Browsing Master of Science by Title
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Line managers’ role in HR on employees’ affective commitment to the organization
(Master thesis, 2022)The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the employees' perception of their line manager’s enactment of HR practices and their leadership behavior on one side, considering the employees’ ... -
The link between emotional experiences and risky decisionmaking
(Master thesis, 2020)Several studies have investigated the topic of emotional experiences and information processing in relation to decision-making (LeDoux, 1994; Panno, Lauriola & Figner, 2012). With a between-subjects experimental design, ... -
Liquidity Frictions in Convertible Bond Arbitrage: Evidence from the US
(Master thesis, 2021)We study Over-The-Counter (OTC) market frictions in the convertible bond arbitrage strategy. using noise and intermediary risk factors, in the US. We analyze two hedge fund indices, the convertible arbitrage indices of ... -
lmproving the EU SFDR Paris-Aligned Benchmark for Net-Zero portfolio construction
(Master thesis, 2023)In this paper, we show that without the analysis of firm-specific emission reduction behaviour, asset managers run the risk of long-term underperformance due to exposure to climate-related risk. We do this by applying and ... -
Local Economic Structures and their Impact on MPs Engagement in Environmental Debates: A Case Study of Rogaland
(Master thesis, 2023)This study examines whether Members of Parliament (MPs) from Rogaland, Norway, are influenced by the local economic structure in their home constituency during parliamentary debates on environmental issues. By analysing ... -
Looking at the European market: Does the greenium exist? And if so, do it apply uniformly across different industries?
(Master thesis, 2023)The green bond market has emerged as a significant funding source to address the challenges posed by climate change. Researchers have identified a phenomenon known as the "green premium" or "greenium". Green bonds trade ... -
Looking through the glass ceiling : women and power : leadership in Norwegian firms
(Master thesis, 2013-02-15)This paper examines two important factors that describe female leadership in Norwegian firms. First, the main determinants of having a female CEO, and, second, the impact a female CEO has on firm performance. In other ... -
Low global interest rates and secular stagnation
(Master thesis, 2016)Countries globally are currently facing low, or even negative, real interest rates. Even at this level economies are not able to reach satisfactory growth. Potential reasons are a changing savings-investment structure ... -
The low volatility effect in the Norwegian stock market
(Master thesis, 2021)In this paper we seek to investigate whether the low volatility puzzle is present in Norwegian stock market during the period January 1980 - December 2019. By examining the relationship of total volatility and returns ... -
M&A on Scandinavian market : evidence of factors for shareholder value creation from acquirer's perspective
(Master thesis, 2017)The purpose of this study is comprehensive analysis of drivers of M&A performance by bidders executing acquisitions in Nordic region. Considering mixed results on acquiring companies’ value creation for shareholders in ... -
Machine Learning: Superior to Traditional Statistical Models in Forecasting Macroeconomic Time-Series?
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis investigates machine learning's potential to forecast the Norwegian GDP, unemployment rate, and in ation on monthly or quarterly, and annual terms. We compare machine learning techniques such as penalised ... -
Macroeconomic Drivers for M&A Activity: Evidence from Norway
(Master thesis, 2021)This paper investigates whether certain quantitative macroeconomic factors are drivers for takeover activity in Norway, and if so, what effects these variables have on the number of takeovers. Three macroeconomic variables ... -
Macroeconomic effects on Private Equity funds’ exit determinations
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis studies the external and internal exit determinants of European, Canadian and American private equity funds, using a data set of 32.881 investments completed between 1990 and 2021. The most common exits are ... -
Macroeconomic events and asset prices: Norwegian and U.S. stock market
(Master thesis, 2023)Our thesis captures the daily stock market excess returns on days when important macroeconomic news, such as FOMC announcements, PPI announcements, and employment announcements are scheduled for release. We focus on capturing ... -
Macroeconomic Fundamentals' Predictability of Currency Returns
(Master thesis, 2022)We study the relationship between macroeconomic fundamentals and currency returns from the perspective of a British investor. To investigate the relationship more closely, we replicate the methodologies presented by Dahlquist ... -
Macroeconomic risk and stock market anomalies in Norway
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Macroeconomic variables and their association to stock market returns in sub-Saharan Africa
(Master thesis, 2017)The thesis examines the relationship between stock market returns and macroeconomic variables in seventeen countries that are included in the IMF’s definition of Sub-Saharan Africa. The study is conducted using a ... -
“Make it or break it during a pandemic”. The role of Transformational Leadership, employee Growth Mindset, Change Readiness and Stress during rapid changes such as a pandemic (COVID-19).
(Master thesis, 2020)This study seeks to explore the relationship between transformational leadership and employee’s readiness towards change, and the moderating effect of employee growth mindset. Furthermore, this study aims to look at the ... -
Management consultancies dealing with Green Consulting
(Master thesis, 2022)Increasing regulatory pressure and the need for rethinking operations and value creation to meet sustainability requirements have led to the emergence of Green Consulting. Traditionally, management consulting firms have ... -
Managerial action and behaviors that are supportive for knowledge sharing by employees
(Master thesis, 2017)With a changing global environment, there is an increased need for organizations to be able to efficiently and effectively share and use knowledge resources that exists within the firm, to achieve and sustain a competitive ...