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How sustainable investments affects financial performance: Evidence from Scandinavian ETFs
(Master thesis, 2022)We study the difference in financial performance for Scandinavian ETFs with low and high sustainability rating in the period from 2017 to 2022. We further investigate different periods of 2020 to capture the effects of the ... -
How Technology-Assisted Supplemental Work Influences Burnout and Work Engagement
(Master thesis, 2018)Organizations are continually confronted with automation, digital platforms, and other innovations that are changing the fundamental nature of work. Therefore, understanding what impact technology has on employees ... -
How to create loyalty in the sharing economy? : a study of emotions, satisfaction and commitment among Airbnb customers
(Master thesis, 2017)The sharing economy is drastically erupting traditional industries all over the world, where services such as Airbnb and Uber no longer belong to only the niche. Over a quarter of US adult internet users - or 56,5 million ... -
How to Determine the Optimal Procurement Plan, with the Objective of Maximizing the Total Profit Using a Mathematical Optimization Model : A case study for a large Norwegian furniture manufacturer
(Master thesis, 2022)The Norwegian furniture industry has a strong position in Norway and produces about 30 percent of products sold in this country, employed 5,000 people (in 2018) and there are about 450 companies registered. The companies ... -
How to price weather derivatives and model temperature? What are the effects of global warming on temperature forecasting?
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis investigates the complex relationship between the pricing of temperature weather derivatives with its underlying temperature, with a focus on how temperature can be modeled and the consequences of global warming ... -
How to reduce delivery time while keeping sufficient technological flexibility- case study of Ulstein Verft AS
(Student paper, others, 2014-01-15)The goal of this thesis is to discuss what can be done in the sales phase to reduce delivery times while still keeping necessary flexibility of technological solutions. Although Ulstein Verft has elements of Value chain, ... -
How to Transform Large Organizations From a Legacy Way of Organizing and Working to Be Agile and Centered Around Autonomous Teams
(Master thesis, 2023)Purpose: This thesis aims to explore how to structure an organization to be more agile in the context of digitalization and find the common success factors and challenges the organizations face to transform. Hence, this ... -
How to use an interest rate forecast in deciding upon a bond investment strategy
(Master thesis, 2019)Because of the inverse relationship between interest rates and bond prices, we have made an interest rate forecast to choose an investment strategy for bonds. In this forecast we find that the interest rate will make a ... -
How valuable is financial flexibility? Evidence from listed Norwegian companies during the Covid-19 pandemic
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis aims to provide empirical evidence for the value of financial flexibility when a sudden and unexpected event occurs that results in a cash-flow shortfall, using the ongoing pandemic as an example. We find ... -
How were developing (low-income) countries economically affected by the covid-19 pandemic compared to industrial (high- income) countries?
(Master thesis, 2023)In this paper, I wish to investigate how developing, low-income, countries and industrial, high-income, countries have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. First, I will discuss the GDP growth per capita in both country ... -
HR analytics and Organizational Performance
(Master thesis, 2021)This master thesis explores the utilization of HR analytics in organizations. As research has presented distinct and partly opposing results regarding HR analytics, our aim was to study whether previous research aligns ... -
HR-differentiation and envy
(Master thesis, 2018)Human Resource Differentiation (HRD) in training is often carried through by organizations to promote competition and enhance motivation in the workplace. However, research on the outcomes of HRD in training is scarce. ... -
«Hub-and-spoke»-modellen i norsk avfallspraksis: hvilket alternativ er mest utslipp- og kostnadseffektivt når man sammenligner deponering og gjenvinning av masse?
(Bachelor thesis, 2019)Hensikten med denne oppgaven var å undersøke hovedstadens store utfordring som er en manglende evne til å forsyne seg selv med byggeråstoffer, dette skaper i tur store utslippsmengder på grunn av den omfattende transporten ... -
Human Capital and its Implications on Financial Risk-taking
(Master thesis, 2018)When most people think of portfolio composition and optimal asset allocation, words like stocks, bonds, real estate and diversification come to mind. However, people tend to ignore one specific and highly important asset ... -
Humanitarian fleet management : impacts on humanitarian logistics by outsourcing
(Master thesis, 2013-02-12)The main purpose of this thesis is to contribute with insights to outsourcing in the humanitarian sector, by focusing on fleet management activities. The theoretical framework showed little research combining outsourcing ... -
Humankapitalens påvirkning på bruttonasjonalproduktet : Hvordan påvirker humankapital BNP?
(Bachelor thesis, 2018)Humankapital er blitt et stadig mer populært økonomisk begrep og har blitt stadig viktigere for samfunnets økonomi. Et hvert land har store mengder fysisk kapital, men det ”mannen i gata” ikke tenker på, er mengden humankapital ... -
Huordan kan KNM Helge lngstad-ulykken påvirke risiko- og virksomhetsstyring i Sjøforsvaret?
(Master thesis, 2022)Formålet med oppgaven er å belyse Sjøforsvaret sin tilnærming til risiko- og virksomhetsstyring, da i operasjon eller i forberedelse til operasjon, i lys av Helge Ingstad-ulykken. Vi vil undersøke problemstillingen: Hvordan ... -
Husholdningers gjeldsvekst - empirisk studie av årsaksforhold bak utviklingen i gjeldsbelastning blant norske husholdninger i perioden 1995-2015 -
(Bachelor thesis, 2017)Denne oppgaven undersøker årsaksforhold til utviklingen i gjeldsbelastning blant Norske husholdninger i perioden 1995 – 2015. I perioden har gjeldsbelastningsnivået økt med mer enn 90%, noe som tilsier at veksten ... -
Hva betyr relasjonelle faktorer for stabilisering av ansatte i organisasjoner? En kvantitativ studie av sammenhengen mellom kollegial støtte, lederstøtte, medarbeiderinvestering og turnoverintensjon
(Master thesis, 2022)Formålet med denne studien var å undersøke hva som er viktig for at ansatte blir værende i sin stilling. Vi ønsket å undersøke betydningen av relasjonelle faktorer som kollega- og lederstøtte, samt om og hvordan opplevd ...