• Exploring Cultural Intelligence’s influence on performance of multicultural teams within a Vietnamese empirical setting. 

      Le, Thao Mai Thanh; Duong, Thuy Ngoc (Master thesis, 2016)
      RELEVANCE. Increasing globalization at the workplace leads to the frequent use of multicultural teams. Thus, over the last century, a vast number of researchers have been looking for ways to enhance team performance in ...
    • Factors Impact on Profitability for Norwegian Private Firms 

      Borgen, Geir Einar; Granheim, Joachim (Master thesis, 2018)
      This paper investigates what factors have an impact on the profitability of Norwegian private firms divided by size. Profitability is measured using Return on Assets (ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE). The factors tested ...
    • Fastsetting av diskonteringsrenten etter IFRS 16 

      Smith, Celine Klemeyer; Andreassen, Henriette (Master thesis, 2018)
      Når IFRS 16 erstatter dagens IAS 17, vil et betydelig antall selskaper forventer å se vesentlige endringer i presentasjonen av finansregnskapet som følge av at operasjonelle leieavtaler fra og med 1.1.2019 skal balanseføres ...
    • Financial Shocks and Economic Fluctuations: Evidence form Norway 

      Ræder, Ulrik Johan Gierløff; Strømsnes, Remi Endre (Master thesis, 2020)
      In this paper, we evaluate the importance of shocks originating in the financial sector on the Norwegian macroeconomic variables. We estimate demand, supply, monetary policy, investment, and financial shocks in a Bayesian ...
    • Finding fraud : the role of auditing in the detection of white-collar crime 

      Warhuus, Cathrine (Master thesis, 2012-05-15)
      Economic or white-collar crime is on the rise, making the study of possible means of both deterrence and detection of such crime ever more relevant. Accounting fraud is among the fastest growing categories of economic ...
    • Fusjoner: en sammenligning mellom god regnskapsskikk og IFRS. Spesielt om goodwill og kontraktsoverdragelse 

      Strøm, Cecilie; Grøstad, Ane Nordahl (Master thesis, 2018)
      Denne masteroppgaven tar for seg hvordan en fusjon mellom selskaper bør behandles med hovedvekt på spørsmål knyttet til regnskap og selskapsrett. Vi diskuterer forskjeller som knytter seg til forskjellige fusjonsmodeller ...
    • Generational differences in employee work values : an explorative study in a Norwegian work context 

      Sillerud, Henriette (Master thesis, 2012-05-15)
      In an increasingly knowledge intensive economy, it is essential to determine what drives knowledge workers into action and motivate them to excel. According to the value- based view on motivation, work values underlie these ...
    • High frequency arbitrage in foreign exchange markets 

      Aarheim, Magnus; Johnsen, Nicolai (Master thesis, 2014-02-11)
      In this thesis we investigate the efficiency of the FX market by searching for triangular and multi-currency arbitrage opportunities from 1997 to 2007. We show that both triangular and multi-currency arbitrage opportunities ...
    • Home bias in international equity and debt holdings: A study of cross-border portfolio allocation 

      Solberg, Therese; Lyche, Annette Lucia (Master thesis, 2018)
      We investigate home bias and the determinants of cross-border portfolio allocation on total, equity and debt portfolios across the 30 largest economies in the world based on GDP and economic openness. The thesis is based ...
    • How do consumers react to food products labelled as “antibioticfree”? 

      Pinede, Romane; Frapech, Aline (Master thesis, 2020)
      This study aims to answer the research question: How do consumers react to food products labelled as “antibiotic-free”?, by unraveling whether consumers are positively influenced by an “antibiotic-free” label affixed ...
    • How to use an interest rate forecast in deciding upon a bond investment strategy 

      Helsingen, Haakon Alexander (Master thesis, 2019)
      Because of the inverse relationship between interest rates and bond prices, we have made an interest rate forecast to choose an investment strategy for bonds. In this forecast we find that the interest rate will make a ...
    • Hvitvasking i eiendomsmeglingsbransjen 

      Døli, Jenny Marie; Olsbø, Peder (Master thesis, 2016)
      Økonomisk kriminalitet utgjør en stor trussel mot samfunnet, finanssystemets integritet, økonomiens virkeområde og rettstaten. Denne formen for kriminalitet er i vinden som aldri før. Kjøp av fast eiendom blir sett på som ...
    • Hvordan norske selskaper kan påvirkes av Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) 

      Holen, Marte-Sofie; Tveito, Cathrine Skalle (Master thesis, 2019)
      Denne masteroppgaven tar for seg en dagsaktuell utfordring knyttet til skattlegging av multinasjonale selskaper. EU-kommisjonen har siden tidlig 2000-tallet arbeidet med å innføre et felles skattegrunnlag blant EU-statene. ...
    • Hvorfor lot de seg bestikke og hvorfor bestakk de? 

      Kvisvik, Tina Greaker (Master thesis, 2016)
      Min oppgave har som mål å belyse årsaker til hvorfor noen lar seg bestikke eller bestikker andre. Disse spørsmålene mener jeg kan besvares ved bruk av bekvemmelighetsteoriens tre dimensjoner. Den første delen av oppgaven ...
    • Influence of host country institutions on subsidiary performance 

      Truong, Binh Minh Thi; Dam, Huyen Thanh (Master thesis, 2016)
      The importance of institutions and their influence on business activities have attracted the attention of both recent researchers and practitioners. In this study, we make further contribution to this field of research ...
    • Initial public offerings (IPOs), lock-ups and market efficiency 

      Evensen, Andreas Spjelkevik; Thuen, Øivind Christian (Master thesis, 2012-05-10)
      In this paper we have examined 174 lock-up agreements in 142 unique firms. A lock-up refers to the prespecified time, usually 180 days, following an IPO, where pre-IPO shareholders enter into an agreement with the underwriter ...
    • International portfolio diversification : commodities 

      Hussain, Khawar; Alija, Lulzim (Master thesis, 2013-02-13)
      We study whether Norwegian Investors should include commodities in their portfolios. Firstly, we discuss the correlation and dispersion between commodities and international equity markets, in addition to possible time ...
    • Internprising av immaterielle eiendeler 

      Juliebø, Håvard; Jonsjord, Didrik (Master thesis, 2017)
      Denne masteroppgaven drøfter hvordan de nye BEPS-retningslinjene til OECD vil påvirke internprising av immaterielle eiendeler. Armlengdeprinsippet er det sentrale begrepet innenfor internprising, og er nedfelt både i ...
    • Investigation of the influencing factors of primary care physicians' intention to adopt new technologies for medical appointment management 

      Steinhoff, Pia Magdalene (Master thesis, 2021)
      Long patient waiting times are a major concern within primary health care clinics, causing lower patient dissatisfaction and health care quality. Within several other industries, mobile queuing systems that use real-time ...
    • Investors Preference and Firms’ Reaction 

      Hunn, Erik Stranden; Lunde, Tor Magnus Bettum (Master thesis, 2020)
      This thesis uses firms from S&P 500 as a sample to measure investors demand for high ESG ratings based on M/B ratios and ESG ratings in the period 2002-2019, and how firms react given that the demand for ESG is high. We ...