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Implied Volatility and Rebalancing Timing: Market cycles and the relationship between implied volatility indices and stock index returns.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-14)This paper studies market timing based upon the level of the VIX and compares VIX based portfolio rotations with modern rebalancing practices. The thesis analyses the outcomes of the different rebalancing and trading ... -
Improving the communication and control of operational risk profiles
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)This thesis takes a hard look on the present techniques and methods that are used for communicating and controlling risk profile to find improvements. The popular term “risk appetite” is dismissed and replaced with a new ... -
Improving with Kaizen
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-05-20)Kaizen is a Japanese word translated to Good Change, but the meaning behind the word is continuous improvement. Kaizen events are a part of the Lean philosophy and developed by Toyota. The event typically takes place during ... -
Inclusion of elderly users via virtual spaces in the early stages of the innovation process
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This article discusses collaborative innovation during the initial stages of firms' innovation processes via virtual spaces, focusing on a specific group: elderly users. These users represent a large and growing consumer ... -
Increasing sales by reducing procrastination
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)In this paper I analyze whether an intervention program increases productivity and sales, by reducing potential procrastination problems that employees face at work. The intervention was introduced to stores in a large ... -
Industrial agglomeration and production costs in Norwegian salmon aquaculture
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2002)During the last decade, empirical evidence of regional agglomeration economies has emerged for some industries. This paper argues that externalities from agglomeration are not only present in some manufacturing and ... -
Industrial robots in China
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-15)This thesis investigates the future development of industrial robots in China. It will focus on growth in robot sales toward China and try to identify which companies that are most capable of benefiting from the potential ... -
Influences on effectiveness in Aker MH Operations : theoretical-empirical assessment of the Service and Spare Parts departments
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IØL/2008, Master thesis, 2008)The degree of effectiveness in an organisation is affected by its design. Effective structuring is, however, not only a question of an internal consistency among the organisation’s design parameters. In order to be ... -
Informational cascades, herding bias, and food taste evaluations
(Journal article, 2013-12)Herding behavior is observed when consumers simply replicate the behavior of others instead of making their own elaborate decision. This study contains two experiments in which participants are asked to evaluate how good ... -
Innføring av Basel III. Hvilke konsekvenser har det økte egenkapitalkravet til bankene for kundene?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)Oppgaven har tatt for seg innføringen av de nye kapitalkravene for bankene, tiltak bankene har satt inn og direkte og indirekte mulige konsekvenser en ser for kundene. Problemstillingen for oppgaven er som følger: ”Hvilke ... -
Innføring av individuelt prestasjonslønnssystem i en internasjonal produksjonsbedrift - en casestudie
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-15)Motivasjon og belønning har tradisjonelt vært knyttet opp mot hverandre, hvor økonomisk teori antyder at ansatte responderer på finansielle insentiver ved å yte høyere innsats. I flere år har derfor virksomheter jaktet på ... -
Innovation and economic growth in Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-15)In this paper, I examine how investing in innovation affects economic growth in Norway. I attempt to conduct an empirical study using regression to examine the relationship between investing in innovation using R&D data ... -
Innovation, Space, and Diversity
(PhD thesis UiS;327, Doctoral thesis, 2017-01-20)Background This PhD thesis aims at combining different perspectives from the literature on organizational theory, innovation, and economic geography and addresses how firms1 communicate and connect within the contexts ... -
Insentiveffekter av pensjonsreformen 2011; pensjoneringsadferd i et pensjonssystem med fleksibel pensjoneringsalder
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)Finansielle problemstillinger og systemmessige utfordringer knyttet til det gamle pensjonssystemet førte til at norske myndigheter introduserte en pensjonsreform i 2011. Et av hovedmålene til pensjonsreformen 2011 var å ... -
Insentiver for å redusere regnskapsmanipulering : en caseorientert tilnærming
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)Hensikten med denne oppgaven er å gi en presentasjon rundt emnet regnskapsmanipulering ut i fra en caseorientert tilnærming. Teoridelen innleder med å definere generell regnskapsteori. Regnskapsmanipulering blir kronologisk ... -
Insentiver i offentlig sektor – en casestudie.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06)I denne oppgaven ønsket jeg å finne svar på om det er mulig å forklare bruken av insentiver i norsk offentlig sektor. Offentlig sektor har i stor grad fravær av eksplisitte økonomiske insentiver, og det var derfor interessant ... -
Institusjonell analyse: Fotball som investering
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-07-14)I denne oppgaven har jeg sett hvordan investorer kan få avkastning på investert kapital, samtidig som norske toppklubber oppnår sportslig og økonomisk suksess. Oppgaven har vist at klubbene i norsk toppfotball er kollektiv ... -
Institutional work, regional key actors, and green industrial restructuring
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Departing from evolutionary economic geography, the objective of the article is to reveal the dynamics of institutional work by regional key actors with a need to achieve green restructuring in regions dependent on the oil ... -
Investeringsstrategier basert på empiriske unormaliteter ved Oslo Børs
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)Hensikten med avhandlingen har vært å undersøke tilstedeværelsen av utvalgte unormaliteter på Oslo Børs, og hvorvidt investorer kan nyttiggjøre seg av disse. Undersøkelsene er utført ved å benytte historiske data fra ... -
Investigation into broadband-based investments: What are the main drivers?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)The subject of broadband connectivity and broadband access is one of the most discussed and less researched areas within public bodies and researchers in the modern society. The current thesis provides an investigation ...