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    • Gass i Tanzania - Velsignelse eller forbannelse? 

      Eriksson, Torstein; Idsø, Maren (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-09)
      Formålet med masteroppgaven er å se på hvordan Tanzania best kan realisere og forvalte gassfunnene. Problemstillingen besvares gjennom en analyse av forventet lønnsomhet av et planlagt LNG-prosjekt basert på ulike ...

    • Gender Identity and Labor Division In Norwegian Households 

      Hafzi, Kamran (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-13)
      We investigate if gender identity has any effect on the division of household labor among Norwegian couples. By deriving the potential income distribution of the Norwegian population, we compare couples’ comparative advantage ...

    • Global Pipelines for Innovation: Insights from the case of Norway 

      Fitjar, Rune Dahl; Huber, Franz (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06)
      Using data on 418 Norwegian firms, the results confirm the hypotheses that innovative/radically innovative firms tend to be more involved in international personal and formal networks than non-innovative/incrementally ...

    • Globale krefter, regional respons 

      Nilsen, Marit Mellingen (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-16)
      Globalisering og regionalisering sees på som to parallelle prosesser. Globalisering forstås som en utvikling innenfor politikk, økonomi og kultur hvor statsgrenser ikke lenger er effektive barrierer for flyt av arbeidskraft ...

    • Google and Financial Markets: Can Google Trends describe and predict the dynamics of Norwegian stock market? 

      Kim, Neri; Villa, Roviel (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)
      We investigate whether Google search volume index (SVI) can explain and predict trading activity at the Norwegian stock market (OSE). Our sample focuses on the companies listed on OSE’s tradeable index OBX. We use abnormal ...

    • Grunnlaget for oljeservicebedrifters strategiske posisjonering 

      Friestad, Christian; Graaner, Stian Thygesen (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-05)
      Oljekrisen har rammet mange hardt. Spesielt små- og mellomstore oljeservicebedrifter. Oljeprisfallet foranlediget både kostnadskutt og et betydelig fokus på effektivisering. Hvordan selskapene skal innrette seg og møte ...

    • Grønne obligasjoner - En analyse av rollen i kapitalmarkedet og det grønne skiftet 

      Jørgensen, Arne (Master thesis, 2015)
      Denne oppgavens hovedformål har å studere grønne obligasjoner for å få en bedre forståelse av rollen de kan spille i fremtidens kapitalmarked. Grønne obligasjoner må være attraktive for både utsteder og investor om de skal ...

    • Har vi urealistiske forventninger til pensjon? 

      Skadsheim, Kristin; Røynestad, Marita (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-14)
      Det har vært mye fokus på pensjon etter pensjonsreformen i 2011. Flere undersøkelser i Norge viser til at vi forventer høye pensjonsutbetalinger. Formålet med denne oppgaven var å undersøke forventninger til pensjon, samt ...

    • Havbruksforvaltning mot 2030 – faglig sluttrapport 

      Robertsen, Roy; Mikkelsen, Eirik Inge; Karlsen, Kine Mari; Solås, Ann-Magnhild; Hersoug, Bjørn; Tveterås, Ragnar; Misund, Bård; Dahl, Irene Vanja; Osmundsen, Tonje Cecilie; Sørgård, Bjørn (Nofima rapportserie;, Research report, 2020)
      Prosjektet var organisert med fire delprosjekter, på hhv. produksjon, arealforvaltning, samarbeid og scenarioer med tanke på utviklingen fram mot 2030. • I 2030 bør samfunnet ha etablert andre reguleringsmekanismer på ...

    • Hedging efficiency of Atlantic salmon futures 

      Misund, Bård; Asche, Frank (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-08)
      This article examines the hedging properties of Atlantic salmon futures. Hedging is important because it allows for mitigation of the risk of adverse price changes in the spot market. We examine the hedging efficiency of ...

    • "Hetlandsmodellen" - Organisering og samarbeid, gir modellen økt læringsutbytte for elevene? 

      Lundon, Morten (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-05)
      Utgangspunktet for denne masteroppgaven er å få kunnskap om det foregår økt læringsutbytte for elevene ved Hetland videregående skole. Det er en tydelig nasjonal forventning om at lærere og ledelsen i skolen skal ta del i ...

    • Holdning til adopsjon av kontaktløs mobilbetaling 

      Londono, Mauricio (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-05-15)
      Kontaktløs mobilbetaling er en innovativ betalingsmetode som lar brukere av bankkort digitalisere kortet, og intrigere det sammen med en smarttelefon. På den måten kan vedkommende ved hjelp av svake radiosignaler holde ...

    • Hooked up to the international artistic community: external linkages, absorptive capacity and exporting by small creative firms 

      Fitjar, Rune Dahl; Jøsendal, Kari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      The contemporary economy is marked both by the growth in international trade and the increasing importance of the creative industries. However, these activities are dominated by big firms and big cities, spurring a large ...

    • How can leadership strategies be improved to prevent major accidents in shipping tanker operations? 

      Husebø, Julia; Nedopokina, Nataliia (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)
      Major accidents in tanker operations lead to considerable losses and irreversible consequences (Karlsen, 2010). Even though the shipping industry has been operating for centuries, and there are numbers of requirements ...

    • How can Visioneering services bring competitive advantage to Aker Solutions? 

      Cazon, Daniel (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-05)
      The topic of the Thesis belongs to business and strategic management field, with focus on technology innovation and its application in oil and gas industry. Three main theories that I built the thesis on are: Theory of ...

    • How do Corporate Social Responsibility announcements affect firm value? 

      Pham, Cathrine; Pham, Trang Vo (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)
      Taking previous research on this topic into consideration, this thesis sets out to give some insights as to why there seems to be increasing focus on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives by firms. Using theory ...

    • How do Green Knowledge Management and Green Technology Innovation Impact Corporate Environmental Performance? Understanding The Role of Green Knowledge Acquisition 

      Sahoo, Saumyaranjan; Kumar, Anil; Upadhyay, Arvind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Increasing regulatory obligations to adapt and execute environmentally friendly operations make it critical for businesses to pursue strategies that can strengthen their competitive edge in the market. Academics and ...

    • How Environmental Performance Affects Financial Performance in the Food Industry: A Global Outlook 

      Xie, Yifan; Fang, Yingkai; Zhang, Dengjun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The impacts of environmental performance on the financial performance of food firms are investigated in this paper using a sample of 6064 food companies from 51 countries. The financial performance is measured through sales ...

    • How exchange rate affects Chinese processing trade? The case of ground fish 

      Zhang, Dengjun; Xie, Jinghua; Myrland, Øystein (Journal article, 2017-09)
      As imports destined for primary processing and then exporting occur across industries, in this study we developed a structural model to examine how exchange rate affects the exports of processed ground fish from China. The ...

    • How is the declining bauxite production affecting Jamaica as a developing country? 

      Berge, Julia (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IØL/2009, Master thesis, 2009)
      This is a paper researching the effects that is seen from the financial crisis in a developing country. The research question is focused on how Jamaica is dealing with the fact that the world demand for bauxite has ...