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Digitalization of processes in the construction production phase: A case study from the Norwegian construction industry Navn:
(Master thesis, 2021)The construction industry represents the building blocks of society, crucial for driving economic growth and long term development (Foulkes & Ruddock, 2007; Ofori, 2015). The industry is, however, characterized as being ... -
Digitalt avfall - hva er det, og hva kan vi gjøre med det?
(Master thesis, 2022)I denne oppgaven tar vi for oss miljøproblemet «digitalt avfall». Vi definerer begrepet som unødvendig databruk, viser til hvordan digitalt avfall oppstår og foreslår løsninger på problemet. Vi har gjennomført intervjuer ... -
Digitalt tankesett ... mer enn en tanke?
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne prosjektoppgaven handler om motivasjon knyttet til innføringen av et nytt digitalt lagringsverktøy for dokumenter. Jeg har valgt å ta utgangspunkt i min egen organisasjon, Trygg Trafikk. Ledergruppen har besluttet å ... -
Direct Lenders and the Impact of COVID-19
(Master thesis, 2023)This study explores how the COVID-19 shock affected direct lending in the U.S. Using a set of hand-collected data on direct lenders such as business development companies (BDCs) we apply a difference-in-differences model ... -
Direct Residential Real Estate in Oslo, Risk, Return and Comparison to the Equity Markets
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis studies the nominal- and risk-adjusted returns from direct residential real estate investments in Oslo, for different dwelling types and areas, and compare with returns offered by OSEFX. We develop a hedonic ... -
Dispersion in analysts' forecasts and momentum strategies in the Norwegian stock market
(Master thesis, 2013-02-18)Research has shown that stock prices tend to drift in the same direction as revisions in consensus forecasts provided by financial analysts. In this paper we create momentum portfolios by an EPS-earnings revision ratio, ... -
Disruptive innovation in an incumbent ecosystem : A case study of Vipps, Mobilepay and mCash
(Master thesis, 2017)The purpose of this study is to explore how an incumbent can benefit from an existing ecosystem in order to stay competitive in a disrupted market. In Norway, mobile payment apps have been a market with rapid changes ... -
Distinguishing between skill and luck in the returns of Norwegian mutual funds
(Master thesis, 2016)Throughout this thesis we examine the risk adjusted performance of all actively managed Norwegian equity mutual funds, using a comprehensive dataset free of survivorship bias, spanning the period 1983 to 2015. We utilize ... -
Diversification benefits of listed infrastructure
(Master thesis, 2017)According to the infrastructure investment narrative, infrastructure is less exposed to business cycles and less affected by short term events, implying a potential diversification benefit in a mixed asset portfolio. ... -
Dividend changes and firm performance
(Master thesis, 2012-05-15)In this paper, we test the information content of dividends (ICD) hypothesis for Norwegian non-listed firms, to explore whether dividend changes have positive relationship with future earnings. After applying both linear ... -
DNB Eiendom : hvordan vinne kunden?
(Bachelor thesis, 2012-10-18)Denne oppgaven omhandler DNB Eiendom i Trondheim og tar for seg temaet kommunikasjon, hvor problemstillingen er som følger: “Hvordan kan DNB Eiendom øke sin oppdragsmengde gjennom bruk av riktig kommunikasjon på befaring ... -
Do acquiring firms gain from takeovers? : empirical evidence from the Norwegian stock market
(Master thesis, 2014-02-10)The objective of this thesis is to study the economic effect when acquiring firms announce takeovers in the Norwegian stock market. We find that bidders experience a positive abnormal announcement return of 2.16% on ... -
Do Acquiring Firms Gain from Takeovers? Empirical evidence from the Norwegian stock market with a focus on the payment method
(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 ... -
Do Analysts' Price Targets Change Stock Prices? The Impact of Price Targets on Stocks with Different Characteristics.
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis analyzes the impact of financial analysts’ price targets on stock prices. According to the efficient market hypothesis, all information should be incorporated in the stock price, meaning that financial analysts’ ... -
Do CEO dismissal improve financial performance?: An empirical study of companies in the S&P 1500 Index
(Master thesis, 2022)There has been a drastic increase in CEO dismissals in recent years. This paper studies the effects a CEO dismissal has on financial performance in light of a company’s corporate governance to see if the increase in ... -
Do Commodities Lead Stock Market Industries?
(Master thesis, 2022)This paper investigates whether the price changes in commodity futures can predict the stock price movements in US industries. Our estimated risk premia indicate that a large number of commodity futures do lead specific ... -
Do differences in perception exist between men and women in competition for higher- level job positions and does choice architecture in competition play a role in exacerbating or mitigating these differences?
(Master thesis, 2023)In recent years, the global workforce has undergone large transformations leading to an intensified focus on workplace competition and its interplay with gender dynamics. The aim of achieving harmonious and inclusive ... -
Do divestment rates of foreign and domestic acquisitions differ?
(Master thesis, 2016)This thesis investigates whether there is a difference in the divestment rates of cross-border and domestic acquisitions of Norwegian subsidiaries acquired in 2004. The sample consisted of 101 acquisitions traced over ... -
Do Family-Owned Firms Perform Better than Non-Family-Owned Firms?
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis examines the performance of family-owned and non-family-owned firms in Norway from 2000-2015. The performance differences are compared using return on assets (ROA) as the indicator of firm performance. The ... -
Do financial celebrities affect stock prices?
(Master thesis, 2012-05-09)Through the media, there seems to be general consensus that financial celebrities affect stock prices. We investigate this issue by studying the mandatory notifications of trade and the corresponding stock returns on OSE ...