UiS Business school: Recent submissions
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The Invasion of Ukraine and Stock Returns
(Master thesis, 2023)This master's thesis examines how Norway's stock market volatility is affected by the continuing invasion of Ukraine. Our study attempts to offer useful insights for investing strategies and decision-making by investigating ... -
Social Media Marketing: What factors affect consumers brand engagement towards social media marketing, and what is the effectiveness of the factors?
(Master thesis, 2023)It has become increasingly more important for companies to implement social media marketing in the last decade, because of the increased social media use amongst the population. Companies also have to invest more in social ... -
Salmon Consumption Behavior Before and During COVID-19: An Analysis of Volume and Price Fluctuations of the household market in Belgium, France, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and the Netherlands.
(Master thesis, 2023)Abstract The thesis investigates the Impact of COVID-19 on Nine European countries in salmon consumption in household volume sales and price of different product categories of salmon products. Through a comprehensive ... -
The Impact of Population Density, Electricity Prices, and Temperature on People's Behaviour towards Energy Efficiency Investments: Insights from Scotland's EPC Registry
(Master thesis, 2023)Climate change affects us all, so it is crucial to prioritise efforts to mitigate its impact. Improving building energy efficiency is a cost-effective solution to reduce CO2 emissions, which has significant influence on ... -
Retiring on Time or Quiting Early? Preferred Retirement Age and Turnover Intentions Relationship with Organization, Team, and Individual Variables
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis aims to investigate the dependent variables of preferred retirement age and turnover intentions. The relevance of retirement age in Norway stems from the country's aging population and the projected future ... -
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 ... -
What is the fair value of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA as per May 30th 2023?
(Master thesis, 2023)The objective of this thesis is to determine the fair stock price value of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA as per May 30th, 2023. The research commences with an introductory section that provides an overview of the company’s industry ... -
Corporate Venture Capital on Sustainability-oriented Innovation: A Norwegian perspective
(Master thesis, 2023)This master’s thesis investigates Norwegian Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) in terms of attaining sustainability and promoting innovation. The work's significance is maintained by the fact that, according to the literature, ... -
THE IMPACT OF BROADBAND INTERNET ON LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES.
(Master thesis, 2023)This study investigates the impact of broadband Internet on labour productivity in Africa, focusing on 34 countries. The research is estimated using a quantitative approach, by utilizing a fixed-effect panel regression ... -
Exploring Loyalty Formation and Purchase Intentions for Private Label Products
(Master thesis, 2023)In the post-COVID 19 economic landscape, characterized by price sensitivity and evolving consumer preferences, retailers are increasingly prioritizing private labels to differentiate themselves and gain market share. ... -
Green Bonds: a strategy for improving salmon aquaculture sustainability
(Master thesis, 2023)Green bond is sustainable finance that enables companies to involve in environmentally friendly initiatives and promote long-term sustainable development. To date there have only been a few academic studies on green bond ... -
Social Media Marketing: What factors affect consumers brand engagement towards social media marketing, and what is the effectiveness of the factors?
(Master thesis, 2023)It has become increasingly more important for companies to implement social media marketing in the last decade, because of the increased social media use amongst the population. Companies also have to invest more in social ... -
Human-AI symbiosis: The best approach for AI implementation in business decision-making in complex systems
(Master thesis, 2023)In today's business landscape, there is significant discourse surrounding the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in various aspects of business operations. Decision-making, in particular, is a crucial component of every ... -
Do procrastination, self-control biases and social security payment has an effect on pension savings?
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis will identify the similarities and differences between the United States and Norway retirement savings. The thesis also seeks to answer whether self-control, procrastination behavior biases, and expectations ... -
Impact of Resource Rent Tax on Norwegian Salmon Farming Companies
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis investigates the impact of the resource rent tax announcement and its implementation in Norway. The dataset consists of daily returns for eight salmon farming companies. Half of these companies are affected by ... -
Valuation of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA
(Master thesis, 2023)The objective of this thesis is to determine the fair stock price value of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA as per May 30th, 2023. The research commences with an introductory section that provides an overview of the company’s ... -
Salmon Consumption Behavior Before and During COVID-19: An Analysis of Volume and Price Fluctuations of the household market in Belgium, France, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and the Netherlands.
(Master thesis, 2023)The thesis investigates the Impact of COVID-19 on Nine European countries in salmon consumption in household volume sales and price of different product categories of salmon products. Through a comprehensive analysis using ... -
Reducing the gender gap in early learning: Evidence from a field experiment in Norwegian preschools
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Substantial gender differences in key academic skills appear even before children start formal schooling. Although increasing investments in early-childhood programs is motivated by efforts to promote equality of opportunity ... -
Clean and Dirty Energy: A Time-Varying Estimation of Elasticities
(Master thesis, 2023)Purpose – The success of economic green growth requires the degree of elasticity of substitution between the clean and dirty energy inputs to be more than one. This research studies the dynamics of the elasticity of ... -
The Impact of Oil Price on the Housing Market: A Case Study of Stavanger
(Master thesis, 2023)Our master thesis investigates the intricate relationship between the price of oil and the housing market in Stavanger. Our thesis is motivated by the impact of oil on the region's economy, and its potential impact on the ...