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The effectiveness of smartphone apps for lifestyle improvement in noncommunicable diseases: Systematic review and meta-analyses
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for 70% of all deaths in a year globally. The four main NCDs are cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic pulmonary diseases, and diabetes mellitus. Fifty percent of ... -
The Effectiveness of Split-screen Television Advertisement: An Eye-tracking Study
(Master thesis, 2018)In the regular format (full-screen) of advertisement, viewers have multiple ways to avoid exposures to the advertisement. To reduce such Ad avoidance behavior, another form for television advertising, the split-screen ... -
The effects of emoticons on perceived competence and intention to act
(Master thesis, 2014-02-12)The current study explores the effects of emoticon use in organizational communication in a socio-psychological context. More specifically, we examined the effect emoticons have on a) targets` perception of an agent`s ... -
The effects of financial crime on firm performance: evidence from Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the effect of criminal activity, namely corruption, on firm performance for Norwegian firms. We investigate whether the announcement and conviction of corruption has affected ... -
The effects of geographical, operational and service parameters on WEEE transport networks
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Efficiency in the collection and transport of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is important for economic and environmental reasons. A detailed analysis of the logistical- and cost-effectiveness of the ... -
The effects of mailing design characteristics on direct mail campaign performance
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Designing effective direct mail pieces is considered a key success factor in direct marketing. However, related published empirical research is scarce while design recommendations are manifold and often conflicting. Compared ... -
The effects of political institutions on economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Effects of Programme Context on Memory for Humorous Television Commercials
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This study investigated the effects of programme context on memory for humorous television advertisements in South Korean participants. Humorous and non-humorous Korean advertisements were embedded within two programme ... -
The effects of skewness and kurtosis on excess return based on CAPM
(Master thesis, 2019)The main aim of our research is to investigate how higher order moments of distribution such as systematic skewness and systematic kurtosis influence the investors’ behaviour and their expected returns. In our study, we ... -
The effects of the implementation of MiFID on stock liquidity
(Master thesis, 2018)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the effect of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) on stock liquidity for the Norwegian equity market. Our objective is to find out whether the implementation ... -
The Effects of Transaction Costs on the Performance of Foreign Direct Investments: An Empirical Investigation
(Series of Dissertations;10/2004, Doctoral thesis, 2004)The multinational companies’ (MNCs) use of foreign direct investments as a governance mechanism in the globalization of businesses has a cost. Together with expenses linked to production processes, additional costs are ... -
The effects private equity owned firms have on the Norwegian society
(Master thesis, 2017)There is a long-standing controversy regarding private equity (PE) and its impact on society. Using unique data from ACPE1, Reuters and Danske Bank, the economic effects of PE on portfolio companies is analyzed in a ... -
The Efficiency of Structured Equity Products as Investment Vehicles
(Master thesis, 2019)In this paper we find that in the Swedish market principal protected notes (PPN) or an alternative replicating strategy of such kind, can be an adequate investment vehicle for retail investors with different sources of ... -
The elements of interactive agency in rapid, continuous change: a qualitative study of leader actions and employee outcomes and responses of agency in a large, hierarchical organization
(Master thesis, 2018)There is a lack of attention on how to facilitate agency in the existing change management literature. This thesis aims to be a response to that deficit. Our intention was to look further into the employees’ role in ... -
The Energy Union and security-of-gas supply
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)This paper discusses and contrasts the proposals for an Energy Union in the European Union and its impact on security-of-gas-supply. Based on an examination of historical East-West gas trade and by revisiting energy security ... -
The Engel curve of owner-occupied housing consumption
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Housing is a major component of aggregate demand, and understanding how the demand for housing co-varies with income is useful for analysis and policy. While estimating housing consumption for tenants amounts to observing ... -
The European Central Bank's announcement effect on stock returns in Europe
(Master thesis, 2018)This study investigates how the European Central Bank has influenced European stock markets on the scheduled announcement of monetary policy decisions. Our findings conclude that the European Central Bank does not have ... -
The European Union : the climate change package : renewable energy directive 2009/28/EC
(Master thesis, 2012-05-11)The following general problem for discussion has been chosen: Why did the EU decide on targets concerning renewable energy sources and why exactly these targets? What are the European Union and the nation-states doing to ... -
The Evolution of Born Globals’ Internationalization Strategy ; the case of Opera Software
(Master thesis, 2016)Firm internationalization has for long been viewed as a gradual process, wherein firms expand internationally in an incremental stepwise manner. In the last couple of decades however, evidence of a more rapid ... -
The Evolution of Corporate Accounts of Scandals from Exposure to Investigation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)We extend research on how corporations respond to scandals by examining the evolution of the accounts that are developed by corporate agents after a scandal becomes public. Guided by the theory of accounts and a recently ...