Browsing Student papers by Document Types "Master thesis"
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Aktivitetsbasert arbeidsplasskonsept - Landbruksdirektoratet inn i en ny tid!
(Master thesis, 2023)Organisasjoner må i dag tilpasse seg omgivelser i rask endring. Dette innebærer at de ofte er utsatt for multiple endringsinitiativ, både planlagte og ikke-planlagte. Teori og empiri støtter hverandre i at endring kan være ... -
Al and traditional forecasting of currency return using Diebold Li factors from commodities
(Master thesis, 2023)This research paper investigates out of sample forecasting AI compared to traditional models. The data used are oil crude futures prices and the currency pair NOK/USD. The crude oil futures prices is transformed to the ... -
Aleksandra Kollontaj: Den radikale diplomaten
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne teksten analyserer Aleksandra Kollontajs liv og karriere, spesielt hennes transformasjon fra en opposisjonell til en suksessfull diplomat for Sovjetunionen. Hovedproblemstillingene er: Hva er de viktigste årsakene ... -
Allokering av fortjeneste til fast driftssted etter OECDs autoriserte metode
(Master thesis, 2022)Hovedproblemstillingen i denne oppgaven har vært å analysere OECDs autoriserte metode for tilordning av fortjeneste til fast driftssted (AOA-metoden) og hvordan denne skal anvendes. AOA-metoden tilsier at fortjeneste skal ... -
Allokering av inntekt til fast driftssted i OECDs autoriserte tilnærming
(Master thesis, 2022)Oppgaven fokuserer på OECDs tilnærming til tilordning av fortjeneste til fast driftssted, herunder prinsipper som ligger til grunn for tilordningen, metoder for allokering og prising av inntekten. Tilordningen av ... -
Allokering av inntekter og utgifter mellom hovedkontor og filial
(Master thesis, 2022)Spørsmål om allokering av profitt over landegrensene har fått økt aktualitet de siste tiårene. Den økte globaliseringen har medført at selskaper i økende grad driver grenseoverskridende virksomhet. Når et utenlandsk selskap ... -
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American cash - ESG and cash holdings in S&P 1500 firms
(Master thesis, 2023)We study the relationship between ESG and cash holdings in US S&P 1500 firms. We find that the marginal market value of cash holdings and the impact of ESG varies based on investors’ expectations and the context in which ... -
An analysis of the willingness to adopt new mobility services
(Master thesis, 2019)This research has contributed to the understanding of how changing customer preferences, technological innovation, and environmental needs will shape future mobility services. Consequently, this thesis explores how the ... -
An assessment of the predictive abilities of the yield curve: A multi-country study
(Master thesis, 2018)In this thesis we assess the yield curve’s predictive abilities for the eight countries in which OECD apply the interest rate spread as a part of their leading indicator index. We develop a dynamic model that uses the ... -
An empirical analysis of the risk premium in the crude oil futures market
(Master thesis, 2019)This paper investigates the unbiasedness of the crude oil futures price in two time periods: 1986-2019 and 2006-2019. The unbiasedness of the futures price is examined using linear regression in an in-sample setting and ... -
An empirical application of Black and Scholes option pricing with fractional Brownian motion
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis examines the empirical properties of a fractional Black and Scholes model developed by Röstek and Schobel. The model is tested and compared to the standard Black and Scholes for Standard and Poor’s 500 call ... -
An empirical exploration of the relationship between employee perceptions of competency model relevance and fairness and employee outcomes
(Master thesis, 2012-04-26)A competency model is a written description of desired employee competencies that are derived from the firm’s corporate strategy (Mansfield 1996) and intend to influence strategically aligned behavior (Sanchez and ... -
An Empirical Study of Norwegian Family Firms: Leverage and Survivability
(Master thesis, 2018)This master thesis is structured as an empirical research paper on traditional Nor- wegian family rms, which we de ne as a rm where the controlling family owns at least 2 3 of the shares. This paper is concerned with ... -
An empirical study on the macroeconomic effects of immigration
(Master thesis, 2019)In this paper, we study the macroeconomic effects of an immigration shock in Sweden, using a Structural Autoregressive (SVAR) model with sign restrictions. We find that labor immigration increases output, participation ... -
An estimate of the financial value added of the Norwegian Petroleum Fund mechanism
(Master thesis, 2019)In this thesis, we quantify the financial valued added from re-allocating oil and gas resources into a globally diversified financial portfolio. We do this by introducing an alternative approach to management of the oil ... -
An examination of the risk-return profile of nordic hedge funds
(Master thesis, 2017)The Nordic hedge fund industry has experienced a massive growth in assets under management of approximately 370% between 2005 and 2016. The increased interest for hedge funds as an investment vehicle may suggest that ... -
An Exploratory Study of the Meat Substitute Market in Norway
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis explores the meat substitute market in Norway, more specifically in Oslo. We have investigated Norwegian consumers’ understanding of meat substitute products, their motivations for purchase and in which ... -
An extension of the Merton model : The effect of including the cost of operating leverage
(Master thesis, 2017)We ask whether the Merton’s structural model of credit risk is improved by including the cost of operating leverage. We test this by extending the Merton model and testing whether the estimated credit spread is closer ... -
An Investigation of Enhancing Moderators for the CSR-AC Relationship
(Master thesis, 2019)A substantial amount of research indicates that there is a positive relationship between employees’ perception of their workplace’s degree of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and affective commitment (AC). Yet, ...