• Hæren og Koninklijke Landmacht - en kulturell studie av interaksjonen mellom norske og nederlandske hæroffiserer 

  Kibsgaard, Johannes (Master thesis, 2019)

  Dette er en prosjektoppgave i studieprogrammet Consulting ved Handelshøyskolen BI. Oppgaven tar sikte på å identifisere på hvilken måte norske hæroffiserer må gå frem annerledes enn de er vant til, for å oppleves som ...

• Hvordan påvirker ISIL sine tap av ressurser, gruppens evne til å bruke propaganda og sosiale medier som strategi for å nå sine målsetninger? 

  Kjæraas, Morten (Master thesis, 2019)

  Terrorgruppen kjent som blant annet den Islamske staten i Irak og Levanten (ISIL), erobret på sitt toppunkt et område på størrelse med Storbritannia. 23 mars 2019 erklærte den kurdisk ledede frie arme, at de hadde ...

• Grønn vekst og konkurransekraft i jordbruket og matindustrien 

  Lillekvelland, Helene (Master thesis, 2019)

  I denne oppgaven har jeg sett nærmere på om veikartene som ble utarbeidet i forbindelse med ekspertutvalget for grønn konkurransekrafts arbeid. Jeg har sett på om veikartet som landbruk-, mat- og drikkenæringen leverte ...

• Financial advisors influence on private investors’ financial decisions 

  Møller, Amanda Staude; Rita Maria, Gunnerød (Master thesis, 2019)

  Most individual retail investors today rely on recommendations from financial advice when investing in stocks or bonds. Understanding the impact of financial advice on individual investors portfolio decision is thus of ...

• Simulated reality: A intersubjective belief in the construct of ‘leadership’- 

  Jensen, Carl Michael; Michalsen, Martin (Master thesis, 2019)

  This thesis will investigate the construct of ‘leadership’ from a social constructivism perspective. Which interpretations does this construct have, and does the meanings given to the construct differ from an academician ...

• The importance of market movements, asset allocation policy and active management for government pension funds – evidence from GPFG, CPP and GPIF 

  Repstad, Pål Jacob; Syltøy, Kenneth (Master thesis, 2019)

  The motivation behind this paper is to identify how important market movements, asset allocation policy and active management is for the Norwegian, Canadian and Japanese government pension funds’ returns. We use data ...

• ESG rating and financial performance in the Nordic market 

  Langeland, Johan Aurvoll; Ugland, Linnea Kamilla (Master thesis, 2019)

  Stakeholders’ interest in firms have increased in recent years and ESG rating have become more important. Previous literature has had difficulties concluding on the effect of ESG rating on financial performance. The ESG ...

• Performance- vs. mastery-oriented digital feedback in simulation training: An experimental research approach 

  Roen, Maren; Måkestad, Mikael (Master thesis, 2019)

  This study inspects the potential relationships between performance-, and mastery-orientated digital feedback, and perceptions of fairness, and relevance of feedback received during simulation training. We also included ...

• Back to Basis: Recent Evidence on Arbitrage Strategies and Interest Rate Derivatives 

  Goldaman, Angelica; Holmedal, Daniel (Master thesis, 2019)

  We examine near-arbitrage strategies in the market for interest rate derivatives. Using futures and forward rate agreements, we construct replication portfolios that match cash flows of vanilla interest rate swaps. ...

• Taking advantage of mutual synergies: A multiple case-study of CVCs and High-Growth Start-ups 

  Olsen, Lars Christian (Master thesis, 2019)

  This thesis explores how Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) firms and high-growth start-ups cooperate to attain mutual synergies. Specifically, how start-ups become scale-ups, and corporations obtain competitive advantages ...

• The Text Premium and Stock Returns 

  Ingebrigtsen, Tobias; Andersen, Kristian (Master thesis, 2019)

  This thesis proposes a novel approach to portfolio sorting based on the following: (i) the time-varying structure of company lings, and (ii) its exposure towards a common text source. We construct a similarity measure ...

• IS THE "HANDLING REGLER" SUSTAINABLE IN THE LONG RUN? RETURN UNCERTAINTY, PAYOUT RULES, AND SURVIVAL OF THE NORWEGIAN PENSION FUND GLOBAL 

  Romaniv, Liubomyr; Aidekova, Aiza (Master thesis, 2019)

  The Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global enjoys the position of being one of the largest global sovereign funds in line with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, China Investment Corporation and Saudi Arabian Authority ...

• Initial Public Offerings: A Study of the Nordic Market 

  Mistereggen, Odd Kåre Engh; Nyland, Lars Kjeverud (Master thesis, 2019)

  We present a quantitative study within the field of corporate finance to investigate underpricing on initial public offerings within the Nordic financial markets. Our design allows us to study how the technology sector ...

• International Portfolio Diversification through ETFs. 

  Mandipati, Naimi; Petromanova, Nataliia (Master thesis, 2019)

  We examine whether for a US investor, investing in 15 country equity index ETFs traded on US exchange yields the same international diversification benefits as direct investments in these countries’ equity markets. We ...

• Agile Software Development: A case study on how agile software development teams adapt to task-based triggers 

  Trautwein, Max; Pedersen, Anders Aaraas (Master thesis, 2019)

  Purpose – The focus in this thesis is on team adaptation from a continuous change perspective. The purpose is to investigate how agile software development teams in a Nordic financial institution adapt to task-based ...

• Do Acquiring Firms Gain from Takeovers? Empirical evidence from the Norwegian stock market with a focus on the payment method 

  Gravdal, Thea Marie; Kokkersvold, Eline Haugetun (Master thesis, 2019)

  The objective of this thesis is to examine the economic effect when announcing a takeover in the Norwegian stock market. The research investigates acquisition announcements between 2009 – 2018, where the goal is to see ...

• Samfunnsansvar i leverandørkjeden En analyse av hvordan et lite norsk foretak i klesbransjen forholder seg til samfunnsansvar i egen leverandørkjede, og hvordan informasjon om samfunnsansvar overføres i denne kjeden 

  Sundby, Sondre; Barstad, Bastian Eger (Master thesis, 2019)

  Bedriftens samfunnsansvar er et viktig tema i dagens næringsliv. I tillegg til å være økonomisk lønnsom forventes en bedrift å forholde seg til hvordan virksomheten påvirker samfunnet rundt seg. I et globalt marked der ...

• The Role of Organizational Culture on Knowledge Transfer – a Case Study of Two Project- Intensive IT Organizations 

  Rismyhr, Ingeborg; Gjøby, Ingeborg (Master thesis, 2019)

  Purpose – The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the impact different aspects of culture have on knowledge transfer in project-intensive IT companies. Design/methodology/approach – Multiple case study of two IT ...

• The main drivers of variations in the day-ahead spot price in the Nordic market, and how each driver change intraday. 

  Wiik, Martin; Hogstad, Steinar Westergård (Master thesis, 2019)

  This thesis studies the drivers of variations in the day–ahead spot price Nordic market and how they change intraday. The study uses variables of power production from wind and photovoltaics (PV), residual load, hydrological ...

• Performance measurement in Lean Construction 

  Pakoglu, Meryem Ceyda; Holm, Sanne Kristin (Master thesis, 2019)

  The construction industry accounted for approximately 16% of Norway's GDP in 2018, and a well-functioning and efficient industry is thus of great importance (Øye, 2019). However, it is commonly recognized that the ...

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