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An Annotated Bibliography of Norwegian Whistleblowing Research 1975-2023
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Hedging political risk in international portfolios
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)We show that internationally diversified portfolios carry sizeable political risk premia and expose investors to tail risk. We obtain political efficient frontiers with and without hedging political risk using a portfolio ... -
Navigating Tensions in the Organizational Change Process towards Hybrid Workspace
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This article examines the change process of implementing hybrid workspace within organizations. Hybrid workspace involves employees working from multiple locations and has become an important topic during and after the ... -
Tipping privacy: The detrimental impact of observation on non-tip responses
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Digital point-of-sale platforms disrupted the norm of privacy-while-tipping. Previous research indirectly suggests that firms can increase—or at least not decrease—tips by reducing tipping privacy. The effects of tipping ... -
Tied islands: The role of organizational members in knowledge transfer across strategic projects
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Transferring knowledge across strategic projects is challenging. This study investigates how informal practices of members of the parent organization shape the transfer of knowledge across strategic projects. This was ... -
SMARTboost Learning for Tabular Data
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)We introduce SMARTboost (boosting of symmetric smooth additive regression trees), an extension of gradient boosting machines with improved accuracy when the underlying function is smooth or the sample small or noisy. In ... -
Tied islands: The role of organizational members in knowledge transfer across strategic projects
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Transferring knowledge across strategic projects is challenging. This study investigates how informal practices of members of the parent organization shape the transfer of knowledge across strategic projects. This was ... -
School Entry Detection of Struggling Readers using Gameplay Data and Machine Learning
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Introduction: Current methods for reading difficulty risk detection at school entry remain error-prone. We present a novel approach utilizing machine learning analysis of data from GraphoGame, a fun and pedagogical literacy app. -
Consumer Dirtwork: What Extraordinary Consumption Reveals about the Usefulness of Dirt
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Societies create material, social, and moral boundaries that define who and what is dirty. “Dirt” encompasses literal and figurative things—objects, beings, ideas—that transgress these boundaries and thus are “out of place.” ... -
Regulatory Capital Management to Exceed Thresholds
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)We investigate whether a carrot approach, which provides benefits for regulatory compliance rather than penalties for noncompliance, incentivizes banks to reach capital levels above the minimum requirements. We document a ... -
Political leaders' identity leadership and civic citizenship behavior: The mediating role of trust in fellow citizens and the moderating role of economic inequality
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Identity leadership involves leaders creating and promoting a sense of shared group membership (a sense of 'we' and 'us') among followers. The present research report tests this claim by drawing on data from 26 countries ... -
Fine-Tuning Large Language Models: Assessing Memorization and Redaction of Personally Identifiable Information
(Master thesis, 2024)Memorization and redaction of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in fine-tuned transformer-based Large Language Models (LLMs) is a new research area with limited literature overall and no existing studies on Norwegian ... -
Does the EU Emissions Trading System Influence the Valuation of European Firms
(Master thesis, 2024)This thesis investigates the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on the firm value of companies listed on the STOXX 600 Europe index, using Tobin’s Q as the valuation metric. Covering the period ... -
Green Mutual Funds: Investigating the Impact of Carbon Emissions Performance on Financial Returns
(Master thesis, 2024)This paper explores the relationship between carbon emissions performance and financial returns of green mutual funds by analyzing data from 90 green1 mutual funds from September 2018 to December 2023. Our study controls ... -
An economic analysis of topics in law regarding a broad interpretation of Article 101(3) TFEU, which considers sustainability
(Master thesis, 2024)The thesis deliberates how incorporating sustainability into the interpretation of Article 101(3) TFEU is considered consistent with the objectives of EU competition law and thus the legislative intent. The motivation ... -
Understanding Consumer Behaviour in Textile Disposal: A study of motivational factors
(Master thesis, 2024)The purpose of this master thesis was to investigate consumer textile disposal behaviours in Norway, aiming to understand the motivations and factors influencing these behaviours. The ultimate goal was to support the ... -
Career Sustainability among Highly Skilled Migrants in Norway
(Master thesis, 2024)The increasing of global mobility makes understanding career sustainability of highly skilled migrants crucial for host countries and migrants themselves. This study aims to explore the career sustainability of highly ... -
Impact of ASC 842 on Key Financial Ratios and Value Relevance
(Master thesis, 2024)In 2016, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) issued Accounting standard Codification (ASC) Topic: 842 Leases, replacing the previously criticized ASC 840. After a long transitioning period, ASC 842 became effective ... -
The Impact of ESG Performance and Green Bonds on Credit Ratings and Credit Spreads in Scandinavia
(Master thesis, 2024)We study the relationship between Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) scores and credit ratings for 80 publicly listed firms in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark from 2013 to 2024. Using ESG scores from the London Stock ...