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Do serial acquirers perform better than first-time acquirers? – A study in the perspective of Norwegian acquirers
(Master thesis, 2019)Using a sample of 26 Norwegian merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions, we empirically investigate if serial acquirers perform better than first-time acquirers, focusing on learning and post-merger integration (PMI) ... -
Do sports facilities increases activity in sports clubs?
(Master thesis, 2020)Sports and sports activity have been an essential factor in my childhood, and as a grownup, I see the importance of sports activity. In this master thesis, I have investigated how the number of sports facilities affects ... -
Do stocks outperform Treasury bills?
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis highlights the important role of positively skewed short horizon stock returns, and the effect of compounding on the long-term return distribution. I show that the majority of individual common stocks deliver ... -
Do Sustainable Mutual Funds Offer Protection in Times of Market Instability?
(Master thesis, 2021)Our thesis examines the nancial performance of open-ended mutual funds with a Morningstar Sustainability rating from January 2015 to December 2020. We use four di erent factor models to investigate whether the hypothesis ... -
Do values, attitudes, and social norms play a role in younger Norwegian consumers’ intention towards fish consumption?
(Master thesis, 2021)Generation Z and millennials, have listed environmental consciousness as their top personal concerns. However, the theory shows that there is a gap between consumers' attitude and behavior related to behaving environmentally ... -
Do we have a problem: The effects of individual- and team level problem construction on team creativity
(Master thesis, 2018)In this experimental study, we examined the effects of problem construction – one of the creative problem-solving processes held to influence creativity – in teams and the resulting creativity of team output. Fifty-six ... -
Does a master’s degree at BI generate added value for a bachelor’s graduate?
(Master thesis, 2021)The aim of our master thesis is to investigate whether taking a master’s degree at BI Norwegian Business School generates added value in terms of lifetime salary earnings for a bachelor graduate. In addition, we plan to ... -
Does Africa grow differently?
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Does analyst dispersion on macro economic factors affect the foreign exchange risk premium?
(Master thesis, 2018)Borrowing in low-interest countries and investing in high-interest countries is recognized as a “carry trade” strategy, where the return is identified as the currency risk premium. In this paper, we examine if a more ... -
Does Cohesion Predict Knowledge Sharing in Cross-Functional Work Groups? A Multilevel Approach
(Master thesis, 2018)The aim of this study was to investigate whether task and/or social cohesion can predict knowledge sharing in cross-functional work groups. Norwegian employees working in cross-functional work groups (N = 425) completed ... -
Does corporate activism affect brand equity? an event study on 55 american brands
(Master thesis, 2019)With the rise of corporate activism many have questioned the partaking of companies in political and social debates, and whether such engagement is appropriate. And, maybe more importantly from a managerial perspective, ... -
Does ESG Investments Come at a Cost?
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis investigates the financial market’s reaction to the implementation of ESG related investment methods. In order to investigate this, we estimated the riskadjusted performance, evaluated and compared a high-rated ... -
Does ESG rating affect sin stock performance? Evidence from sin stocks in US markets
(Master thesis, 2020)Sin stocks and ESG are two sides of a story that has received extensive attention separately, but not many researchers have looked at the possibility to connect the two. Previous research show puzzling evidence about a ... -
Does ETF Ownership Increase S&P 500 Stock Volatility?
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis studies the relation between exchange-traded fund ownership and volatility for 396 equity ETFs in the United States, using a data set comprising 11 years, from January 2008 to December 2018. We study stocks ... -
Does Firm Performance Improve After CEO Turnover?
(Master thesis, 2020)Several papers have evaluated the relationship between firm performance and CEO turnover. There is robust evidence that the separation between forced and voluntary resignations affects performance changes in the US. ... -
Does information asymmetry vary between insiders in different industries
(Master thesis, 2018)In this master thesis, we examine the level of private information of insiders on the Oslo Stock Exchange. We contribute to the understanding of the issue by recognizing how the sector characteristics influence insider ... -
Does internet usage impact voter turnout?
(Master thesis, 2017)This master thesis explores the effect of internet usage on political participation and voters’ political preferences, as measured by voter turnout and party vote shares. We conduct a two-stage least squares analysis ... -
Does it pay to be active? Norwegian mutual fund performance from 1991 to 2019
(Master thesis, 2020)This research paper shows that Norwegian active funds have first-order stochastically dominated Norwegian index funds for the subperiod 1991 to 2005, measured by net returns, not accounting for redemption and subscription ... -
Does macro uncertainty affect stock markets?
(Master thesis, 2016)This thesis concerns the topic of uncertainty and its application to economics. Uncertainty is a situation which involves imperfect and/or lack of information necessary for the prediction of future events. In this study, ... -
Does management compensation affect the usage of financial derivatives? A study on non-financial firms listed on the Oslo stock exchange
(Master thesis, 2014-02-19)The purpose of this master thesis is to examine how management compensation affects the usage of financial derivatives. The study focused on non-financial firms listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange with the data collected ...