Browsing UiS Business school by Subject "administrasjon"
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A case study of the expectations for public procurement and the relationship between price and quality
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-04)The government spends 500 billion NOK on Public procurement each year. This amounts to 16 % of the total gross revenue. Both the government and the public have great focus on this money to be spent in an economically ... -
A case study of the expectations for public procurement and the relationship between price and quality
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-09)The government spends 500 billion NOK on Public procurement each year. This amounts to 16 % of the total gross revenue. Both the government and the public have great focus on this money to be spent in an economically ... -
Change readiness: Trust in change agents and its influence on the five change beliefs
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-22)This dissertation has examined the topics of change readiness and trust in change agents. The purpose of the dissertation was to examine how the five change beliefs and trust in change agents work together to create readiness ... -
Climate Risk in Norwegian Aquaculture
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)Climate change poses significant challenges on a global scale, and financial impacts could be caused both directly through natural disaster and indirectly through a transition to a lower- carbon economy. Climate change and ... -
Cointegration and Pairs Trading in Major Cryptocurrencies
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-16)Abstract This paper applies cointegration tests to identify cryptocurrency pairs which can be used in pairs trading strategies. The aim of this research is twofold. First, I want to examine cointegration in a system of ... -
Comparative Analysis of Technology and Conventional Mutual Funds’ Performance during Financial Crisis and Non-crisis Periods
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-16)Within the last couple of decades, technology has completely changed our way of living; i.e. the way we think, travel, work and conduct daily routines. In this thesis we will examine the performance of technology- and ... -
Comparative analysis of textual-content in corporate financial disclosures and implications on future stock return
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-07-19)The objective of this thesis is to investigate the extent to which year-over-year changes in textual-content and structure in quarterly and annual financial disclosures across companies listed at Norwegian Stock Exchange ... -
The Cost of the Oil Fund's Socially Responsible Investing
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)Based on violations of ethical guidelines, a number of companies are excluded from the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global’s investment universe. There are both sector-based and norm-based reasons for exclusions. Among ... -
A Critical Exploration of Psychological Safety's Role on Change Readiness in an Organizational Context.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate the role of psychological safety on creating and sustaining organizational change readiness. The literature review provided indications that psychological safety has a ... -
A critical exploration of the role of formal leaders in contributing to and sustaining desired organizational cultures
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-07)The purpose of this Master’s thesis has been to explore the role of formal leaders in contributing to and sustaining desired organizational culture. A desired culture is a culture with shared beliefs and values established ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Dialogue and effectiveness
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-05-25)Due to the development and demands of globalisation and the need to quickly adapt to changes, companies have been forced to change their organisational structures. Organisation in teams is seen as a powerful tool for high ... -
Do SRI investors consider the ESG effects in their investments?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-07)In this master thesis we explore the relationship between morally driven companies and their financial returns. To assess the morality of the company, we have used scores based on a company’s environmental, social and ... -
Does Ex-dividend Day Significantly Affect Norwegian Stock Performance?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)This study analyses the effect of ex-dividend day on Norwegian stock performance. Previous research of different theories and from different markets are obtained to clarify the topic and give us the tools to answer the ... -
Does Norges Bank's trading in the foreign exchange market on behalf of the government affect the NOK exchange rate?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)This thesis attempts to find a connection between the Central Bank of Norway’s trading in the foreign exchange market and the NOK-EUR exchange rate. The central bank is designated to handle currency transactions related ... -
Dulting mot bærekraftige transportvalg - en studie om oppfordring til mer bruk av kollektivtransport gjennom ulike dultemekanismer
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-17)Det er en stadig befolkningsøkning på Nord-Jæren, samtidig vedvarer den globale klimatrusselen. Norge har forpliktet seg gjennom Parisavtalen til å redusere klimagassutslippet og det ønskes derfor at en større del av ... -
The Economics of plastic recovery from rivers
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)The background issue regards the increasing amount of ocean plastics during the most recent years. Our focus of this issue will be on the plastic that is transported by rivers. We will address the problem by looking at ...