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Digital technology on financial performance
(Master thesis, 2022)This Master Thesis investigates the effect of digital technologies on the financial performance of companies listed in Norway. By adopting a Resource-Based View, this paper investigates 18 different digital technologies ... -
Social Capital Effect on Private SMEs Tax Avoidance
(Master thesis, 2020)This paper presents the first study of the social capital effect on Norwegian private SMEs' tax avoidance behavior and finds that social capital has an impact. Trust is the social capital with the most impact. To identify ... -
The relationship between workplace ostracism and quantitative/qualitative job insecurity: the mediating effect of state self-efficacy
(Master thesis, 2022)This master thesis has investigated the relationship between workplace ostracism and both quantitative and qualitative job insecurity, and examined the mediating effect of state self-efficacy on this relationship. With a ... -
Trust building in non-virtual and virtual teams
(Master thesis, 2022)The world is becoming more virtual, and the COVID-19 pandemic has shown how virtual teams are going to be a bigger part of the future, with several organizations considering incorporating a hybrid workspace layout. When ... -
“Academics´ motivation and well-being: A qualitative study of the effects the pandemic and the following digital changes has had on academics´ motivation and well-being”
(Master thesis, 2022)The COVID-19 pandemic has led to drastic changes in the workday of academics and universities have experienced a radical shift towards becoming more digital. Restrictions have led universities to force their employees to ... -
ESG Performance, Green Bonds, and Yield Spreads - an empirical study of the Norwegian corporate bond market
(Master thesis, 2022)This paper seeks to study the relationship between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance, green bonds, and yield spreads in the Norwegian corporate bond market. By imposing a clustering model with fixed ... -
What positive impact does cultural diversity have on team outcomes? Ways of increasing its advantages. Systematic Literature Review.
(Master thesis, 2022)In a rapidly changing, unforeseeable and uncertain business environment (and not only in the business environment) not to lag and follow business processes are one of the essential tools for achieving success. One of the ... -
Crisis Management in cross-cultural teams: A qualitative study of leaders in Norwegian shipping
(Master thesis, 2022)Globalization in the business world has increased the need to understand how cultural differences affect leadership performance. An individual’s cultural frame affects how they perceive the world around them, influencing ... -
Adaptation to Sustainability in Norwegian Shipping Companies
(Master thesis, 2022)The most challenging issue that shipping companies are confronted with in the coming years is the need to become more sustainable. Accordingly, exploring critical factors in the implementation process is necessary. Whereas ... -
Emotional or Reasoned Ethics - Can Reasoning Lead to Moral Disengagement?
(Master thesis, 2022)The present thesis sought to explore the role of emotions and reason in ethical decision-making. To explain why and how individuals engage in unethical behavior I also investigated the mediating effects of moral disengagement. ... -
Sammenligning av den generelle- og den spesielle omgåelsesregelen i skatteloven – er det nødvendig med en egen spesiell omgåelsesregel?
(Master thesis, 2022)I forbindelse med lovfestingen av den ulovfestede omgåelsesnormen i 2020, oppsto spørsmålet om den spesielle omgåelsesregelen i sktl. § 14-90 skulle videreføres, oppheves eller innlemmes i den generelle omgåelsesnormen. ... -
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’ ... -
How corporate wellness programs affect judgments of responsibility for employee burnout and Zoom fatigue
(Master thesis, 2022)The question of responsibility for employee mental health has been discussed in terms of corporate wellness programs. Still, there is a lack of research on perceptions of responsibility for those struggling with Zoom ... -
Risk and return of the merger arbitrage strategy in the European market
(Master thesis, 2022)In this thesis we have created a European merger arbitrage index consisting of 786 cash, stock, and combination deals from 2000 to 2022. Three portfolios have been created; equaly-weighted, value-weighted, and a practitioner ... -
Job Insecurity and Intention to Leave, from a Job Insecurity Climate Perspective
(Master thesis, 2022)Outcomes of job insecurity have in recent years attracted a lot of scholarly interest. However, job insecurity is not just an individual experience; employees can perceive that there is a climate of job insecurity at ... -
Sustainability-Oriented Innovation: Why are some companies lagging behind? A comparative case study
(Master thesis, 2022)Sustainability is arguably the biggest trend in business today and represents one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced. Consequently, companies are faced with mounting pressure from multiple stakeholders ... -
Enterprise Risk Management and the effect on Audit Fees
(Master thesis, 2022)Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) has introduced a paradigm shift in the way companies manage risk. Academics and practitioners alike are becoming increasingly interested in ERM, yet the impact of ERM system quality ... -
Financial Distress Risi! of LBOs - Euidence from Nordic Countries
(Master thesis, 2022)In this master thesis, we study the financial distress risk and bankruptcy rate of leveraged buyout companies in the Nordic market between 2000 and 2020. Furthermore, we examine industry effects on financial distress ... -
Optimal Equity Share in the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global in Terms of the Downside Risk
(Master thesis, 2022)Being a sovereign wealth fund (SWF), the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (NGPFG) operates in a political environment and must adapt to several considerations. We address to what extent the combination of equity ... -
House prices following Covid-19: A possible shift in demand?
(Master thesis, 2022)In this thesis, we study the house price growth in 2020 for different dwelling types and municipalities and compare it with its growth in 2015. The two years had one thing in common: both experienced a drop in the policy ...