• Vindkraft offshore : utvikling og investering 

      Matre, Marianne Draegni (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IØL/2010;, Master thesis, 2010)
      Denne utredningen ser på hvilke faktorer som påvirker investeringer i vindkraft offshore, og hvilken effekt disse vil ha på den fremtidige utviklingen og investeringene i næringen. Arbeidsmetoden er basert på sekundærundersøkelser ...
    • Virkningen av en sammensatt arbeidsmiljøendring på ansattes jobbtilfredshet 

      Bringedal, Iselin Sæbø; Strand, Karoline (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-11)
      I denne studien analyserer vi hvordan ansatte blir påvirket av en endring som er blitt implementert ved flere av filialene til en av Norges største lokalbanker, SpareBank 1 SR-Bank. Endringen under navnet Arenakonseptet, ...
    • Vurdering av etablerte produktinnovasjonsprosessar til bruk i konseptinnovasjon i hotell- og restaurantnæringa 

      Vedøy, Lars Helge (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IØL/2009, Master thesis, 2009)
      Konseptutvikling i hotell- og restaurantnæringa er ofte eit resultat av kaotiske meiningsprosessar og enkeltindivid sine meiningar om kva som er trenden og behovet i marknaden. Lite ressursar har blitt via til å etablere ...
    • What can be done to increase the value of Statoil ASA? Analysis of the discrepancy between theoretical value and stock price 

      Guevara, Susana (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-15)
      The trend of Statoil’s stock price has remained flat over the course of the last few years, gaining the attention of investors and managers and creating doubts among them as to whether Statoil’s shares are correctly ...
    • What Can Explain the Development in the Norwegian Krone Exchange Rate? 

      Aarhaug, Karoline; Sigland, Karen Helene (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-15)
      This thesis analyzes the effects of the oil price, Norwegian CPI, euro area harmonized CPI, interest rate differential, balance of trade and the unemployment rate on the NOK/euro exchange rate. Using an Engle-Granger ...
    • What can explain the performance of Initial Coin Offerings? 

      Yuryev, Georgy (Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)
      I study features the most successful initial coin offerings (ICOs) have in common and analyze factors which can predict post-ICO token performance. I find that 79% of startups did have a working prototype, minimum viable ...
    • What can explain the price, volatility and traded volume of Bitcoin? 

      de Vries, Jon Erik; Aalborg, Halvor Aarhus (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-06)
      We study which variables can explain and predict the return, volatility and traded volume of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. The explanatory variables which we investigate are return, volatility, traded volume, transaction ...
    • What drives asset transactions on the Norwegian continental shelf 

      Staupe-Delgado, Oscar Armando (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-10)
      What drives asset transactions on the Norwegian Continental Shelf? This study evaluates the influence of commodity prices, as well as energy reserves, on the number of asset transactions per year on the Norwegian Continental ...
    • What is the optimal maturity for bonds in a given risk/non-risk portfolio? 

      Anda, Eli Aas (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-16)
      The paper analyzes whether there is an optimal maturity for bonds given a set stock/bond portfolio. Mean-variance optimization has been used to combine a portfolio consisting of a given asset allocation of stocks and a ...
    • What is the optimal maturity for bonds in a given risk/non-risk portfolio? 

      Paulsen, Håkon Alne (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-16)
      The paper analyzes whether there is an optimal maturity for bonds given a set stock/bond portfolio. Mean-variance optimization has been used to combine a portfolio consisting of a given asset allocation of stocks and a ...
    • What risk is the city of Stavanger facing on their financial investments? : in corporation with the city of Stavanger 

      Seim, Mari Hagvaag (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IØL/2009, Master thesis, 2009)
      Many cities/municipalities in Norway make financial investments, including the city of Stavanger. In 2007 the “Terra-case” was uncovered in the media. Several cities/municipalities in Norway had taken a big financial ...
    • Where is the origin for cause of conflict arising from in a buyer- seller relationship 

      Skram, Hege (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-05)
      This case study looks into one of the inevitable outcomes of a buyer- seller relationship, the negative incidents. The hypothesis in this study is to increase the understanding of where the origin for cause of negative ...
    • Why customers stick to their bank: Loyalty or status quo bias? 

      Nilsen, Liv Kristin V.; Dydland, Elisabeth (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-11)
      The question concerning how individuals make decisions is of crucial interest to researchers. The purpose of this thesis is to detect how loyalty and status quo bias affects customers’ intention to stay with their current ...
    • Why do firms use earnouts? 

      Vikse, Mats Hovland (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)
      This thesis analyses cash flow consequences of earnouts for a sample of 33 Nordic acquisitions. The aim is to find out whether firms use earnouts rationally. From the perspective of fundamental value, margins and the top ...
    • Willingness to Pay for Preventing an Oil Spill in Vestfjorden: The Role of Use versus Non-Use Values 

      Frøystein, Ingrid Nilsen; Egeland, Ingrid (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-14)
      In this study the values that could be lost if an environmental damage occurs in Vestfjorden are estimated. The overall research question is: “What is the willingness to pay for preventing an oil spill in Vestfjorden?”. ...
    • Willingness-to-pay for Crime Control Programs in Norway: Preferences and Attitudes towards Crime and Crime Reduction. 

      Antonsen, Sicilia Heien; Wiig, Emilie Kristine (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)
      In this pilot study, we use the contingent valuation (CV) method to investigate Norwegians willingness to pay (WTP) for crime control programs. The CV method is well known in the environmental economics literature, and has ...
    • Winning strategies for internationalisation at Nordic technical universities 

      Kristensen, Katrine Hahn (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-05)
      This study has investigated strategies for internationalisation at technical universities in the Nordic countries and explored why and how some universities are more successful with their strategies. Strategy is defined ...
    • Å kjøpe, eller bli kjøpt opp, det er spørsmålet : en analyse av oppkjøpsaktivitet i oljebransjen 

      Rorgemoen, Tone Skolås (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IØL/2009, Master thesis, 2009)
      Oljebransjen er en internasjonal og konkurranseintensiv bransje som historisk sett har hatt stor oppkjøpsaktivitet. Denne masteroppgaven presenterer en undersøkelse som er gjennomført for å avdekke hvilke eksogene drivere ...
    • Åpen kontorløsning - en casestudie 

      Askeland, Mathilde (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-11)
      Effektivisering er et begrep som blir mye brukt i arbeidslivet i dag. Høyere krav til lønnsomhet og mer effektiv allokering av ressurser er vanlige utfordringer i bedrifter. Noe av det som blir mye diskutert i dag, er ...
    • Økonomisk analyse av Kronengruppen 

      Fredrik, Rage (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2013;, Master thesis, 2013-06)
      Formålet med analysen har vært å fokusere på de tre hotellenes lønnsomhet og hvilken estimeringsmetode som gir best mulig estimater ved lønnsomhetsmåling av tjenestene. Problemstillingen i denne utredningen er formulert ...