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When Context Matters: The Effects of Power Stability and Climate on Supervisors' Willingness to Implement Employee Voice
(Master thesis, 2018)Implementing employee voice can have substantial organizational benefits. Yet, supervisors frequently fail to implement subordinates’ improvement-oriented suggestions. To help explain this tendency, this thesis examines ... -
When feminine product presentation t>acllfires: Utilitarian us Hedonic products on Purchase Intention and Attitude toward product, and the mediating effect of Source Credit
(Master thesis, 2023)In this research, we propose that a product with feminine product presentation can backfire, leading to reduced purchase intention and attitude. The research topic was inspired from an increased trend we have observed over ... -
When support is important: A study of leaders with a fixed digital mindset and their employees' active usage or avoidance towards new technology – the mediating effect of perceived developmental supervisor support
(Master thesis, 2019)First and foremost, we would like to thank our eminent supervisor Elizabeth Solberg, Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at BI Norwegian Business School. We could not have done ... -
Where are you when I need you? The effect of leaders' avoidance behaviors on organizational commitment in times of conflict
(Master thesis, 2023)Interpersonal workplace conflict is an eminent part of organizational life and affects employees at all organizational levels. Previous research on the topic supports the notion that leaders play a particularly important ... -
Which changes to the anti-avoidance rule have impacted the precedent effects of ConocoPhillips III as a result of the legislation?
(Master thesis, 2021)This master thesis has aimed to gain an understanding of how the enactment of the general anti-avoidance rule in the Tax Act has affected Norwegian taxpayers. To do so, we have dissected elements from Rt-2014-227, ... -
Which Factors drive Shadow Banking? : an Empirical Study
(Master thesis, 2016)This thesis is an empirical analysis of the factors that drive the size of the shadow banking sector. Shadow banking, in this analysis, uses the flow of fund measure. Two-way fixed-effects panel regression for a cross ... -
Which IoT & data-driven solutions have contributed to optimizing supply chain performance for midstream oil and gas companies?
(Master thesis, 2023)The oil and gas industry is one of the most important industries in the world due to its contribution towards the global economy and energy supply. Despite the industry's challenges related to sustainability and the ... -
Which valuation method yields the most accurate value in the valuation of companies in different stages of their life cycle?
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis investigates how different valuation techniques - the DCF, the First Chicago Method, and option valuation - perform on companies at different stages in their life cycle. We compare the results of each of these ... -
White-collar crime in cyber time: the role of opportunity in committing financial crime online
(Master thesis, 2018)The advent and expansion of Internet-enabled technology made likely the accomplishment of remarkable improvements in research, expertise, and communication. Unfortunately, computers and the Internet have furthermore supplied ... -
Who is posting the brand-related content (BRC) on Instagram and do they earn profit? Consumers’ response to BRC post on Instagram
(Master thesis, 2023)Growing use of social media and predicted increases in the social media marketing trend necessitates an understanding of how different social media elements work. This study focuses on finding how the brand-related content ... -
Who is posting the brand-related content (BRC) on Instagram and do they earn profit? Consumers’ response to BRC post on Instagram
(Master thesis, 2023)Growing use of social media and predicted increases in the social media marketing trend necessitates an understanding of how different social media elements work. This study focuses on finding how the brand-related content ... -
Who pays for the price wars?
(Master thesis, 2023)All the major Norwegian newspapers cover the Norwegian grocery industry almost daily. In the past, manufacturers and distributors wielded significant influence over assortment and pricing. However, retailers have more power ... -
Who resorts to sarcasm at work : A study on power, gender and personality
(Master thesis, 2017)The current study investigates if power enhances the inclination to use sarcastic irony in a hypothetical work setting. In addition to gender, trait dominance is included as a potential moderator. Results suggest that ... -
Why bother? Ekstrarolleatferd i et narrativt perspektiv
(Master thesis, 2022)Hva driver de som yter mer enn de må på jobb? Vår studie startet med en undring over ekstrarolleatferd, som forskning viser at fører til prestasjoner i organisasjoner. Vi har valgt en narrativ tilnærming i studiet. Vi ... -
Why do companies go public at MTFs? An empirical analysis of the Swedish market
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis sets out to highlight the motivations to list at a multilateral trading facility rather than a regulated market. I use a sample of Swedish companies going public between 2007 and 2013 to document the difference ... -
Why do compounding firms obtain significantly higher share price returns compared to other seruice and infrastructure firms?
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis aims to investigate the phenomenon of compounders and their ability to obtain significant and often unexplainably high returns on their acquisitions. It compares compounders with other service and infrastructure ... -
WHY TURNOVERS? EXAMINING THE DRIVERS OF CEO TURNOVER IN FAMILY FIRMS
(Master thesis, 2020)I examine the potential drivers for replacement of CEOs in privately held firms in Norway emphasizing on family firms. I studied how different family-related characteristics and change in firm performance are related to ... -
The Winners and Losers of COVID-19 - A Global Comparative Study
(Master thesis, 2021)Determinants explaining country-level success and failure when handling COVID-19 are disputed. The gender of state leaders, political affiliation and stringency of containment measures have all been argued as potential ... -
Winston Churchills politiske gjerning i lys av teori om karismatisk ledelse
(Master thesis, 2023)Aristokraten Winston Churchill videreførte den politiske arven etter sin far Lord Randolph Churchill, Tory Democracy. Han hadde en klar oppfatning av noblesse oblige, at hans klasse nok holdt en opphøyet posisjon, men at ... -
With great power comes great responsibility": A meta-narratiue reuiew of ethical considerations and implications in the crossroads of Al and Marketing
(Master thesis, 2023)This meta-narrative review examines the ethical implications of using artificial intelligence (AI) in marketing and explores how companies can mitigate the associated risks. To address these concerns, a comprehensive ...