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Investors’ Behavior Towards Pre-Scheduled Macroeconomic News
(Master thesis, 2018)In this thesis, we study how the macroeconomic risk concerning pre-scheduled news affect investors’ behavior in the US. On days when key macroeconomic news such as PPI numbers, Labor reports and FOMC statements are ... -
The Involuntary Use of Home Office and Perceived Work- Related Social Isolation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Work Engagement and Burnout in the Norwegian Banking Sector Navn:
(Master thesis, 2021)The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to dramatic changes in people's everyday life and organizations have experienced a radical shift to follow the government's restrictions. Restrictions aiming to segregate ... -
Involvering av nøkkelinteressenter før første spadetak : En undersøkelse av nøkkelinteressenthåndtering i tidlige faser ved bygging av et utskipningsanlegg
(Bachelor thesis, 2019)Oppgaven tar for seg et prosjekt om bygging av et utskipningsanlegg for kalk i Verdal. Havneselskapet, et regionalt havneselskap i Trøndelag, er ansvarlig for prosjektet på oppdrag fra to bedrifter innen henholdsvis kalk ... -
IPO pricing mechanisms in Norway
(Master thesis, 2014-02-19)In this paper, we have analysed 166 book-building and fixed-price IPOs listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in 1993-2008 and compared the efficiency of two pricing mechanisms used in them (in terms of level and variability ... -
IPO Underpricing and ESG firms: An empirical study
(Master thesis, 2022)Firm decision-making in the context of Initial Public Offerings is centered around the problem of information asymmetry, and the resulting differences in valuations between new issue participants. We aim to study the ... -
IPO Underpricing and Long-run Performance in Scandinavia: The Impact of governmental restrictions
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis investigates IPOs issued between 2013 and 2022 in the Scandinavian countries. We analyze the impact of government restrictions during COVID-19 on underpricing and long-run performance. We found that restrictions ... -
IPO Underpricing in Europe
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis presents a comprehensive analysis of 1207 initial public offerings (IPOs) listed on various exchanges across Europe from January 2006 to December 2021. We find that on average the IPOs were underpriced at 12,7% ... -
IPO underpricing in Norway : Empirical evidence from 2010-2021
(Master thesis, 2022)This master thesis investigates the underpricing of 172 initial public offerings (IPO) listed on the Norwegian stock market from January 2010 to December 2021. The sample is distributed among 123 non-sponsored IPOs (NS), ... -
IPOs issued during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway and Sweden
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis investigates the COVID-19-induced information uncertainty and its effect on IPOs in Norway and Sweden—utilizing underpricing and post IPO stock return volatility as proxies for information uncertainty. We do a ... -
Irritasjonsmomenter knyttet til e-postmarkedsføring
(Bachelor thesis, 2019)E-post fortsetter å være en av internettets mest velutviklede markedsføringskanaler. Kanalen er både effektiv og populær. E-post er den kanalen forbrukere foretrekker i kommunikasjonen med en bedrift. En undersøkelse ... -
Is it about money or marketing? : international marketing strategies in the luxury cosmetic industry : exploratory multiple case study of Chanel, Guerlain and La Mer
(Master thesis, 2014-02-12)The aim of this study is to investigate how do the luxury cosmetic companies shape their global strategies. The Global Marketing Strategy model used in this paper helps to investigate challenges companies face among their ... -
Is it all about the money? The driuers behind the recent Indian electric vehicle success story
(Master thesis, 2023)We show that the recent Indian electric vehicle success story has been largely driven by the available amount of liquid deposits. While we observe that the relationship between liquid deposits and the share of electric ... -
Is it all about the money? The drivers behind the recent Indian electric vehicle success story
(Master thesis, 2023)We show that the recent Indian electric vehicle success story has been largely driven by the available amount of liquid deposits. While we observe that the relationship between liquid deposits and the share of electric ... -
Is it always good to be early? A look at how the EU adoption has impacted suppliers in the Lead Market of Norway
(Master thesis, 2022)A lead market (LM) describes an area where a new innovation design is successfully adopted prior to any other markets (Beise, 2004), and can be used to understand the diffusion of new products and services. While previous ... -
Is it possible that a firm's ownership structure may affect the underpricing in an initial public offering?
(Master thesis, 2014-02-10)This thesis examines the relationship between the underpricing of a firm in a public listing due to the ownership structure of the firm. The firms studied are listed on the Norwegian Stock Exchange. The data contains ... -
Is it possible to earn abnormal returns by following Insiders? A study from Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE)
(Master thesis, 2016)The main purpose of this paper is to study whether it is possible for an outsider to earn abnormal returns by following insider’s transactions. The special focus will be to revise both previous research and Dovre studies ... -
Is LinkedIn a disruptive innovation for Norwegian recruiters?
(Master thesis, 2013-02-08)In the last decade, the use of online social media has revolutionized how humans interact with each other. The most famous and used online social media service is Facebook.com, which was the first social media on the ... -
Is Managerial Ownership a Determinant of Cash Holdings? : An Empirical Investigation of Corporations Listed at the Oslo Stock Exchange.
(Master thesis, 2016)In this master thesis, we investigate managerial ownership as a possible determinant of corporate cash holdings in a sample of Norwegian corporations listed at the Oslo Stock Exchange. We focus on the importance of ... -
Is new technology clouding your judgment? : how to make innovations succeed
(Master thesis, 2013-02-06)A lack of experience on online consumer behavior, and limited empirical work that captures positive and negative factors influencing consumers’ technological adoption process, has led to a high failure rate of new innovations ... -
Is Norway's Resource Wealth Management Sustainable in the Long Run? A Comparative Study of the Scandinavian Countries
(Master thesis, 2019)The discovery of natural resources can turn out to be a curse rather than a blessing, as resource-rich countries tend to grow at a slower pace. However, Norway is considered an exception. This article conducts a structural ...