UiS Business school: Recent submissions
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Persuasion tactics: The impact of social media on the consumer’s decision to purchase
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-14)Considering the fast growing activity of social media marketing (SSM), this research is set to study the persuasion tactics employed by marketers to influence the consumer’s behavior towards their products and the extent ... -
Identifying international oil companies (IOCs) responsibilities to improve competitiveness of indigenous companies in Nigeria.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-16)Indigenous companies' participation in the Nigerian oil and gas industry has persistently been low despite their importance in generating income, employment, building local capacity and reducing poverty. This study aimed ... -
Information System Backsourcing – A review of the literature
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Information systems backsourcing describes the transfer of previously outsourced activities, assets, or personnel back to the company. By doing this they achieve control and ownership of the previously outsourced activity. ... -
A Case Study of Toll Implementation in Northern Jæren
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-16)The purpose for this thesis is to elucidate on the effects of toll pricing schemes. The new toll implementation in Northern Jæren have been investigated to measure the effect cordon and peak-period pricing have on car use ... -
Utdanningsledelse ved et norsk universitet: Individualistisk eller distribuert ledelse?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-05)I de siste ti årene har det i Norge vært stor interesse knyttet til styring og ledelse i høyere utdanning, spesielt av forskningsledelse og administrativ ledelse. Utdanningsledelse har ikke fått den samme oppmerksomheten. ... -
Fish Pool - A success or failure
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Atlantic salmon farming is an important industry in Norway, it is however a market dominated by a high volatility. Fish Pool was established more than ten years ago, offering futures contracts for risk management. This ... -
The effect of loss aversion on cheating behavior: an experimental study.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-14)In this thesis our main objective is to investigate how loss aversion affects cheating and dishonest behavior. We conduct a lab-experiment built on the experimental design of Mazar, Amir, and Ariely (2008) where we manipulate ... -
Risikopreferanser og overkonfidens
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Formålet med oppgaven har vært å kartlegge risikopreferanser hos overkonfidente og undersøke om individer velger annerledes dersom beslutninger tas på vegne av andre enn seg selv. For å kunne besvare problemstillingen ... -
What are the Risk Preferences (Attitude Towards Risk), Most Important Risk Sources and the Risk Management Tools Used in the Norwegian Aquaculture Industry? Empirical Study on the Norwegian Aquaculture Industry
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-17)This study collected thirteen responses from companies in the Norwegian aquaculture industry to gain empirical information on the risk preferences (attitude towards risk), important risk sources and the current usage of ... -
Individual-Level Predictors of Store Managers’ Innovative Work Behaviour in the Textile Industry
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)This master thesis contributes to the research field of Innovative Work Behaviour (IWB) by investigating variables that possibly are vital for achieving innovative results. Our research problem was: What is the Relationship ... -
What Can Predict Bubbles in Cryptocurrency Prices?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)In this paper we study variables that can predict bubbles in cryptocurrency prices. Bubble periods are detected by employing a recursive augmented Dickey-Fuller algorithm called the PSY test, developed by \citet{phillips ... -
Can Google Trends predict gold returns and its implied volatility?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)We investigate the impact of investor attention and economic uncertainty on gold price changes and their volatility. We use Google searches for “gold” as a measure of investor attention, considering searches originated in ... -
Oil and gas companies’ capital expenditure announcements and the stock market’s responses
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-16)This thesis attempts to find possible explanations to the research problem: Why does the stock prices of oil and gas companies not always respond in accordance with neoclassical standard financial theory when companies ... -
Innovation in the Norwegian waste industry: “What do the waste indystry find important in order to increase the degree of robotics?”
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Executive summary This thesis addresses what the Norwegian waste industry find important in order to increase the degree of robotics, by looking into the companies’ value chain. Therefore, we find it interesting to ... -
Increasing Income Inequality in Norway as a Consequence of a government Change?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)This paper aims to investigate whether the income inequality has increased as a result of the change of government, from a left-wing to a right-wing government in 2013. This will be investigated by examining changes in the ... -
Norsk settefiskproduksjon: Hva er erfaringene og effektene på produktiviteten etter innføring av resirkuleringsteknologi (RAS)?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-15)Regjeringen har et uttalt mål om å femdoble lakseproduksjonen innen 2050. Det er utfordringer knyttet til lakseindustrien, og det utvikles nye metoder for å løse dem og for å skape en mer bærekraftig produksjon. De siste ... -
Stakeholders participation in the Innovation Process
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-07-17)This master thesis aims to study the stages in which startups include relevant stakeholders in their innovation process. The study seeks to contribute and enrich the innovation management literature regarding stakeholder ... -
Can urban farming in southwestern Norway be profitable?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Abstract: Commercial urban farming is a common phenomenon in developed countries, and urban actors find numerous ways to utilize vacant land for food-production purposes. One of the limitations of farming in urban ... -
Investment analysis under uncertainty: a case study of investment in fish farming technology
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)The Norwegian Aquaculture industry is facing great environmental problems, where the Norwegian Government have limited the production potential in the industry until these challenges can be resolved. New technology and ... -
Forhandlingar i innovative offentlege anskaffingar
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Offentleg sektor brukar om lag 500 milliardar kroner i året på innkjøp frå privat sektor, og sektoren har med det ein unik posisjon som innkjøper og oppdragsgjevar. Denne oppgåva skildrar korleis Hordaland fylkeskommune ...