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PSD2: A Strategic Perspective on Third-Party Payment Service Providers
(Master thesis, 2018)The purpose of this Thesis: “PSD2: A Strategic Perspective on Third-Party Payment Service Providers” is to explore how the new EU regulation “the revised Payment Service Directive” (PSD2) will change the European payments ... -
Puppet on a String – A Qualitative Study of Middle Managers’ Motivation and Role Perception
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis explores and investigates middle managers’ motivation and experiences in their role in the middle level through the lens of the self- determination theory. To better understand the role holders in the sandwiched ... -
Purchase intention of access-based consumption services : An empirical study on motivational drivers, and brand equity’s moderating role
(Master thesis, 2017)With the rise of the sharing economy, a number of terms have spurred to describe the services offered from firms such as Airbnb, HomeExchange and Couchsurfing. Access-based consumption describes these services, ... -
Qualifying innovation in the Hall-Soskice "Varieties of capitalism" framework : beyond incremental and radical
(Master thesis, 2014-02-19)Innovation research, interested in understanding the mechanisms behind the discovery and survival of new products and services, is a young science still feeling its way in the vast academic world. It has frequently fascinated ... -
A Qualitative Study of High Performance Teams in a Militaryand Business Context - With a Focus on Psychological Safety and Feedback Culture
(Master thesis, 2022)Team performance in a military context is highly dependent on psychological safety and an effective feedback culture. In this thesis, a qualitative approach has been implemented to get an overview of what strategies ... -
Quantitative Momentum in the Nordic Markets
(Master thesis, 2018)There is a considerable amount of research on momentum investing in the Nordic markets based on the Generic Momentum Strategy (GMS) of Jegadeesh & Titman (1993). In their Quantitative Momentum Strategy (QMS), Gray & Vogel ... -
Ready, steady, go ... or no? : Perceived human resource practices, change readiness and change turbulence
(Master thesis, 2017)In a world where digitalization and an accelerating environmental complexity is affecting organizations, managing changes with great complexity and high frequency is required. This can result in unexpected challenges, ... -
Realized Volatility Modeling of S&P 500 Index Members and the Impact of Temporal Variations in the Mean Levels
(Master thesis, 2021)Using a daily panel dataset including almost all the stocks in the S&P 500 dating back to 1985, we document strong similarities in the risk dynamics across stocks. The similarities in risk dynamics are exploited by ... -
Rebooting Healthcare: Deploying Collaborative Networks to Enhance Healthcare Effectiveness
(Master thesis, 2018)The following Master Thesis investigates how Collaborative Networks may be sustained in healthcare, by investigating their value creation and value appropriation activities. Collaborative Networks have appeared, due to ... -
Recruiter perceptions of interview faking in selection processes
(Master thesis, 2021)Existing literature determines that faking occurs within employment interviews but has not yet focused on patterns among faking behaviors. Furthermore, extant research has stated that recruiters, in general, are poor at ... -
Redefining Beauty: A quantitative investigation of the power of body-positive messaging on social media
(Master thesis, 2024)The portrayal of body image significantly influences user perceptions and interactions. This master’s thesis investigates how body-positive versus aspirational messaging on social media impacts perceived esteem, focusing ... -
Redefining family ownership and how it affects firm performance
(Master thesis, 2017)Through this thesis, we want to challenge the established family firm definition of 50% family ownership. We do this by incorporating additional criteria such as active management from the controlling family and a ... -
Redefining Leadership Practices in the Digital Age: The Role of Psychological Needs and Leader Support in Advancing Technology, Innovation, Creativity, and Sustainability
(Master thesis, 2024)This study investigates how basic psychological needs at work and leader support are associated with fostering development of technology, innovation, creativity, and sustainable solutions in the digital age. A quantitative ... -
Reducing food waste in the poultry industry by addressing the challenge of supply chain aging
(Master thesis, 2022)The consumer-packed good industry is facing significant challenges of reducing vast amounts of food waste along its entire supply chain. Throughout the last few years, the food industry, consumers, and politics have become ... -
Reducing food waste in the poultry industry by addressing the challenge of supply chain aging
(Master thesis, 2022)The consumer-packed good industry is facing significant challenges of reducing vast amounts of food waste along its entire supply chain. Throughout the last few years, the food industry, consumers, and politics have become ... -
Reflective practices as a way of learning in organizations
(Master thesis, 2013-02-12)The aim of this study is to investigate how reflective practices can affect learning in the organization. In the theoretical background two views on knowledge are presented – “knowledge as possession” and “knowledge as ... -
Register over reelle rettighetshavere - en analyse av forventet nytteverdi for rapporteringspliktige etter hvitvaskingsloven
(Master thesis, 2024)Denne oppgaven tar for seg et av de mest sentrale tiltakene EU har iverksatt for å bekjempe hvitvasking, register over reelle rettighetshavere. Økonomisk kriminalitet, inkludert hvitvasking, representerer en betydelig ... -
Regnskapsmanipulasjon : motivasjon, mulighet, rasjonalisering og avdekking
(Master thesis, 2014-02-12)Oppgaven har som mål å belyse temaet regnskapsmanipulasjon. Problemstillingen går på hvordan regnskapsmanipulasjon utføres, hva som er motivasjonen, hvem som avslører, og hvorfor de kriminelle ikke synes at de ikke har ... -
Regulation of Cryptocurrency: An Analysis of the Proposed Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation Emphasizing on the Issuer of Stablecoin
(Master thesis, 2021)The master thesis analyzes the proposed Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation published by the EU in September 2020. We provide explanations of the term ‘stablecoin’, its use as legal tender, as well as issuers and providers ... -
Rekonstruksjonslovens fremtid
(Master thesis, 2021)De norske gjeldsforhandlingsreglene har vært kjent for å være lite fleksible. Mange selskaper i økonomiske problemer har derfor i praksis vært nødt til å forhandle frem frivillige løsninger med sine kreditorer utenfor ...