Blar i Faculty of Social Sciences på emneord "økonomi"
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Do Investors Value Green Initiatives? A Study of the ISO 14001 Certification and the Issuance of Green Bonds
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)The aim of this thesis is to explain the impact on stock prices for publicly traded firms from certifying to the ISO 14001 standard. Through the event study methodology, we study 28 firms listed in Norway or Sweden who ... -
Do political risks harm development of oil fields?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-11)We examine the impact of political risks and financial development on investments in the petroleum industry utilizing a unique dataset of investments in individual oil and gas fields around the world. We find that the ... -
Do private investors understand diversification, and do they take advantage of diversification benefits in practice?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)We found our Master thesis to be the optimal opportunity to examine the important phenomenon of diversification, but from a different angle than what earlier researchers have done. Diversification is a useful technique for ... -
Does a Change in Performance Pay have an Effect on Workers’ Productivity? - An empirical analysis of a change in performance pay in Company X.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-05)This thesis investigates whether a change in performance payment (PP) have an effect on workers’ productivity. During the period 2009 to 2015, dealer stores affiliated Company X experienced several PP changes. Some dealer ... -
Dynamiske kapabiliteter i barnehagesektoren
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)Med utgangspunkt i de endrede rammebetingelsene som preger barnehagesektoren så antas det at dette muligens har resultert i endret praksis og at dette kan diskuteres innenfor et teoretisk rammeverk om dynamiske kapabiliteter. ... -
Earnings announcements and stock returns - A study of efficiency in the norwegian capital market
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)This thesis is an event study concerning earnings announcements in the Norwegian stock market, during the time period of 2007-2010. The study serves as a method of testing the efficiency of the Norwegian capital market, ... -
Economic Decline and the Birth of a Tourist Nation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01)Price competitiveness is key for tourists’ destination choice. In the study, we evaluate the effects of an economic decline caused by non-tourism industry on a tourist destination’s price competitiveness. An econometric ... -
The economic determinants of tourism seasonality: A case study of the Norwegian tourism industry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-02)Since seasonality has long been recognized as one of the most critical problems in the tourism industry, many studies have been conducted to investigate its reasons. Nevertheless, almost all the studies focus on climate ... -
Economic drivers for the Chinese tourists
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03)Asia, particularly China, has become an attractive market that receives much attention in the Norwegian tourism industry. This raises relevant questions about the sustainability of the Chinese tourism boom. If the Norwegian ... -
The effect of abusive supervision on organizational identification: A moderated mediation analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07)This study investigated the effect of abusive supervision on employee organizational identification by analyzing the mediating effect of psychological contract violation. In addition, it explored the moderating role of ... -
The effect of school start on women's labor force participation in Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)In 1997 the Norwegian government implemented a large primary school reform, Reform 97, making it mandatory for all children to start school at the age of six and attend primary school for ten years. Using Norwegian registry ... -
The Effect of Technology in the Workplace on Perceived Stress, Work-family Conflict and Job Satisfaction
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-31)Technology has become the new way of living, where we can do anything from our phones. The phenomenon of technology has had a great impact on global development, in all aspects. Through the years businesses have, and still ... -
The effect of the valence of forgiveness to service recovery strategies and service outcomes in food delivery apps
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The literature offers valuable insights into various aspects of service recovery and service outcomes. However, the available findings are limited relative to the size of the ever-expanding service economy. In particular, ... -
Effekten av fargemessig match og mismatch på smaksvurderingen av vin
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2013;, Master thesis, 2013-06-10)Temaet i denne oppgaven er hvorvidt farger i smakskontekster kan være med å påvirke forbrukerens smaksoppfatning, og om matchfarge mellom produkt og kontekst kan påvirke forbrukeren på en positiv måte. Det er tatt utgangspunkt ... -
Effekten av Ny GIV Overgangsprosjektet i Stavanger
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2015;, Master thesis, 2015)Frafallsprosenten i den norske videregående skolen har ligget stabilt rundt 30 % de siste 20 årene, uten store tegn til forbedringer. Som et grep for å snu trenden, ble det høsten 2010 satt i gang en rekke tiltak i regi ... -
Effekten av oljepris og andre makroøkonomiske variabler på aksjeavkastning i oljeeksporterende økonomier
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-15)Denne masteroppgaven hatt som mål å studere hvilken effekt oljeprisen og andre makroøkonomiske variabler har på aksjemarkedet i økonomier preget av oljeeksport. Vi sammenligner Norge og Russland, representert ved OSEBX og ... -
Effekten av oljepris og andre makroøkonomiske variabler på aksjeavkastning i oljeeksporterende økonomier
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-16)Denne masteroppgaven hatt som mål å studere hvilken effekt oljeprisen og andre makroøkonomiske variabler har på aksjemarkedet i økonomier preget av oljeeksport. Vi sammenligner Norge og Russland, representert ved OSEBX og ... -
Effekten av prisen null: Et laboratoriumeksperiment
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-14)Denne oppgaven skal undersøke om det er eksperimentelle bevis for at en prisnedgang til prisen null har en større etterspørselseffekt, enn etterspørselen i en tilsvarende prisnedgang til positive priser i Norge, ved bruk ... -
Effektivisering og kostnadsreduksjon - et studie av Subsea 7 sitt forbedringsprogram "ESSA"
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-05-13)På bakgrunn av svakheter i markedet og behov for interne tiltak, iverksatte Subsea 7 i starten av 2014 forbedringsprogrammet «ESSA». Programmet baserer seg på Lean og en filosofi med navnet «ESSA». Denne filosofien går ut ... -
Effektivitet i lederteam – en studie av hvordan mangfold påvirker
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)Arbeidslivet i dag er stadig mer preget av kompleksitet og spesialisering, og det har blitt vanlig å organisere ledelse i lederteam for å oppnå best mulig resultater. Lederteam er ofte satt sammen av mennesker med ulike ...