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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 ... -
A case study: The evolution of the Norwegian subsea field development market
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-05-25)The Norwegian sector has from the 70’s been dominated by the major international oil companies. Statoil was modelled after these international giants with both upstream and downstream capability. The sector has matured and ... -
Acquiring Capital: How useful is crowdfunding as a tool for acquiring capital for early-stage companies and entrepreneurs?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-14)Crowdfunding is a new and growing phenomenon within the field of economics. As a new relatively new method for raising funds, limited literature exist on the subject, and the underlying mechanisms and its impact on traditional ... -
An evaluation of performance and levels of risk associated with investments in the cryptocurrency market
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-16)Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency, invented by Satoshi Nakamoto in the wake of the financial crisis in 2008/09. Since then thousands of cryptocurrencies have been created. We evaluate Bitcoin along with Dash, ... -
Analyzing processes performed in Oil & Gas Service Industry by using lean tools
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-07-15)The Norwegian Oil & Gas Service Industry has been adapting itself to many different requirements arising from the increasing social responsibility of environment, constant technological innovations, strict government ... -
Are the project success factors identified 30 years ago still valid today?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-05)Organizations are becoming more project based than just a few decades ago and project management can be instrumental in helping organizations execute designated tasks effectively and efficiently. However, the use of project ... -
Attitudes towards organic food and local food in Norway: A comparison of preferences
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-07)The main purpose of this study is to establish which attitudes that affect Norwegian consumers’ preferences for organic food and for local food. Throughout an extensive review on previous literature we found that preferences ... -
Bildelingsutvikling på Nord-Jæren
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-12)I dag dominerer personbilen trafikkbildet hvor enn du ferdes i verden, og Norge er ikke et unntak. Det er et praktisk og tidseffektivt framkomstmiddel som løser de fleste transportutfordringene en kan møte på i en hektisk ... -
Blå Hav - En inntrenger i frukt og grønt markedet i Norge
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Dagligvarehandelen i Norge domineres i dag av noen få store aktører som kontrollerer tilnærmet hele bransjen og verdikjeden. Verdikjeden består av et produksjonsledd, et grossistledd og et detaljistledd samtidig som at ... -
Bruk av kunstig intelligens i revisjonsbransjen
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Revisjonsprosessen er under stor endring, hvor forskning innenfor temaet viser at revisjonsbransjen er moden for å ta i bruk nye teknologiske løsninger. Målet med forskningen er å bidra til å økt forståelse for hva som ... -
Building Organisational Readiness for Change - Leadership Implications
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-14)The purpose of this study is to investigate how organisations can build readiness for change, and whether the practise of leadership affects this process in any way. Different factors affecting organisational readiness for ... -
Can a Nudge Perform a Miracle? A quasi-experimental field study on employees’ stated and revealed preferences towards plastic recycling at Haukeland university hospital
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-15)Plastic pollution has become a major global problem and recycling is one step to take to solve the issue. A lot of research on nudge theory have focused on consumers, but very few have investigated the effect of nudges on ... -
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 ... -
Can technical trading strategies in the European natural gas market outperform a buy and hold strategy?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-16)Technical analysis is the study of past market history to determine future direction and is a common tool for investors to include in a strategy when trading stocks, futures, and other financial assets. Studies have shown ... -
Can uncertainty predict stock markets? A cross country analysis.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-07-15)Economic intuition suggests that uncertainty could predict stock markets. We consider two uncertainty measures: implied volatility and economic policy uncertainty (EPU). It is wellknown implied volatility is negatively ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...