Browsing Department of Industrial Economics, Risk Management and Planning (TN-ISØP) by Title
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Risk Culture and Processes
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-15)This paper set out to identify and evaluate the risk management tools and processes currently being used by M&MS department and if possible obtain an understanding of the overall risk culture in the organization. The ... -
Risk Estimation in Energy Markets and Other Commodity Markets Using Value at Risk
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-13)In this thesis, the historical model is compared to both the normal and student t distributions to find the best risk metric using Value at Risk (VaR). To investigate the diversification effect, six portfolios have been ... -
Risk factors in stock returns of U.S. oil and gas companies: evidence from quantile regression analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The boom and bust in oil prices during the last two decades have attracted many investors to oil and gas companies in search of returns and risk diversification benefits. This study analyzes the impact of several risk ... -
Risk Governance of a Complex system using Route Redistribution as a case study
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-ISØP/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-07-15)Route redistribution is a communication networking system that allows different routing protocols within a network to communicate with each other. These protocols offer different benefits to the network and network equipment; ... -
Risk identification and risk management in pumping of gel fluids in pipeline applications
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)The focus of this research work is to develop a model that will predict the pressure required to move a crosslinked gel plug in a pipeline in the hypothetical case of Halliburton Temblok 50 gel. In addition, this study ... -
Risk indicator model - Application to dropped loads due to crane operations
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)Today crane and lifting operations contribute significantly to the risks in the petroleum industry. They are responsible for a minor percentage of serious injuries, but have a large number of fatalities in relation to ... -
Risk literacy : Foundational issues and its connection to risk science
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-09)A new research area is developing, risk literacy. The term “risk literacy” basically refers to one's ability to understand and evaluate risk, in order to support and make appropriate decisions. In this article, we discuss ... -
Risk management and practical application at Eramet Norway.
(Master thesis, 2022)This master’s thesis has evaluated how Eramet Norway’s risk management system works both in procedures and guidelines and how it has been implemented in two previous projects. We would receive documents from Eramet’s ... -
Risk management in a complex frame agreement - a case study from a contractors perspective
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)Risk management in organisations has, over the years, gained increasing recognition as an important part of project management. Achieving effective and efficient project management is vital for the modern project organisation, ... -
Risk management in Norwegian avalanche rescue operations. Managing uncertainty, complexity, overcommitment and the long-term monitoring of accident risk
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2019-12)Introduction: Avalanche incidents commonly take place in adverse environmental conditions, and the expected survival time of avalanche victims is short. These situations require an immediate rescue response, which may pose ... -
Risk Management in Offshore AS
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)The scientific field of risk management (RM) is not older than 30-40 years, but today it is considered as a critical business function. In a society where large amounts of data are being processed at an ever-faster pace, ... -
Risk management in projects; monitoring of performance indicators as element in the risk management process
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)Throughout this master thesis a tool that has been developed and implemented in the risk module Statoil use will be presented. This tool is based on the use of KPIs, Key Performance Indicators. The tool has been developed ... -
Risk management in the construction industry: Analysis of the industry practices and Norwegian case.
(Master thesis, 2023)In this thesis, an attempt was made to find out how the current approach to risk management works in the construction industry in Norway by looking into the expertise of one specific company – including whether it may be ... -
Risk management in the oil and gas industry : integration of human, organisational and technical factors
(PhD thesis UiS;142, Doctoral thesis, 2011-11)The overall objective of this thesis is to provide knowledge and tools for the major hazard risk assessment for offshore installations (and onshore plants) based on an improved understanding of the influence of organisational, ... -
Risk Perspective of the Maritime Supply Chain in Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Norway has a strong maritime cluster and employs 90 000 people. The supply chain in the maritime industry consists of a complex and global network of logistics. The purpose is to collect information about the risk ... -
Risk reducing measures in the context of risk management in quantitative risk analysis for maintenance and modification projects
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)Risk analysis in the oil industry is used to identify and address the risks that are involved in a certain situation, on for instance a platform. Risk analyses have a long history in the oil and gas industry, and have been ... -
Risk regulation and risk perception : the link to risk perspectives
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2009, Master thesis, 2009)The purpose of this paper is to discuss how risk regulation is related to fundamental concepts about risk. It distinguishes between two risk perspectives: a traditional risk perspective where risk is considered an objective ... -
Risk science applied to major risk events in history
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Major risk events in history are often labeled as black swans or as unforeseeable given the risk policies and procedures existing at the time. Hindsight suggests that many of these events could have been foreseeable. This ... -
Risk Science Contributions: Three Illustrating Examples
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07)This article aims to demonstrate that risk science is important for society, industry and all of us. Rather few people today, including scientists and managers, are familiar with what this science is about—its foundation ...