Student papers: Recent submissions
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Hvordan påvirkes norske selskapers virksomhetsstyring av nye krav til bærekraftsrapportering?
(Master thesis, 2023)Siden 1970-tallet har bærekraft og bærekraftig utvikling vært et viktig tema. De negative konsekvensene av klimaendringer har ført til at FN og medlemslandene har påtatt seg et felles ansvar for å bidra til å løse verdens ... -
Governance & Startups
(Master thesis, 2023)Virksomhetsstyring – eller Corporate Governance - er i fokus som aldri tidligere. Formålet med denne oppgaven er å undersøke hvordan governance, herunder struktur, styring og kontroll, utøves i norske oppstartsselskaper. ... -
Hvordan kan virksomhetsstyringen bidra til å øke sannsynligheten for at ansatte varsler?
(Master thesis, 2023)Alle virksomheter opplever tidvis svakheter i sin virksomhetsstyring og daglig drift. Slik usikkerhet er en naturlig del av det å drive virksomhet og innebærer at man må ha løpende fokus på risikostyring og internkontroll ... -
Operasjonell risikostyring i Norges Bank
(Master thesis, 2023)I denne prosjektoppgaven har vi undersøkt i hvilken grad den operasjonelle risikostyringen i Norges Bank er i tråd med komponentene og prinsippene i rammeverket The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway ... -
Organisatorisk plassering av varslingsfunksjonen i virksomheten med utgangspunktet i trelinjeforsvarsmodellen
(Master thesis, 2023)Oppgaven handler om et tema som står sentralt både i programmet Governance: risikostyring, compliance og internrevisjon, og mine erfaringer fra arbeidslivet nemlig organisatorisk plassering av varslingsfunksjonen i ... -
Oppfølging av tiltak etter revisjoner, finnes det suksesskriterier?
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne studien undersøker internrevisjonens rolle i å oppnå effektiv oppfølging av tiltak etter revisjoner. Temaet vekker interesse, ettersom det ikke foreligger forskning på dette området. Vi har utført litteraturgjennomgang, ... -
Klimarisiko i årsrapporter
(Master thesis, 2023)I dag er det stadig mer bevissthet rundt klimaendringer og det å ha søkelys på klimarisiko og bærekraftige praksiser har blitt stadig viktigere for næringslivet. Finanssektoren, som spiller en sentral rolle i økonomien, ... -
Breaking Barriers and Rising to the Top: An Exploration of the Factors and Strategies that Shape the Emergence of Female Leaders in Norway
(Master thesis, 2023)Norway is recognized as one of the leading countries in achieving gender parity. Still, women continue to be underrepresented in top leadership positions compared to male peers. Although several theories have been proposed ... -
Measuring price elasticities with a difference-in-difference design: Investigating the North-South electricity spot price gap in Norway
(Master thesis, 2023)This study uses spot price and municipality-level electricity consumption panel data spanning around three years to derive short run estimates of the price elasticity of electricity demand (PEED) for the Norwegian ... -
The Influence of Yield Curve Factors on the Conditional Distribution of Equity Risk Premia
(Master thesis, 2023)This paper examines the efficacy of how certain yield curve factors, namely the level, slope, and curvature, can predict the shape of cumulative return distributions in equity markets. We utilise the GAMLSS framework to ... -
Development of electricity price hedging with futures
(Master thesis, 2023)Given the recent volatility of electricity prices, this thesis aims to determine if the findings on electricity price hedging using futures are consistent with previous research. This paper will study the effectiveness ... -
Underestimated ABG in Sustainable Fashion: Recalling Brand Names Alters the Predictiue Power of Attitude on Purchase
(Master thesis, 2023)Whether attitude is a good predictor of purchase has been widely discussed in sustainable literature. With an aim to examine if the predictive power of attitude to behaviour is exaggerated in current sustainable fashion ... -
The effects on the financial statement of and adoption of IFRS from NGAAP
(Master thesis, 2023)Previous research has been done on the effects of the mandatory transition to International Financial Reporting Standard for listed companies in the EU/EEA in 2005. This thesis wants to provide an updated view of the ... -
Application of procurement methods in humanitarian supply chains
(Master thesis, 2023)The increasing number of crises in recent times has put tremendous pressure on humanitarian organizations and their procurement functions. While striving to streamline supplies for humanitarian operations, procurement ... -
The Power of Sentiment and Attention: Twitter and Google Trends as predictors of stock returns
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis examines the impact of Twitter sentiment and Google Trends-derived investor attention on stock returns of Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Tesla. Spanning from January 1, 2018, to February 1, 2023, we extracted ... -
Applying Salience Theory to Momentum Strategies: Euidence from The Norwegian Equity Market 1992-2022
(Master thesis, 2023)This study examines whether conventional momentum strategies can be improved when different percentages of stocks with the highest (lowest) salience theory values are removed from the top (bottom) decile portfolios in the ... -
Supply chain network design for carbon capture, transportation and storage
(Master thesis, 2023)Climate change, mainly caused by greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), has become one of the most significant challenges facing humanity. Meanwhile, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are recognized as the primary contributor to ... -
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 ... -
Comparative Advantages of a Master's Degree in Business: Wage Disparities and Overeducation among Norwegian Graduates
(Master thesis, 2023)This research aims to investigate the comparative advantages of pursuing a master's degree in business ("Siviløkonom") over a bachelor's degree in terms of businessrelated proficiencies and professional outcomes among ... -
Exploring the Causal Link between Early Life Experiences and Risk-Taking Behavior: Evidence from Venture Capitalists
(Master thesis, 2023)This master thesis examines the causal relationship between early-life exposure to natural disasters and risk-taking behavior among venture capital investors. Drawing on a comprehensive literature review, we define specific ...