Blar i UiS Brage på emneord "økonomi"
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Accounting Method Choice and Market Valuation in the Extractive Industries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-11)For more than 40 years, oil and gas companies have been able to choose between two competing methods for accounting for exploration activities. The implication is that two otherwise identical companies can report substantially ... -
Accounting Method Choice and Market Valuation in the Extractive Industries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-11)For more than 40 years, oil and gas companies have been able to choose between two competing methods for accounting for exploration activities. The implication is that two otherwise identical companies can report substantially ... -
Acquiring Capital: How useful is crowdfunding as a tool for acquiring capital for early-stage companies and entrepreneurs?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-14)Crowdfunding is a new and growing phenomenon within the field of economics. As a new relatively new method for raising funds, limited literature exist on the subject, and the underlying mechanisms and its impact on traditional ... -
Activist leadership in the Caribbean : The case of the University of the West Indies
(Chapter, 2022)This chapter investigates how a cross-national university (the University of the West Indies), in a transitional region such as the Caribbean, implements its third mission. We employ a broad understanding of the third ... -
Adferdsøkonomi og astrologi - en studie om stjernetegn kan predikere risikopreferanser
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)I denne masteroppgaven har det blitt undersøkt om stjernetegnet du er født i har en innvirkning på dine risikopreferanser - altså hvor stor sjanse et enkeltindivid eller gruppe er villig til å ta. Problemstillingen er delt ... -
Adventure regime of tourism experiences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-12)This article contributes to the debate about how to conceptually understand adventure tourism experiences. Whilst previous literature is dominated by an agentic psychological view and to some extent a structuralist view, ... -
Aksjepremiemysteriet
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)Vi har gjennomført et eksperiment med hensikt å teste hypotesen om at myopisk tapsaversjon kan bidra til en mulig løsning på aksjepremiemysteriet, samtidig som vi tester om parametrene som blir brukt i lotteridesignet kan ... -
Alternative energikilder om bord på offshoreskip: økonomiske konsekvenser for rederi, befrakter og samfunn
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IØL/2010;, Master thesis, 2010)Analysen tar utgangspunkt i tradisjonell investeringsanalyse, der man sammenligner tre skip som er like i spesifikasjoner og design, men benytter seg av forskjellige drivstoffkilder. Valg av alternativ drivstoffkilde gir ... -
An analysis of Competentia's foreign currency exposure and potential strategies
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)The purpose of this thesis is to analyze and to ascertain if our case firm, Competentia, should secure their foreign currency exposure and how they could implement strategies to deal with this exposure. We begin by going ... -
An analysis of the effects that the evolving financial environment has on banks assessment of borrowers
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)This master thesis examines the effect changes in the environment surrounding the banking industry have on the banks assessment of borrowers. Our main approach to this subject is to interview different banks. Further on ... -
An analysis of the internal control system at the payroll unit at the University of Stavanger
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-13)Organisasjoner legger årlig ned en betydelig innsats i etterlevelse av lovverket som omhandler internkontroll. Gode internkontrollrutiner er et viktig verktøy i prosessen rundt å nå de målset-tingene som er satt. Statlige ... -
An empirical analysis of Chinese foreign direct investment trends and determinants
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)To increase our knowledge on determinants of FDI, we will examine potential determinants for Chinese FDI and their choice of continents allocation by testing them against three theories: Dunning’s OLI paradigm, the new ... -
An empirical study of the spot-forward relationship and the hedging efficiency of the Atlantic salmon market
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-14)This thesis investigates well-established theories of the spot-forward relationship in the derivatives market for Atlantic salmon using futures prices collected at a weekly and monthly frequency ranging from January 2008 ... -
An empirical study on the determinants of price-earnings ratio: Norwegian seafood industry
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)This research aims to fill the gap in the existing literature by examining the factors explaining the variations in price-earnings ratio for the Norwegian seafood industry. Employing a Random effects model, we demonstrate ... -
An evaluation of performance and levels of risk associated with investments in the cryptocurrency market
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-16)Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency, invented by Satoshi Nakamoto in the wake of the financial crisis in 2008/09. Since then thousands of cryptocurrencies have been created. We evaluate Bitcoin along with Dash, ... -
An Evaluation of the New Product Development process in the context of operational readiness
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2017;, Master thesis, 2016-12)The successful launch of new products is a key competitive strategy for businesses to drive corporate prosperity as they allow for growth and increased profitability if successfully executed. Innovation processes such as ... -
An Event Study Into Dividend Payments and Possible Profitable Trading Strategies, in the Norwegian Stock Market
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-14)This Thesis contains a detailed event analysis where market efficiency in the event of dividend pay-outs in the Norwegian stock market is analysed. The event analysis uses two introduced main hypothesis’ in the form of ... -
An intervention to change and develop leaders’ Implicit Person Theory
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)This master thesis starts by presenting implicit person theories and discussing the differences between entity and incremental theories. Further, it demonstrates how IPT influences leaders’ performance. ... -
Analyse av plusskundemarkedet i Rogaland 2016
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-15)Er det realistisk med en vekst i plusskunder blant privathusholdninger i Rogaland? Rogaland som ligger så langt nord. Hvilke støtteordningene har betydning for solcellepanel og plusskunder? Hvilke motiv påvirker ... -
En analyse av strukturerte spareprodukter før og etter innføringen av MiFID-direktivet - har gråstein blitt til gull?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)I denne masteroppgaven har jeg undersøkt om strukturerte produkter solgt etter Verdipapirmarkedsdirektivet (MiFID-direktivet) er bedre enn strukturerte produkter solgt før direktivet ble innført. For å kunne vurdere om ...