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What are the career implications of "seeing eye to eye"? Examining the role of leader-member exchange (LMX) agreement on employability and career outcomes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Are there career benefits to leaders and followers agreeing about the quality of their leader–member exchange (LMX) relationship? Is LMX disagreement always detrimental for a follower's career? Can the examination of LMX ... -
What are the characteristics of effective leaders?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)This study proposes the characteristics of an effective leader in the perception of students in Norway. The thesis is a partial replication of the research article by Offermann, Kennedy, and Wirtz (1994), explored with a ... -
What are the consequences of outsourcing on organizational performance in municipal care services?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-15)Public sector in Norway experiences a rapid growth, which partly is explained by increased demand for public goods and services as a result of a higher level of welfare. Especially healthcare sector will experience such a ... -
What are the costs of currency hedging for Norwegian high yield funds, and what is the optimal hedge strategy to limit these costs?
(Master thesis, 2021)As Norwegian high yield funds invest in foreign denominated assets, a risk associated with the exchange rate fluctuations occur and adds to the underlying risk of the asset. A common approach to this added risk is to utilize ... -
What are the effects of changing the test interval of land based safety critical valves in hydrocarbon transport systems
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2008, Master thesis, 2008)In this master thesis, the effects of changing the test interval of the land based safety critical valves have been highlighted. Compliance with the regulations given by the PSAN (Petroleum Safety Authority Norway) ... -
What are the expected impacts on stakeholders in the Norwegian commercial real estate asset and capital market following the EU Taxonomy?
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)By studying the impact of current and future environmental requirements set forth by the European Union and concretized by means of the EU Taxonomy, this report has found important milestones in 2027, 2030 and 2050 where ... -
What are the expected impacts on stakeholders in the Norwegian commercial real estate asset and capital market following the EU Taxonomy?
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)By studying the impact of current and future environmental requirements set forth by the European Union and concretized by means of the EU Taxonomy, this report has found important milestones in 2027, 2030 and 2050 where ... -
What are the expected impacts on stakeholders in the Norwegian commercial real estate asset and capital market following the EU Taxonomy?
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)By studying the impact of current and future environmental requirements set forth by the European Union and concretized by means of the EU Taxonomy, this report has found important milestones in 2027, 2030 and 2050 where ... -
What are the factors that affect the investors’ decision in startups’ evaluation process in term of three sustainable pillars: economic, environmental and social?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)The contemporary investment nowadays is showing more and more favours to new business model which focuses on the direction of sustainability by maximizing the balance value among social, environmental and financial dimensions. ... -
What are the key barriers for increased automation in the seafood industry?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-02)Abstract This thesis aims to examine and explain the key barriers to increased use of automation in the Norwegian seafood industry. Increased use of automation is empowering technologies in the seafood industry where ... -
What are the key contextual factors when preparing for successful implementation of assistive living technology in primary elderly care? A case study from Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-07)Objective To identify contextual factors at different organisational levels to guide the implementation of an assistive living technology intervention in Norwegian primary home care. Design A single embedded case study ... -
What are the key factors that will affect the future investments of renewable energy, in Norway?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)This thesis aims to identify which key factors that will affect future investments within renewable energy in Norway. Due to a rapidly expanding market, the first sub-question is formulated to find how the global trends ... -
What Are the Key Financial Predictors of Bankruptcy in the Energy Industry?
(Master thesis, 2024)This thesis investigates the key financial predictors of bankruptcy in the energy industry from 2010 to 2024 using the Cox Proportional Hazard Model, a statistical technique commonly used in survival analysis. Various ... -
What are the key multidimensional success criteria required for reducing LCOE through digital transformation in offshore wind farms?
(Master thesis, 2023)Formålet med denne studien er å undersøke de flerdimensjonale suksesskriteriene som er avgjørende for å redusere energikostnaden også kjent som Levlized cost of Energy (LCOE) gjennom digital transformasjon innenfor offshore ... -
What are the main factors causing stress and what are the coping strategies for Norwegian subordinates working in non-Norwegian MNCs in the “white collar” part of the Norwegian petroleum sector?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-15)Stress in the workplace represents a challenge and a cost for the individual, the companies and the society as a whole, and is high on the agenda in many countries, also in Norway. Norwegian society and working life have ... -
What are the perspectives of children in child protection work among social workers in Norway and Chile?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08)The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child outlines universal standards for children’s welfare and position in society. Among other aspects, the convention advocates for a balance between seeing children as ... -
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 ... -
What are the site related and most sensitive parameters to optimize a large-scale PV installation at Stavanger Airport?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)The climate and energy problems are on the rise as the urban population is growing rapidly. The extensive use of fossil fuels and the increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions still awaits collective abatement policies. ... -
What can be done to increase the value of Statoil ASA? Analysis of the discrepancy between theoretical value and stock price
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-15)The trend of Statoil’s stock price has remained flat over the course of the last few years, gaining the attention of investors and managers and creating doubts among them as to whether Statoil’s shares are correctly ...