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Surfonomics: The Value of a Wave
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)Surfing as an ocean recreational activity is open access and generally without entrance fees. Valuing the recreational activity can, therefore, not be determent as straightforward as market commodities. Through “surfonomics” ... -
An Event Study Into Dividend Payments and Possible Profitable Trading Strategies, in the Norwegian Stock Market
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-14)This Thesis contains a detailed event analysis where market efficiency in the event of dividend pay-outs in the Norwegian stock market is analysed. The event analysis uses two introduced main hypothesis’ in the form of ... -
The Importance of Leadership in the Grocery Sector
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)Transactional leadership, passive leadership behaviors and especially transformational leadership have received great scholarly attention over the years, and the aim of this thesis is to uncover the effects these leadership ... -
The role of the latest financial crisis in the long-run, short-run and Granger causal relationships between exchange rates and stock prices in Norway from 1999 to 2017.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)This thesis aims to find out what role the latest financial crisis played with respect to the long-run, short-run and Granger-causal relationships between exchange rates and stock prices in Norway from 1999 to 2017. Both ... -
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 ... -
Forretningsmulighet for et forvaltningsselskap
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)Gjennom problemstillingen: «Hvordan designe opsjonsavtale knyttet til boligselskapers takflate med hensikt å produsere solenergi, og hvilke organisasjonsmessige implikasjoner vil dette ha?» er oppgavens formål å gi Bate ... -
Innovation drivers at the firm level. An empirical study of the Norwegian seafood industry.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-07-14)Innovation has consistently been identified as a key factor for the success of economic growth and firm performances. It is highly relevant to study and understand what drives innovation and how potential factors ... -
Empirical investigation of the relationship between Google search volume index and mutual fund performance and flows: evidence from Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)We investigate the relationship between Google search volume index (SVI) and Norwegian mutual fund performance and flows. We use abnormal SVI (ASVI) and relative fund flows as measures of investor attention. The aim of ... -
Testing for Bubbles in the Bitcoin Market
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-14)Intrigued by Bitcoin’s exceptional value development and media attention the last years, we assess if there have been any speculative bubbles in the Bitcoin market and if it exists any bubble today. Our empirical analysis ... -
Terrorism and the Impact on the Economic Growth in France: A Synthetic Control Approach
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-12)This thesis maps out whether terrorism affects a country’s economy and explains which factors it affects in order to have an impact on the economic growth. We have chosen to look at the coordinated terror attacks in Paris, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Eksisterer disposisjonseffekten for andre aktivaklasser enn aksjer, og kan effekten finnes sterkere for disse investeringene?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)Disposisjonseffekten er et velkjent fenomen innenfor adferdsfinans. Effekten defineres som tendensen til å realisere gevinst for tidlig, og holde for lenge på tap. Effekten er i stor grad identifisert i aksjemarkedet, der ... -
An empirical analysis of Chinese foreign direct investment trends and determinants
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)To increase our knowledge on determinants of FDI, we will examine potential determinants for Chinese FDI and their choice of continents allocation by testing them against three theories: Dunning’s OLI paradigm, the new ... -
Finances of US Shale Companies in the Period of Low Interest Rate and Low Oil Prices
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)The recent significant tendencies in the oil industry was studied by many researchers. The shift of oil supply-demand equilibrium, consequent oil price plunge had a prolonged effect on the oil and gas sector all over the ... -
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 ... -
U.S. Corporations are Sitting on Piles of Cash. What is the Situation in Norway? Which Determinants Might Explain the Causes of Norwegian Cash Holding?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-14)In the past three decades cash holding for U.S. firms have more than doubled. The goal of this thesis is to examine if the cash phenomenon in the U.S. is also existent in Norway. We investigate publicly traded firms in ... -
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 ... -
Efficiency of e-grocery: Challenges and suggestions
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)Buying food online has been an emerging trend in the later years. There is a high demand from customers on this service. However, the e-grocers are losing money and goes out of business. The reason for that is low margins ... -
Innovation Management in a New and Digital Context
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)Students by the University of Stavanger have written this master’s thesis. Our specialization is in Business Administration with Business Innovation as our main field of research. The need for digital innovations and ...