• A critical exploration of the role of formal leaders in contributing to and sustaining desired organizational cultures 

      Svalestad Johansen, Nina (Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-07)
      The purpose of this Master’s thesis has been to explore the role of formal leaders in contributing to and sustaining desired organizational culture. A desired culture is a culture with shared beliefs and values established ...
    • Cryptic bubbles by behavioural biases? 

      Hare, Martin (Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)
      The subject for this is elaborates around the new economic phenomenon of cryptocurrencies. The main objective will be to shed light on whether the market of cryptocurrencies is in fact an economic market bubble or not. The ...
    • CSR-rapportering i olje- og gassindustrien - et tverrnasjonalt studie av 24 selskaper over tid 

      Thunshelle, Lene; Hansen, Fredrik Evensen (Master thesis, 2020-07-24)
      De siste årene har vi vært vitne til et økende fokus på miljø- og klimautfordringer, blant annet i olje- og gassindustrien som i dag er en av verdens største industrier. Olje- og gassvirksomhet har ført til store endringer ...
    • Currency hedging for emerging market value portfolios 

      Bergesen, Ole; Bø-Rygg, Osmund (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2013;, Master thesis, 2013-07-15)
      In this thesis we study currency hedging from the perspective of a developed market (DM) value investor who invests in emerging markets (EM). We construct emerging market equity portfolios sorted on P/E, P/B, and both ...
    • Currency hedging in the Norwegian seafood industry 

      Helland, Fredrik; Bjerkelund, Simen (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-14)
      This paper examines the effect of currency hedging on the financial results, stock prices and firm value on ten seafood companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Running Monte Carlo simulations on a firm’s financial ...
    • Customer environmental concerns and profit margin: Evidence from manufacturing firms 

      Zhang, Dengjun; Xie, Yifan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03)
      This study evaluates the impact of customer environmental concerns on manufacturing firms’ profit margin. Eco-conscious customers may have a high demand for green products and are willing to pay a price premium for those ...
    • Data Sharing in the Oil and Gas Industry 

      Ersdal, Maren; Helgeland, Charlotte Helland (Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)
      Data sharing in business situations potentially impact innovations, operations, quality of decision makings, and costs. Companies are moving in the direction of increased data sharing as of today and an area of great value ...
    • Dataanalyser i revisjonens planleggingsfase og revisjonsrisikomodell 

      Sundberg, Mia Korsmo; Laupland, Hanne Kristin (Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-08)
      Formålet med denne masteroppgaven er å undersøke hvilke implikasjoner bruk av dataanalyse, også kalt Big Data Analytics, har på revisors fremgangsmåte i planleggingsfasen, risikovurderingen av et revisjonsoppdrag og ...
    • Debt and religion: are religious people more debt averse and have high willingness to pay their debts off? 

      Moraru, Mariana (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)
      Religion has always played an important role in lifestyle of many people. Recently many scholars have started to focus on interconnections between religion and different economic aspects. This thesis is an attempt to define ...
    • Decision-Making in Couples: It Takes Two to Tango 

      Koval, Olena (PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2020-10)
      The main aim of this thesis is to gain a better understanding of collaborative decision-making in primary groups (couples) when approaching complex choice situations. To understand how decisions in couples are made, many ...
    • Den maritime klyngen på Møre: Hvordan påvirkes samarbeidet i klyngen når balansen mellom lokalt og ikke-lokalt eierskap endres? 

      Dalen, Rebecca (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-01)
      I denne oppgaven blir det undersøkt hvordan samarbeidet i den maritime klyngen på Møre endres når det skjer en endring i balansen mellom lokalt og ikke-lokalt eierskap. Dette vil gjøres gjennom en grundig analyse av klyngens ...
    • Den norske befolkningens holdninger og preferanser tilknyttet kriminalitet 

      Kirubamoorthy, Sharanga (Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-07-15)
      Hensikten med denne oppgaven er å undersøke og analysere holdninger og preferanser knyttet til kriminalitet i Norge, ved å se på fire ulike politiske partier som representerer norsk politikk, og derav den norske ...
    • Dependence of Profitability on Time, Sector & Region across Aquaculture Value Chains in Norway 

      Khan, Bakhtawar (Masteroppgave/UIS-HHUiS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-07-08)
      About 71% of earth is covered in water and 96.5% of this water is held by the oceans. (USGS, 2019). However, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that only about 2% of this ...
    • Det er størrelsen det kommer an på - Lønnsomhetsanalyse av ny produksjonsmodell og bruk av storsmolt 

      Alsvik, Eva Teresia (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-14)
      Deler av laksenæringen vurderer en endring av driftsmodellen i tradisjonell sjøbasert oppdrett. Dette Innebærer å endre produksjonssyklusen ved å overføre en del av produksjonen til land, der smolten får vokse seg så store ...
    • Det norske obligasjonsmarkedet - en studie av markedsstrukturen og lånebetingelsene 

      Blokkum, Erland; Børseth, Kristian Rimul (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-12)
      Formålet med denne oppgaven har vært å gi et oversiktsbilde over de prospektpliktige lånene på Oslo Børs i perioden 2011 til 2014. Vi har derfor sett nærmere på utsteders lånebetingelser, samt studert strukturen i ...
    • Determinants of registered nurses’ career choices : Studies from Norwegian health care organizations 

      Haaland, Guro Hognestad (PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)
      This thesis consists of three papers that aim to increase our knowledge of the determinants of registered nurses’ career choices in the health care sector. In order to deliver services of high quality, health care organizations ...
    • The development of large scale aquaculture production: A comparison of the supply chains for chicken and salmon 

      Asche, Frank; Cojocaru, Andreea-Laura; Roth, Bjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-08)
      The supply chain for salmon is, in many respects, the world's most efficient seafood supply chain. Adopting new technologies and expanding the scale of production have improved competitiveness leading to increased production ...
    • Diagnosing Insensitivity to Scope in Contingent Valuation 

      Faria Lopes, Ana; Kipperberg, Gorm (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08)
      Sensitivity to scope is considered a desirable property of contingent valuation studies and often treated as a necessary condition for validity. We first provide an overview of scope insensitivity explanations put forth ...
    • Dialogue and effectiveness 

      Berg, Siri Malczewski (Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-05-25)
      Due to the development and demands of globalisation and the need to quickly adapt to changes, companies have been forced to change their organisational structures. Organisation in teams is seen as a powerful tool for high ...
    • Did the '08 financial crisis change the Norwegian bond market? 

      Berle, Erika Christie; Ersland, Helga Christin (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-16)
      Since the beginning of the 21th century, there has been a great development in the Norwegian bond market. It has gone from a small market with few, usually government controlled, issuers, to a market characterized by large ...