Browsing Master's theses (SV-HH 2008-2017) by Title
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Boligprisutviklingen i Stavanger - en studie av boligmarkedet i Stavanger. Står man ovenfor en boligboble?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)Boligprisene i Stavanger har vært et yndet tema både i medier og i private sammenhenger de siste årene. Boligprisene i Norge generelt, og Stavanger spesielt, har steget kraftig siden bunnen i 1992, og det reiser seg stadig ... -
Boom and bust: Is Stavanger becoming the New Detroit? - A comparative empirical analysis of a cornerstone economy
(Master thesis, 2015-06)The purpose of this thesis is to examine whether Stavanger Region are showing indications of being on the same path as Detroit. An Error Correction Model is estimated on two datasets concerning Stavanger Region and ... -
Budgeting and alternative solutions in Archer - the well company
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-05-20)This thesis is based on criticism against traditional budgeting and explores an alternative solution within the oil service company Archer. It is limited to theory from Beyond Budgeting and covers the Norwegian legal ... -
Budsjettdisiplin i sykehus : holdninger og handlingsintensjoner, lojalitet og forpliktelse
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IØL/2010;, Master thesis, 2010)Manglende budsjettdisiplin er en av de foreslåtte forklaringene til økonomiske utfordringer i sykehussektoren. Hensikten med denne studien er å belyse og forklare fenomenet budsjettdisiplin, forstått som evne og vilje ... -
Business Model Configuration in Financial Advisor Sector. The case of polish SME.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)This study examined a proper business model for financial advisor sector in polish SME. It analyzed the research question “How to build a proper business model for SME, operating in Polish Financial Advisor Sector?” and ... -
Buy versus Rent of cargo carrying units in the Wireline segment at Schlumberger Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-07-13)In today's economy with dramatically low energy prices, it is extremely important to make all the processes efficient and lean inside an organization in order to eliminate unnecessary costs. Schlumberger supplies its ... -
Bør sentralbanken ta mer hensyn til boligprisene? En studie av det norske boligmarkedet.
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Børsnoteringer og påfølgende kursstabilisering
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)Kursstabilisering innebærer transaksjoner som har som formål å påvirke markedsprisen på finansielle instrumenter i bestemte situasjoner, med dette for å begrense prisvolatilitet og andre signifikante kursfall, som ikke kan ... -
Can mutual fund managers beat the market?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)The purpose of this thesis is to analyze and understand whether fund managers have superior abilities when it comes to investing and managing capital in the stock market. The analysis is conducted on the basis of 55 Norwegian ... -
Capturing and identifying Customer Value in a B2B environment: A case from Norwegian Oil and Gas Asset Integrity Service Providers
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-05-22)Without suitable business model and strategies, companies have tough time surviving and sustaining in any market. Customer value is a corner stone in most businesses. Customer needs are dynamic, changing from time to time ... -
Climate change policies in Norway: preferences for plan A versus plan B
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)This contingent valuation study provides rare willingness-to-pay (WTP) estimates for climate policies in Norway. The highly controversial topic climate change policy, associated with massive costs, emphasizes the importance ... -
Co-creation and customer involvement in product development in the service industry. A case study of two service firms.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017)Dagens bedrifter har måttet vri seg fra en produktsentrert tilnærming til en kundesentrert tilnærming (Coyles & Gokey, 2005). Kundene er hva bedriftene lever av og fokuset må dermed ligge på dem. For at kundene skal ønske ... -
Consumption patterns for salmon and herring in Russia, with focus on factors influencing the total consumption frequency
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IØL/2009, Master thesis, 2009)The thesis is a quantitative and descriptive study, aiming to increase the knowledge about consumption of salmon and herring in Moscow and St.Petersburg. Data collected for Norwegian Seafood Export Council (NSEC), have ... -
Contagion during the financial crisis of 2007-2008
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2013;, Master thesis, 2013-07-14)The global financial crisis in recent times has created a deep appreciation for the strong connectivity between the world economies. First regarded as a domestic shock, the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States ... -
Corporate identities behaviour under the larger merger
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-05-08)Under temavalget for oppgaven jeg har prøvd å satse på å jobbe med noe som ikke bare fanger min interesse, men er også høyt relevant for dagens trender i arbeidslivet. Da det er nettopp anvendelse av teori kunnskaper en ... -
Corporate reputation in mergers and acquisitions
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-15)The purpose of this master thesis is to uncover the role of corporate reputation as an intangible asset towards a sustainable competitive advantage in mergers and acquisitions. Identifying corporate reputation as an ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility gjennom hundre år : en case studie av Lyse energi as
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IØL/2010;, Master thesis, 2010)Virksomheter i dag måles ikke bare etter deres økonomiske bunnlinje, men også etter deres opptreden i forhold til samfunnet. Virksomheters samfunnsansvar (Corporate Social Responsibility) er dermed et fenomen som har ... -
Currency hedging for emerging market value portfolios
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2013;, Master thesis, 2013-07-15)In this thesis we study currency hedging from the perspective of a developed market (DM) value investor who invests in emerging markets (EM). We construct emerging market equity portfolios sorted on P/E, P/B, and both ... -
Currency hedging in the Norwegian seafood industry
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-14)This paper examines the effect of currency hedging on the financial results, stock prices and firm value on ten seafood companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Running Monte Carlo simulations on a firm’s financial ... -
Debt and religion: are religious people more debt averse and have high willingness to pay their debts off?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)Religion has always played an important role in lifestyle of many people. Recently many scholars have started to focus on interconnections between religion and different economic aspects. This thesis is an attempt to define ...