Blar i Master of Science på utgivelsesdato
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Political risk and international investment : the renewable energy market in Australia and the 2013 election
(Master thesis, 2013-02-13)Renewable energy has become a controversial political- and economical topic. The world community are on a global scale experiencing shrinking reserves of non-renewable energy sources such as fossil fuels, which also are ... -
The fundamental-derived equity premium
(Master thesis, 2013-02-13)We investigate Fama and French’s (2002) fundamental-derived dividend growth model in 13 markets for the 1970-2011 period. We find that in most of the markets the dividend growth model produces both lower and more precise ... -
International portfolio diversification : commodities
(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 ... -
Merverdiavgift ved realisasjon av pantsatte eiendeler
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Knowledge sharing in virtual teams : investigating the impact of social interaction ties on the quality of knowledge
(Master thesis, 2013-02-14)Key Words: Virtual/Distributed Teams, Knowledge Sharing, Knowledge Quality, Social Network Theory, Social Interaction Ties Context of the Study: One unique aspect of virtual teams is that they can be comprised of expert ... -
Leader-member exchange and affective supervisor commitment : how does supervisor's organizational embodiment influence the relationship?
(Master thesis, 2013-02-14)The purpose of our study was to investigate the relationships between Leader-MemberExchange (LMX), more specifically its social (SLMX) and economic ELMX) dimensions, and Affective Supervisor Commitment (ASC)as well as the ... -
Nye forutsetninger for etablering av foretak i Norge
(Master thesis, 2013-02-15)I denne masteroppgaven rettes fokus mot attraktiviteten av selskapsetablering i Norge. Vi ser nærmere på advokat Gudmund Knudsens utredning; Forenkling og modernisering av aksjeloven, som han utarbeidet etter oppdrag ... -
The role of initiating party in corporate takeovers : an information asymmetry argument
(Master thesis, 2013-02-15)This paper analyzes the role of initiating party in estimating takeover performance. We show that there are significant differences in bid-premiums and cumulative abnormal returns (CAR) depending on deal initiator. All ... -
The Government pension fund global : an analysis of the climate change strategy in the period 2006 to 2012
(Master thesis, 2013-02-15)This thesis in Political Economy is a case study of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) and the climate change strategy in the period 2006 to 2012. Climate change is a topic of growing interest among investors, and ... -
Contrarian investment strategies : evidence in China stock market 2002-2011
(Master thesis, 2013-02-15)This master thesis aims to investigate the profitability of momentum and contrarian investment strategies in Chinese “A” share market listed on both the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) ... -
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 ... -
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Norwegian firms investing in Africa : the roles of perception and government support
(Master thesis, 2013-02-15)Using the psychological perspective, this thesis has investigated why Norwegian firms are reluctant when it comes to investing in Africa and moreover how Norwegian firms view their investments in Africa and what their ... -
The Russo-Ukrainian gas conflict and its effect on EU's approach to energy security
(Master thesis, 2013-02-15)The Russo-Ukrainian gas conflict was a prolonged dispute between Russia Ukraine on issues in the gas relations between the two countries. This conflict has caused several supply disruptions in the supplies to the EU. The ... -
Moral hazard and adverse selection in delegated portfolio management
(Master thesis, 2013-02-18)We investigate the investor-manager relationship in a partial equilibrium principal agent model. The industry for the delegated portfolio management is characterized by information asymmetry on many different levels. ... -
The impact of moods and cognitive processing on framing effects
(Master thesis, 2013-02-18)This study examined the effects of mood and cognitive processing on risky choice framing. A mixed between- and within-subject lab experimental design was conducted to investigate our hypotheses. As predicted, the results ... -
The dynamic interplay between goal orientations and perceived motivational climate as antecedents to burnout
(Master thesis, 2013-02-18)The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between goal orientations and motivational climates on one hand, and burnout on the other hand. The former two can be seen as what constitutes the achievement goal ... -
Dispersion in analysts' forecasts and momentum strategies in the Norwegian stock market
(Master thesis, 2013-02-18)Research has shown that stock prices tend to drift in the same direction as revisions in consensus forecasts provided by financial analysts. In this paper we create momentum portfolios by an EPS-earnings revision ratio, ... -
Forecasting crude oil futures volatility
(Master thesis, 2013-02-18)This thesis examines the accuracy of different volatility models in forecasting the volatility of West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures returns. We examine the information content of implied volatility by embedding it ...