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Spillover from Italian Political Risk to the Italian and the Euro Area Banking Sector
(Master thesis, 2019)We examine if the political risk from the 2018 Italian election has caused a spillover effect from Italian sovereign risk to the banking sector within Italy and the Euro Area. We apply a panel regression to find evidence ... -
Sponsors and how consumers react to controversial athletes
(Master thesis, 2018)The protest by NFL athletes against police brutality have split public opinion in surveys pretty evenly. Our study fills a gap in sponsorship literature which have focused on impact of illegal acts by sponsored athletes, ... -
Sports Sentiment Effect at Oslo Stock Exchange
(Master thesis, 2016)This thesis has investigated the Oslo Stock Exchange’s reaction to results of the seven most popular sports in Norway. Investors are said to be rational and stock prices should reflect all available information and thereby ... -
Sportswashed sponsorships – Can they be justified? An analysis of what factors may reduce the potential harm to Coca-Cola’s corporate image as a result of sponsoring the FIFA World Cup 2022
(Master thesis, 2022)This study examines factors that may reduce the potential harm to Coca-Cola’s corporate image caused by sponsoring the sportswashed event FIFA World Cup 2022. A multiple regression analysis was conducted to investigate ... -
State or Private ownership - The impact on performance and dividend payout
(Master thesis, 2018)This paper explores the impact state and private ownership have on return on assets and dividend payouts on a large sample of private and public limited liability companies in Norway. We test the impact using random-effects ... -
Statistical Arbitrage Trading using an unsupervised machine learning approach: is liquidity a predictor of profitability?
(Master thesis, 2021)We test a statistical arbitrage trading strategy, pairs trading, using daily closing prices covering the period 2000 – 2019. Stocks are clustered using an unsupervised machine learning approach and cointegrated stocks ... -
Stock market data as a leading indicator of the real economy : a horse race on the Norwegian market with a special focus on liquidity
(Master thesis, 2017)The aim of this thesis is to investigate whether stock market data, with a special focus on liquidity, can aid in the forecast of GDP for the Norwegian market. Included in stock market data, are asset prices and three ... -
Stock market volatility : rationality and irrationality
(Master thesis, 2014-02-11)In this master thesis we examine the asymmetric volatility in stock market returns, i.e. why the stock market is more volatile in down turns than in up turns. By examining the Norwegian stock market, we find no support for ... -
Stock Returns and Inflation in Norway
(Master thesis, 2016)We study the nexus between equity returns and inflation on Norwegian data, and test the explanatory power of the two most prevailing theories; the inflation illusion and the FED model. In addition, we test if the ... -
Stoel! Return Prediction with Sentiment Analysis of Twitter Data
(Master thesis, 2022)We attempt to make improvements to stock return prediction accuracy through sentiment analysis of Twitter data. Our hypothesis is that Twitter users mainly consists of retail investors, implying that the aggregation of ... -
Story of my life: How life events and relations have led to my leadership emergence ; A qualitative study of formative and relational life stories that are significant for leadership emergence
(Master thesis, 2016)The aim of the thesis is to study leadership as an emergent phenomenon with an emphasis on relational and formative experiences. To understand leadership emergence, the thesis use a practice-lens based on acknowledgeable ... -
Strategic distribution : a cross-national investigation of swing voter effects
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A Strategic Framework for Important Decisions Before Entering New Markets : A case study of smaller Norwegian Software Companies
(Master thesis, 2022)The purpose of this master thesis was to create a framework which can help smaller Norwegian software companies make better strategic decisions before entering new markets. While also trying to provide key learning and ... -
The Strategic Role of Chief Financial Officers in the Transition to Circular Business Models : Striking a Balance between Strategic Leadership and Financial Performance
(Master thesis, 2023)The following study investigates which sociodemographic characteristics of CFOs are beneficial for the transition to circular business models in their companies. The theoretical base for this study is Upper Echelons ... -
Strategies in declining industries
(Master thesis, 2017)An increasing pace in globalization and technological innovation has changed industry landscapes in different sectors. In fact, a growing number of industries are characterized by rapid decline. While there has been much ... -
Strategisk handlingsrom i norske statlige virksomheter
(Master thesis, 2014-02-19)Målet i denne utredningen har vært å kartlegge strategiske handlingsrom i norske statlige virksomheter, samt å se hvordan det identifiserte handlingsrommet passer med mål- og resultatstyring, som er det valgte ... -
Striking the Balance: Unueiling Interpersonal Consequences of Leader Ouerconfidence and the Potential Moderating Effect of Gender
(Master thesis, 2023)Scholars hold contrasting views regarding the interpersonal consequences of overconfidence – some claim that overconfidence yields social advantages, whereas others contend that it results in adverse social outcomes. We ... -
Structural changes in the European Airline industry
(Master thesis, 2016)Firms within the same industry can be divided into groups based on their strategic decisions and position. The objective of this thesis is to study the effects structural changes in these strategic groups in an industry ... -
Structural effects on alliance performance : a case study of airline alliances
(Master thesis, 2012-05-10)The objective of this thesis is to study the connection between the structure of strategic alliances and their realized performance. In order to determine how performance is affected by structural characteristics, an ... -
A study of Adaptive Performance: Facilitating for adaptive behavior through Transformational Leadership and Psychological Safety during Covid-19
(Master thesis, 2021)In order to better understand the promotion of adaptive behavior during Covid-19, the following research investigates the relationship between transformational leadership and subscales of adaptive performance, as well ...