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Uncovering the Dynamics of Cornerstone investors in Scandinavian IPOs: Money Left on the Table? An empirical study of cornerstone commitments and its impact on subsequent underpricing of Scandinavian IPOs.
(Master thesis, 2023)This study examines the relationship between IPO underpricing and the involvement of cornerstone investors in the Scandinavian IPO market. Utilizing comprehensive regression models, our analysis reveals a strong and positive ... -
Uncovering the Puzzle of ESG Score Adjustments: An Analysis of Systemic Impacts and Momentum Dynamics
(Master thesis, 2023)In this research paper, we explore the presence of momentum in ESG scores with the possibilities of utilizing the potential momentum to generate alpha. Three drivers - company, industry, and country - are analyzed through ... -
Underestimated ABG in Sustainable Fashion: Recalling Brand Names Alters the Predictiue Power of Attitude on Purchase
(Master thesis, 2023)Whether attitude is a good predictor of purchase has been widely discussed in sustainable literature. With an aim to examine if the predictive power of attitude to behaviour is exaggerated in current sustainable fashion ... -
Underpricing and Long-Run Performance of FinTech IPOs
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis investigates the short- and long-run performance of 70 US FinTech IPOs issued between 2008 and 2018. We find that, during this period, FinTech IPOs experienced an average underpricing of 23%, which is ... -
Underpricing and Long-Run Performance Patterns of Nordic Private Equity-Backed and Non-Private Equity-Backed IPOs
(Master thesis, 2018)This paper investigates the initial returns and long-run performance of initial public offerings (IPO) using a sample of 78 private equity-backed IPOs, 42 venture capital-backed IPOs and 199 non-sponsored IPOs in the ... -
Underpricing and Long-Run Performance Patterns of Nordic Private Equity-Backed and Non-Private Equity-Backed IPOs
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis examines the performance of initial public offerings (IPOs) in the Nordic region, specifically focusing on the influence of private equity (PE) backing. The analysis is based on a sample of 825 IPOs listed ... -
Underpricing and long-term performance of Private Equity backed IPOs
(Master thesis, 2022)This paper investigates underpricing and long-term performance of Private Equity backed (PE-backed) initial public offerings (IPOs) in the US. We investigate underpricing by using a sample of 443 PE-backed IPOs and ... -
Understanding different attitudes towards advertising on Instagram and Facebook
(Master thesis, 2019)The concept of attitude towards advertising has been widely tested. However, the concept lacks work regarding social media. The present study, therefore, provides important new insight regarding a topic that is both ... -
Understanding Norwegian service customers motivations and barriers of service robot adoption
(Master thesis, 2022)The innovation of artificial intelligent powered service robots has rapidly revolutionized the service sector by increasing competitiveness and maximizing efficiency. Therefore, an increasing number of service organizations ... -
Understanding Uncertainties
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis investigates the relationship between macroeconomic uncertainty and stock market volatility. The study focuses particularly on how uncertainty about the macroeconomic factor expected future GDP growth influences ... -
Understanding Underlying Gratifications Behind TikTok Use: A Strategic Marketing Perspective
(Master thesis, 2023)With TikTok taking more place in firms’ marketing efforts, many businesses launch their debut on the platform. Regardless of knowledge and experience, firms post content and buy ads hopeful to reach their initial goals. ... -
Unntak fra merverdiavgift på finansielle tjenester med særlig vekt på corporate finance-tjenester : Carnegie/ABG-dommens betydning
(Master thesis, 2013-02-08)Oppgavens metodedel gir et kortfattet bilde av rettskildetilstanden som grunnlag for problemstillingens sentrale rettsregler og utviklingen ... -
Unraveling the Impact of Firm Characteristics on Long-Run Abnormal Returns: A Study of U.S. Event Firms
(Preprint, 2023)This paper examines the effect of seven firm characteristics on abnormal returns following corporate events, including mergers and acquisitions, and initial and seasoned public equity offerings. Using data from U.S. firms ... -
Unraveling the Leverage Exchange-Traded Funds Conundrum
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis examines Leveraged Exchange-Traded Funds to assess their ability to deliver the promised leverage, factor anomalies, behavior in different market conditions, long-term performance drivers, and pricing efficiency. ... -
Unraveling the Link between Environmental Metrics and Stock Returns: An In-Depth Analysis of Climate Risk Premiums and Climate News Hedge Portfolios
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis examines a broad range of E(SG) scores and real environmental metrics’ cross-sectional and time-series effect on excess stock return, in the European market from December 2010 to December 2022. The objective ... -
Unveiling the Dynamics of Stock Illiquidity: Exploring Key Stock Characteristics and their Significance
(Master thesis, 2023)This paper explores the use of machine learning models to predict what characteristics affect illiquidity in stocks using historical data. The paper uses thirteen different regressions, exploring the effects of 43 ... -
Urban flooding in Oslo – Insurance claims and heavy rainfall
(Master thesis, 2022)Urban flooding events and damages to private and public buildings and infrastructure is expected to increase due to higher frequency of heavy rainfall. Even if all countries were to fulfill their declared reductions in ... -
Using artificial intelligence in economic policy forecasting
(Master thesis, 2021)We hypothesize that machine learning algorithms are better equipped at forecasting policy rates. To test this hypothesis, we gathered several machine learning algorithms and compared their forecasts of the Norwegian ... -
Using Bayesian Linear Models and Deep Neural Networks for Decomposing the Performance Effect of Promotion
(Master thesis, 2022)Price promotions can drive up short-term sales substantially. To establish whether and how a business can truly benefit from a price promotion bump, previous research has proposed multivariate linear regression models ... -
Using enterprise social media for knowledge sharing in bureaucratic settings : a case study on how power and political activities influence sensemaking processes
(Master thesis, 2015-08-07)In response to the call for more research on intra-organizational usage of enterprise social media, and the insufficient addressing of how power effect knowledge sharing in organizational life, this thesis adopts a ...