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The impact of emerging technologies on efficiency and sustainability in last mile home deliveries - An exploratory study of e-commerce home deliveries in Norway
(Master thesis, 2021)Last mile logistics is considered to be the least efficient part of the home delivery process and has the most pressing sustainability concerns. The rise of e-commerce and the growing trend of online shopping has made this ... -
The Impact of ESG on Firm Value: Evidence From M&A
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis examines the impact of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors on shareholder value using a large sample of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals in the US. Our findings indicate a significant ... -
The Impact of ESG on Foreign Direct lnvestments in Developing and Emerging Markets
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis studies whether and how ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factors affect FDI (foreign direct investment) inflows to emerging and developing markets. We use a panel data analysis to test the relationships ... -
The Impact of ESG Policies on the Secondary Market: Euidence from China
(Master thesis, 2023)In the wave of rapid development of ESG around the world, China enters into its rapid growth stage of ESG development since 2018. A series of essential national policies have been released in a more systematic way to ... -
Impact of foreign investors on the Norwegian market
(Master thesis, 2022)This paper seeks to answer the impact of foreign acquisitions on listed companies in the Norwegian market. Over the period of 2003-2018 we found 44 Norwegian listed companies with our specific limitations which had been ... -
The impact of fundamental shocks on bond ETF premiums
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis explores how fundamental shocks in form of surprising changes in the federal funds rate can impact bond exchange-traded fund (ETF) premiums. We utilize a linear model with interaction terms, and ETF fixed ... -
The Impact of Inflated ESG Ratings on Socially Responsit>le lnuestment: An Analysis of Aduerse Selection
(Master thesis, 2023)We find that sustainable investors can be deceived to preform unsustainable investments when relying solely on ESG ratings. This is because companies can artificially inflate their ESG rating by promising future ... -
The impact of M&A announcements on acquiring and target firm's shareholders
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis employs an event study analysis to examine the impact of 243 Norwegian mergers and acquisitions (M&A) announcements on abnormal shareholder returns across short-term and long-term event windows. It also ... -
The Impact of M&A Characteristics on the Acquiring Companies' Value
(Master thesis, 2021)We conduct an event study of acquiring companies' cumulative abnormal returns as a reaction to merger and acquisition (M&A) announcement news. The study is conducted using three { and ve-day event windows for a sample ... -
Impact of Macroeconomic Factors on IPO Activity
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis aims to examine the relationship between macroeconomic factors and IPO activity in the euro area from January 2000 to December 2022. By employing the Johansen test for cointegration, our analysis found evidence ... -
The Impact of Monetary Policy on Unemployment: A Comparison of Local Projections and SVAR Analyses from Norway
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis concerns the transmission of monetary policy shocks on the unemployment rate in Norway over the past 20 years. The study compares impulse response functions from local projections - estimated through OLS and ... -
The impact of R&D grants on firms' access to external equity financing: Euidence from the Norwegian industry.
(Master thesis, 2023)We examine the impact of government support on a firm’s access to external equity financing. Using data on grant applications to SkatteFUNN between 2012 and 2022, we find grants to have a positive impact on the growth of ... -
The Impact of State Ownership and Regulatory Changes on ESG Performance
(Master thesis, 2023)In this study, we explore the dynamic relationship between state ownership and ESG performance in Chinese firms, focusing on the impact of the 2018 Corporate Governance Code and the different ESG Category scores. Our ... -
Impact of the decentralized economy of the WEB3 on the business strategies
(Master thesis, 2022)Having an initial interest in new technologies and in particular in blockchain technology, we discovered this year the world of WEB3, an ecosystem that encompasses all the decentralized companies (DApp) located on ... -
THE IMPACT OF WOKE WASHING
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis investigates the phenomenon of woke washing and the impact on consumer attitudes, perception of credibility, and behavior. With an increasing expectation for brands to engage in socio-political matters, genuine ... -
The Impact of Working Arrangement on Employee Job Performance : Measuring and understanding by using the Job Demands- Resources model
(Master thesis, 2022)Covid-19 has led to lasting changes in working life. Remote work has become increasingly prevalent, and many organizations are adopting more flexible working arrangements that allow employees to work from their homes. ... -
Implementering av balansert målstyring hos Møller Bil Leangen
(Bachelor thesis, 2015-06-01)Oppgaven er skrevet i samarbeid med Møller Bil Leangen, og har ledelsesverktøyet balansert målstyring som tema. Formålet med oppgaven har vært på utarbeide en modell for implementering av balansert målstyring i virksomheten. ... -
Implementering av Black Litterman-modellen i DNB Asset Management
(Bachelor thesis, 2020)Denne oppgaven er skrevet i et samarbeid med forvaltningsselskapet DNB Asset Management AS. Formålet med oppgaven er å undersøke hvorvidt allokeringen utledet av Black Litterman-modellen kan tilføre forvaltningen i DNB ... -
Implementering av bærekraft i et samvirkelag i Coop
(Master thesis, 2022)Samvirkelaget Coop Sørvest, som er del av Coop i Norge, har startet en prosess med styrking og systematisering av bærekraftsarbeidet i virksomheten, og proses-sen skal resultere i en bærekraftstrategi som kan vedtas av ... -
Implementering av EPJ-system i Nordre Follo kommune
(Bachelor thesis, 2019)Oppegård og Ski kommune skal slås sammen til Nordre Follo kommune. I forbindelse med sammenslåingen skal de blant annet anskaffe et elektronisk pasientjournalsystem (EPJ-system). Dette systemet må være implementert og ...