate how different payment methods affect consumers' behaviour. Today, consumers can ... -
Share-based payment and IFRS-2 : stock options performance and the effects of implementing IFRS-2 in Norwegian publicly traded firms
(Master thesis, 2014-02-12)This study looks at share-based payment in Norwegian publicly traded firms. A review of the history of stock options and the development of accounting and taxation legislations is presented. The paper is divided into two ... -
Sharing is caring : examining enablers and barriers for tacit knowledge sharing in virtual teams
(Master thesis, 2017)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to identify enablers and barriers for tacit knowledge sharing in a virtual team. Design/methodology/approach - The empirical data were obtained by conducting in-depth interviews ... -
Sharing is Caring: Reciprocal Behaviors and Professional Networking
(Master thesis, 2016)The purpose of this study is to contribute to the existing literature regarding the interactions between individuals in a professional context, as a factor for their success. First, this study sheds light on the newly ... -
Shipping Stakeholders Risk Management Perspective Based on Drivers, Barriers, Enablers and Collaborative Partnerships During the Transition to Sustainable Fuel
(Master thesis, 2023)The transition to sustainable fuels in shipping is necessary to satisfy the requirements set by the International Maritime Organisation and the European Union. The shipping industry's emission rate is increasing and has ... -
Shocks and stocks: An examination of stock market returns and -uolatility in relation to changes in the oil marke
(Master thesis, 2023)This paper reexamines the dynamic relationship of the oil- and stock markets by extending the original Structural vector autoregressive model (SVAR) for oil market shocks, proposed by Kilian (2009), to include two separate ... -
Shocks and stocks: An examination of stock market returns and -uolatility in relation to changes in the oil market
(Master thesis, 2023)This paper reexamines the dynamic relationship of the oil- and stock markets by extending the original Structural vector autoregressive model (SVAR) for oil market shocks, proposed by Kilian (2009), to include two separate ... -
Short Interest as a Predictor of Stock Return: An Empirical Analysis
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis presents an empirical analysis of the portfolio returns generated by short interest investment strategies and evaluates the performance using the Fama-French five-factor model. We compare the results obtained ... -
The short-term price impact of actual share repurchase announcements in Norway Navn:
(Master thesis, 2020)The master thesis examines stock performance around the announcement of openmarket share repurchase transactions and the effect of intangible assets and share repurchases. The study uses data on actual share repurchase ... -
Should consumers participating in co-creation be compensated? A study of customer participation in high- and low- involvement processes
(Master thesis, 2018)This paper examines how and why co-creation leads to satisfaction and purchase intention. An online study portrayed to look like a company asking for help in cocreation manipulated participants to engage in either an ... -
Should I stay, or should I go? An exploratory analysis of why some people decide to leave their organization after completing a leadership development program
(Master thesis, 2022)The purpose of this study is to shed light on potential unintended consequences of leadership development, more specifically why some participants choose to leave their organization after attending a leadership development ...