Browsing Department of Economics and Business Administration by Title
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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 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 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 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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Alternative rekrutteringsmetoder - audition
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-05-08)Vi tror at fenomenet rekruttering er i sterk endring, og at vi vil se mange nye varianter av de elementene vi har omtalt i denne oppgaven i fremtiden. Det er viktig, og kommer til å bli enda viktigere, å ansette riktig ... -
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 ...