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1 + 1 = 3, Hva kjennetegner radarpar som presterer ekstraordinært?
(Master thesis, 2023)Flere suksesshistorier gjennom tidene kan føres tilbake til en samhandling mellom to mennesker, dyader, som presterer på et særlig høyt nivå. Formålet med denne oppgaven har vært å undersøke hva som kjennetegner slike ... -
2020 Bulkers
(Bachelor thesis, 2024)I denne bacheloroppgaven har vi gjennomført en verdsettelse av selskapet 2020 Bulkers. Basert på prognostisering av fremtidige kontantstrømmer har vi kommet frem til problemstillingen som følger: «Hva er fundamentalverdien ... -
2028 - A field guide to the future of the Norwegian grocery industry
(Master thesis, 2018)In this paper we have sought to identify key drivers that will shape the Norwegian grocery industry the next ten years, with the final result being four scenarios revealing ranges of plausible development in the future. ... -
De 4 utfordrende fasene i lederutvikling
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)Oppgaven handler om fagfeltet lederutvikling. Vi har sett på det historiske perspektivet til lederutvikling i norsk sammenheng og forskjeller på interne og eksterne programmer. Dette for å kunne tilstrekkelig drøfte og ... -
A Behavioristic Study on Overreaction and Underreaction : When and Why Does it Occur?
(Master thesis, 2016)The following thesis is a study of two related concepts known as “Overreaction” and “Underreaction”. Overreaction and underreaction, both of which have been offered by behaviorists as possible explanations to asset ... -
A best value approach (BVA) to supplier selection : A case study of best value procurement (BVP) in the Norwegian construction industry
(Master thesis, 2017)It is a well-known fact that the construction industry has long been struggling with project cost and duration overruns, quality, and safety measures. It is characterized as conservative with low-bid contracting which ... -
A Case Study of Innovation Procurement Partnership Within the Norwegian Health Care Sector
(Master thesis, 2018)This paper is a Preliminary Master Thesis Report for MSc in Business at BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo, majoring in strategy. The proposed master thesis will focus on strategy for innovation in the Norwegian ... -
A comparison of Asset Pricing Models in the Norwegian Stock Market
(Master thesis, 2019)Abstract This master thesis tests and evaluates different asset pricing models for the Norwegian stock market. The models are made to explain the cross-section of expected stock returns, and we apply them to real-world ... -
A cross-platform study of brand recall in online video advertising
(Master thesis, 2017)This study investigates the effect of online video advertising on brand recall across online video platforms. The platforms included in the study are an online news-streaming platform, an online television-streaming ... -
A cross-sectional study on the interplay between motivational climate and employee mindset in a work context : Why the Focus on Effort might be Beneficial for v
(Master thesis, 2016)Many organizations have a large focus on talent as being the cause for organizational success. The current study aims to show that the focus on learning, effort and development may be a greater cause for success. Drawing ... -
A dual mission challenge: Best practices for navigating practices for navigating mission drift in social enterprises
(Master thesis, 2018)In our thesis, we investigate social entrepreneurs and explore the challenges that come with creating, managing, and growing an enterprise with social and commercial ambitions. Through this, we deduce mission drift as ... -
A Fund Analysis of Sustainable Investing in the Norwegian Market
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis analyzes risk – adjusted returns for a sample of sustainable and conventional funds in the Norwegian market during a nine-year period (January 2011 to December 2018). It contributes with further research on ... -
A Merton Approach to Predicting Defaults Amongst Public Firms in Norway
(Master thesis, 2016)The primary objective of this thesis is to investigate how well Merton’s corporate debt model performs in predicting defaults amongst public firms in Norway. The study concludes that the model performs adequately in ... -
A quantitative study of the relationship between ceo compensation and firm exploration in high-tech industries.
(Master thesis, 2017)The relationship between CEO compensation and exploration is an under investigated area of literature. In particular, the implications of the share of stockbased compensation remains largely untested. As the CEO’s wealth ... -
A stochastic freight rate approach to valuation of crude tanker companies
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis aims to develop a stochastic valuation model for the shipping industry, incorporating an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process by capturing the meanreverting dynamics of freight rates. It examines the theoretical ... -
A Study of Corporate Bond Liquidity
(Master thesis, 2016)In this paper we study the liquidity of the Norwegian corporate bond market. We utilize a methodology closely related to the one developed by Dick-Nielsen, Feldhütter, and Lando (2012), and find that the spread contribution ... -
A study of hedging at the firm level in u.s. oil and gas exploration firms
(Master thesis, 2017)This paper studies the hedging activities of 98 U.S. oil and gas exploration rms between 2004 and 2015. We investigate the following three hypothesis; (1) to what extent does hedging a ect rms' stock price exposure ... -
A study of IPOs in the Nordic markets between 2007 and 2017 – Are underwriting analysts’ recommendations outperforming or suffering from overoptimism?
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis presents a study of the credibility on underwriting analysts’ recommendations issued on 100 initial public offerings (IPOs) in the Nordic markets between 2007 and 2017. By following the methodology presented ... -
A study of the volatility in the dry bulk market
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis aims to measure and analyze the volatility of the dry bulk freight spot market. Empirical research is conducted by using samples of daily observations from 1985 to 2016. We find the return series are stationary ... -
A time-varying performance analysis of norwegian mutual funds
(Master thesis, 2017)We wish to enrichen the debate on whether actively managed mutual funds can earn excess returns to justify the fees carried by their investors. An important question to answer is whether mutual funds are able to earn ...