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Which changes to the anti-avoidance rule have impacted the precedent effects of ConocoPhillips III as a result of the legislation?
(Master thesis, 2021)This master thesis has aimed to gain an understanding of how the enactment of the general anti-avoidance rule in the Tax Act has affected Norwegian taxpayers. To do so, we have dissected elements from Rt-2014-227, ... -
Which Factors drive Shadow Banking? : an Empirical Study
(Master thesis, 2016)This thesis is an empirical analysis of the factors that drive the size of the shadow banking sector. Shadow banking, in this analysis, uses the flow of fund measure. Two-way fixed-effects panel regression for a cross ... -
Which IoT & data-driven solutions have contributed to optimizing supply chain performance for midstream oil and gas companies?
(Master thesis, 2023)The oil and gas industry is one of the most important industries in the world due to its contribution towards the global economy and energy supply. Despite the industry's challenges related to sustainability and the ... -
Which valuation method yields the most accurate value in the valuation of companies in different stages of their life cycle?
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis investigates how different valuation techniques - the DCF, the First Chicago Method, and option valuation - perform on companies at different stages in their life cycle. We compare the results of each of these ... -
White-collar crime in cyber time: the role of opportunity in committing financial crime online
(Master thesis, 2018)The advent and expansion of Internet-enabled technology made likely the accomplishment of remarkable improvements in research, expertise, and communication. Unfortunately, computers and the Internet have furthermore supplied ... -
Who is posting the brand-related content (BRC) on Instagram and do they earn profit? Consumers’ response to BRC post on Instagram
(Master thesis, 2023)Growing use of social media and predicted increases in the social media marketing trend necessitates an understanding of how different social media elements work. This study focuses on finding how the brand-related content ... -
Who is posting the brand-related content (BRC) on Instagram and do they earn profit? Consumers’ response to BRC post on Instagram
(Master thesis, 2023)Growing use of social media and predicted increases in the social media marketing trend necessitates an understanding of how different social media elements work. This study focuses on finding how the brand-related content ... -
Who pays for the price wars?
(Master thesis, 2023)All the major Norwegian newspapers cover the Norwegian grocery industry almost daily. In the past, manufacturers and distributors wielded significant influence over assortment and pricing. However, retailers have more power ... -
Who resorts to sarcasm at work : A study on power, gender and personality
(Master thesis, 2017)The current study investigates if power enhances the inclination to use sarcastic irony in a hypothetical work setting. In addition to gender, trait dominance is included as a potential moderator. Results suggest that ... -
Why do companies go public at MTFs? An empirical analysis of the Swedish market
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis sets out to highlight the motivations to list at a multilateral trading facility rather than a regulated market. I use a sample of Swedish companies going public between 2007 and 2013 to document the difference ... -
Why do compounding firms obtain significantly higher share price returns compared to other seruice and infrastructure firms?
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis aims to investigate the phenomenon of compounders and their ability to obtain significant and often unexplainably high returns on their acquisitions. It compares compounders with other service and infrastructure ... -
WHY TURNOVERS? EXAMINING THE DRIVERS OF CEO TURNOVER IN FAMILY FIRMS
(Master thesis, 2020)I examine the potential drivers for replacement of CEOs in privately held firms in Norway emphasizing on family firms. I studied how different family-related characteristics and change in firm performance are related to ... -
The Winners and Losers of COVID-19 - A Global Comparative Study
(Master thesis, 2021)Determinants explaining country-level success and failure when handling COVID-19 are disputed. The gender of state leaders, political affiliation and stringency of containment measures have all been argued as potential ... -
With great power comes great responsibility": A meta-narratiue reuiew of ethical considerations and implications in the crossroads of Al and Marketing
(Master thesis, 2023)This meta-narrative review examines the ethical implications of using artificial intelligence (AI) in marketing and explores how companies can mitigate the associated risks. To address these concerns, a comprehensive ... -
"With great power comes great responsibility": A meta-narrative review of ethical considerations and implications in the crossroads of Al and Marketing
(Master thesis, 2023)This meta-narrative review examines the ethical implications of using artificial intelligence (AI) in marketing and explores how companies can mitigate the associated risks. To address these concerns, a comprehensive ... -
Women in Finance
(Master thesis, 2023)The percentage of women in executive positions within the finance industry is remarkably low. This evident gender disparity is frequently attributed to the “glass ceiling” phenomenon. This study seeks to examine the ... -
Work-Family Enrichment and Motiuation in the light of Flexible Working Arrangements
(Master thesis, 2022)Due to the covid pandemic the last couple of years have been dominated by a higher level of flexible working arrangement (Eiffe, 2021). In response to the new working life organizations have become more employee centric, ... -
Would you eat it? An investigation of how perceived sustainability and perceived risk influence consumer acceptance of edible food packaging.
(Master thesis, 2020)One of the recent innovations for food packaging materials is edible packaging which is initiated to deal with environmental issues. However, research into edible food packaging is still in its infancy, especially in ... -
Would you like to bid higher for additional information? Examining consumers’ willingness to pay for blockchain proven goods in the Norwegian food industry
(Master thesis, 2020)This study focuses on the effect blockchain technology has on consumers’ willingness to pay, when used to record and present food provenance information. This was done through an experimental auction, where consumers bid ... -
X and Y leadership
(Master thesis, 2012-05-10)The purpose of this study was to find support for McGregor’s Theory X and Y. Our aim was to investigate whether the relationship between leaders’ X/Y attitude would have a significant impact on employee work behaviour. ...