Blar i UiS Brage på emneord "økonomi"
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20 Years of Nordic tourism economics research: a review and future research agenda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10)The number of economics-related articles in the Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism (SJHT) has recently increased considerably. Despite this increase, the research efforts of Nordic economists on tourism issues ... -
A Case Study of Toll Implementation in Northern Jæren
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-16)The purpose for this thesis is to elucidate on the effects of toll pricing schemes. The new toll implementation in Northern Jæren have been investigated to measure the effect cordon and peak-period pricing have on car use ... -
A case study: The evolution of the Norwegian subsea field development market
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-05-25)The Norwegian sector has from the 70’s been dominated by the major international oil companies. Statoil was modelled after these international giants with both upstream and downstream capability. The sector has matured and ... -
A comparision of employees’ perceived job situation among team members in virtual versus face-to-face teams
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-05-17)The globalization and increased competition, in combination with pressure to quickly adapt and find good solutions in complex situations, has forced companies to change organizational structures. To organize in team, is ... -
A Critical Assessment of Outsourcing in the Oil & Gas Industry
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-05-20)Outsourcing is a well-debated phenomenon and it seems there is a quite common opinion for a company to be successful; it has to follow the trend of outsourcing. Outsourcing is something most industries practice, and certainly ... -
A difference in differences analysis on how a change in employment affects motivation amongst temporary employees
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)This master thesis investigates how temporary employees’ motivation changes when a company starts to hire more permanent employees. It is imperative to know how changes in the work situation affects the motivation of the ... -
A Discussion of Basel III Capital Regulations within Norwegian Banking Industry
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-07)This study aims to investigate the developments in the Norwegian banking industry in the aftermath of stricter capital requirements and discuss the trends in funding costs, profitability and cost of intermediation within ... -
A Guide to a supplier development program for developing countries in Africa, with oil and gas resources
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-11)In this thesis, we will create a guide to a supplier development program (SDP) for developing countries in Africa with oil and gas resources, and look at various participants’ incentives and contributions. Many African ... -
A model system to evaluate the economic performance of two different dietary feeding strategies in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07)This paper evaluates the feed cost differences in salmon farming based on two energy dense feed strategies: one resembles the industrial preference of using high-fat diets (LP:low protein-to-lipid ratio) whereas in the ... -
A qualitative study regarding the importance of marketing communication for international expansion among Norwegian entrepreneurial companies
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)According to EU’s Innovation Union Scoreboard from 2015, Norway is a moderate innovator performing below the EU average for most dimensions and most indicators of innovation. Furthermore, according to research conducted ... -
A quantitative analysis on the effect of firm and project characteristics in FHF funded R&D projects
(Master thesis, 2018-08-15)Spending more than 200 million NOK annually on innovative research and development projects, FHF is a primary provider of funds for projects in the seafood industry. Being entirely financed through a tax levied on all ... -
A smarter home, the smarter choice?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-13)In a world of expanding connected products, home automation has shown itself as one of the biggest trends to follow. Home automation is the automation of the home via highly advanced systems that control multiple functions ... -
A strategic analysis of the industrial dynamics of Car-Bo Garasjeporter AS
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-15)The garage door industry is an attractive industry to enter and thereby it is experiencing a significant increase with respect to competition. By addressing this industry, one gets an improved image on the challenges ... -
A study of Customer satisfaction at Scantrol and how Marketing Strategy can drive Customer loyalty for existing customers in the Fishery segment
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-04)Denne oppgaven studerer kundetilfredshet ved Scantrol og identifiserer drivere av lojalitet for eksisterende kunder i fiskerisegmentet. Hensikten med studien er å komme frem til en markedsstrategi som kan styrke lojaliteten. ... -
A study of financial crises, and their relation to the oil and gas industry
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)This thesis investigates the relationship between the main oil indicators and the probability of a financial crisis. The main oil indicators include oil consumption, oil production and oil price. The financial probability ... -
A study of the e-grocery market in the region of Stavanger
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)The recent years there have been an increased interest in ordering groceries online because people prefer easier alternatives. For the companies, the only activities that are added for operating an online store compared ... -
A survey of risk and ambiguity: an application to the GARCH(1,1) model with exchange rate data.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)The assumption of normality in many risk management models is not always representative of the sample distribution at hand. Applying a uniform approach to a non-uniform population can produce biased and unreliable estimators ... -
A sustainable GBS - A critical review of the shared services model in Statoil
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-05-20)I min masteroppgave har jeg undersøkt om det er mulig å sette en grense for hva som bør produseres i markedet og hva som bør beholdes internt. I tillegg ønsker jeg å undersøke hvilken påvirkning tjenesteutsettingen har ... -
A systematic review and meta-analysis: the effect of feedback on satisfaction with the outcome of task performance
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-11)Background Knowledge of how to improve consumer satisfaction with the outcome of co-production in services with high levels of interaction is important for achieving and maintaining a competitive advantage in the service ... -
Accountability and sustainability transitions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)What constitutes a sustainability transition? We identify sustainability transitions as premised on shifts in accountability relations – assessments of conformance with institutional controls coupled with application of ...