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How do M&As drive performance of acquiring tech firms? Evidence from the US
(Master thesis, 2019)In our study, we aim at understanding what drives acquirer in tech M&As. We examine a sample of 3,813 M&A transactions by US publicly-traded technological firms from 1991 to 2019. Since bidders1 and deals characteristics ... -
How do metal musicians become entrepreneurial? A phenomenological investigation on opportunity recognition
(Series of Dissertations;10/2011, Doctoral thesis, 2011)In this dissertation, becoming entrepreneurial mean that musicians undertake commercial activities that are necessary for artistic creativity and performance. In order to analyse the entrepreneurial process, I have ... -
How do oil price shocks affect private equity investments? A thesis investigating private equity in the Nordic oil and gas sector
(Master thesis, 2017)In this thesis, we explore the relative performance of private equity owned portfolio companies in the Nordic oil and gas sector, during the recent oil price shocks. Our research has identified the drivers of performance ... -
How do organizations implement diversity?
(Master thesis, 2015-08-07)As the world increasingly becomes globalized, the society becomes diversified. This change leads to the organizational challenge as to how manage a divers workforce? To face the challenge of managing diversity organizations ... -
How do payment methods and other deal characteristics affect abnormal returns? - A comparison of “high-tech” versus “non-high-tech” industries in the European M&A market.
(Master thesis, 2019)This master thesis investigates whether payment method affects the target company’s cumulative abnormal return (CAR), if the premium paid is larger for cash-financed acquisitions, and if Research and Development (R&D) ... -
How do serial acquirer managers legitimize more extensive integrations?
(Master thesis, 2017)This paper investigates which factors that influence the legitimization of more extensive integrations by the managers of serial acquirers. A more extensive integration is characterized by a more comprehensive nature ... -
How do vertical alliances influence the business model of a Norwegian MNE operating in a knowledge-intensive industry?
(Master thesis, 2022)MNEs increasingly face difficult decisions regarding incorporating different ways to manage vertical alliances and adapt their business model. It is well established that firms must coordinate activities in technologically ... -
How does a fall in oil prices affect firm performance across industries in an oil exporting country like Norway?
(Master thesis, 2017)The purpose of this thesis is to get insight into how the Norwegian economy is affected by changes in oil prices, with emphasis on the 2014 oil bust. We also study if this effect differs between Norwegian industries. We ... -
How Does a Partner's Acquisition Affect the Value of the Alliance?
(Journal article, 2020)Our study examines how a partner’s acquisition affects the value created and captured by the firm given the nature of its associations with the partner and with the partner’s acquisition target. We conjecture that business ... -
How Does a Partner’s Acquisition Affect the Value of the Firm’s Alliance with That Partner?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)How does an acquisition initiated by a firm's alliance partner affect the value that the firm can create and capture from its alliance with that partner? We conjecture that the similarity between the businesses of the firm ... -
How does carbon emissions impact stock prices: Evidence from the UK stock market
(Master thesis, 2022)We investigate the relationship between stock returns and firm’s carbon emissions for the cross-section of UK companies, and test whether a carbon risk premium exists. We obtain emission data, monthly stock return data, ... -
How Does CEO Turnover Affect Performance in Energy Companies?
(Master thesis, 2020)In this paper, we investigate the impact of CEO turnovers on company performance in the energy industry. In the first part, we perform an event study for various event windows where we estimate the abnormal returns from ... -
How does diuidend taxation change ownership structure?
(Master thesis, 2023)This master thesis aims to explain how dividend taxation changes ownership structure in privately held Norwegian firms. While previous studies have focused on changes in dividend policy, our thesis looks at how changes ... -
How does dynamic pricing affect customer perceived fairness across product necessities?
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How does ESG affect the financial performance of oil and gas companies relative to traditional firm characteristics? - An empirical examination of oil and gas companies in Europe
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis investigates potential indicators of financial performance on European oil and gas companies. With the use of panel data regressions, it seeks to detect potential significant effects of traditional firm ... -
How does interview style affect applicants´ perception of fairness of the job interview?
(Master thesis, 2017)In this study we examine the differences between the structured and unstructured interview in regards to an applicant’s perception of fairness. Despite extensive research on the predictive validity of future job performance ... -
How Does Investor Attention Impact the Price of Bitcoin?
(Master thesis, 2019)Bitcoin has emerged to become the most popular cryptocurrency and its presence has the potential to disrupt existing payment and monetary systems. Over the past decade, the bitcoin price has exhibited extreme volatility, ... -
How does Laissez-Faire Leadership Affect the Psychosocial Work Environment in the Norwegian Armed Forces – The Moderating Role of Gender
(Master thesis, 2018)The purpose of the study was to explore a universal perspective that laissez-faire leadership has a negative impact on psychosocial factors at work, including role conflict, stress and motivation. Further, the study aimed ... -
How Does Monetary Policy Affect Household Indebtedness?
(HOFIMAR Working Paper Series;5/2023, Working paper, 2023)Growth in household debt-to-income ratios can be attributed to nominal debt changes or mechanical “Fisher effects” from interest income and expenses, real income growth, and inflation. With microdata covering the universe ...