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Cryptic bubbles by behavioural biases?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)The subject for this is elaborates around the new economic phenomenon of cryptocurrencies. The main objective will be to shed light on whether the market of cryptocurrencies is in fact an economic market bubble or not. The ... -
CSR-rapportering i olje- og gassindustrien - et tverrnasjonalt studie av 24 selskaper over tid
(Master thesis, 2020-07-24)De siste årene har vi vært vitne til et økende fokus på miljø- og klimautfordringer, blant annet i olje- og gassindustrien som i dag er en av verdens største industrier. Olje- og gassvirksomhet har ført til store endringer ... -
CSRD/ESRS: Hvor modne er selskapene og hvilke utfordringer og muligheter ser de?
(Master thesis, 2023)Vår studie fokuserer på modenheten til selskaper når det gjelder rapportering i henhold til CSRD og ESRS, samt de utfordringene og mulighetene de opplever. Vi finner at selskapene har begrenset modenhet og står overfor ... -
CSRD/ESRS: Hvor modne er selskapene og hvilke utfordringer og muligheter ser de?
(Master thesis, 2023)Vår studie fokuserer på modenheten til selskaper når det gjelder rapportering i henhold til CSRD og ESRS, samt de utfordringene og mulighetene de opplever. Vi finner at selskapene har begrenset modenhet og står overfor ... -
Customer Acquisition in rural Norway - An in-depth exploration of how to acquire customers in the middle of Norway.
(Master thesis, 2021)The continuous decrease in and aging of the rural population in Norway makes customer acquisition in rural Norway an important topic to investigate. By presenting the rural consumer, the rural business, and factors such ... -
Customer environmental concerns and profit margin: Evidence from manufacturing firms
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03)This study evaluates the impact of customer environmental concerns on manufacturing firms’ profit margin. Eco-conscious customers may have a high demand for green products and are willing to pay a price premium for those ... -
Customer Satisfaction, Switching Cost, and Customer Loyalty at Vodafone Ghana.
(Master thesis, 2023)ABSTRACT The Ghanaian mobile telecommunications industry is rapidly expanding, with fierce rivalry among its three main operators: MTN, Vodafone, and AirtelTigo. Despite a significant number of service providers, customers ... -
The dark side of phubbing in the workplace: Investigating the role of intrinsic motivation and the use of enterprise social media (ESM) in a cross-cultural setting
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-04)Despite the increasing phenomena of supervisor phubbing (a counterproductive workplace behaviour of managers), very few studies have explored its outcomes in organisations. This study aims to bridge this gap by investigating ... -
The dark side of the geography of innovation: relatedness, complexity and regional inequality in Europe
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)As regions evolve, their economies become more complex, and they tend to diversify into related activities. Although there is a bright side to this diversification process in terms of economic development, there may also ... -
Data Sharing in the Oil and Gas Industry
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)Data sharing in business situations potentially impact innovations, operations, quality of decision makings, and costs. Companies are moving in the direction of increased data sharing as of today and an area of great value ... -
Dataanalyser i revisjonens planleggingsfase og revisjonsrisikomodell
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-08)Formålet med denne masteroppgaven er å undersøke hvilke implikasjoner bruk av dataanalyse, også kalt Big Data Analytics, har på revisors fremgangsmåte i planleggingsfasen, risikovurderingen av et revisjonsoppdrag og ... -
Decentralisation, quality of government and economic growth
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The effect of decentralisation on regional economic growth is a hotly debated topic. In theory, decentralisation should entail welfare benefits by bringing government closer to the people. In practice, the benefits of ... -
Delivering the Goods: The Determinants of Norwegian Seafood Exports
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01)Seafood is the world’s most traded food product. In recent years, aquaculture has become an increasingly important part of seafood production, facilitating increased trade. However, despite evidence that fish farmers have ... -
Den neste sparebank fusjonen i rekken?
(Bachelor thesis, 2024)Denne oppgaven undersøker den potensielle sammenslåingen mellom SpareBank 1 Helgeland (SBH) og SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge (SNN), og analyserer gjennomførbarheten samt foreslår en rettferdig verdivurdering for SBH. Studien ser ... -
Den norske befolkningens holdninger og preferanser tilknyttet kriminalitet
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-07-15)Hensikten med denne oppgaven er å undersøke og analysere holdninger og preferanser knyttet til kriminalitet i Norge, ved å se på fire ulike politiske partier som representerer norsk politikk, og derav den norske ... -
Dependence of Profitability on Time, Sector & Region across Aquaculture Value Chains in Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HHUiS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-07-08)About 71% of earth is covered in water and 96.5% of this water is held by the oceans. (USGS, 2019). However, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that only about 2% of this ... -
Derivatbruk blant norske børsnoterte selskaper: En sammenligning med global praksis
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)Formålet med denne studien er å kartlegge bruken av derivater på Oslo Børs. Derivater er en integrert del av moderne finansiell risikostyring. Disse finansielle instrumentene tilbyr ikke bare muligheten for risikoreduksjon ... -
Derivatbruk blant norske børsnoterte selskaper: En sammenligning med global praksis
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)Formålet med denne studien er å kartlegge bruken av derivater på Oslo Børs. Derivater er en integrert del av moderne finansiell risikostyring. Disse finansielle instrumentene tilbyr ikke bare muligheten for risikoreduksjon ... -
Determinants of capital structure in the hospitality industry: Impact of clustering and seasonality on debt and liquidity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Volatile seasonal demand and geographic clustering of firms are two important factors affecting the capital structure of hospitality firms. In this paper, we investigate the capital structure determinants of hospitality ... -
Determinants of registered nurses’ career choices : Studies from Norwegian health care organizations
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)This thesis consists of three papers that aim to increase our knowledge of the determinants of registered nurses’ career choices in the health care sector. In order to deliver services of high quality, health care organizations ...