Department of Economics and Finance
Recent Submissions
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Bullshit jobs in the Norwegian workforce, A quantitative analysis of perceptions of job meaningfulness and personal fulfillment across demographics and employment sectors
(Master thesis, 2024)This study investigates the prevalence and perception of "bullshit jobs" in the Norwegian workforce, drawing on David Graeber’s theory. Using a quantitative approach, data has been collected through a survey describing ... -
Bullshit jobs in the Norwegian workforce, A quantitative analysis of perceptions of job meaningfulness and personal fulfillment across demographics and employment sectors
(Master thesis, 2024)This study investigates the prevalence and perception of "bullshit jobs" in the Norwegian workforce, drawing on David Graeber’s theory. Using a quantitative approach, data has been collected through a survey describing ... -
Project Portfolios as Vehicles for Sustainable Development in Nepal
(Master thesis, 2024)This study explores the integration of sustainability practices into project portfolio management (PPM) in Nepal, focusing on the economic, environmental, and social dimensions. Despite low adoption rates, these practices ... -
Change agents for sustainability Unveiling the role of corporate sustainability managers as change agents sculpting the future of corporate responsibility
(Master thesis, 2024)Organizations are implementing Proactive Environmental Strategies (PES) to address the grand challenges, including climate change and biological degradation. To do so, organizations are hiring Corporate Sustainability ... -
Director and shareholder interactions at shareholder meetings: Compromising accountability in the service of colonialism
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This research explores director and shareholder two-way face-to-face interactions at the shareholder meetings of Cecil Rhodes’s British South Africa Company, as reflected in verbatim minutes of those meetings. Shareholder ... -
Accounting Professionalization: The Case of Poland
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This paper draws on the sociology of professions to explore the professionalization of accounting in Poland. The aim is to analyse the ways in which actors in the accounting field establish their jurisdiction in the public, ... -
Value at risk for Konsesjonskraft IKS
(Master thesis, 2024)ARMA models and uni- and multivariate ARMA-GARCH models are estimated based on log returns from time series of electricity price data from 2005 to 2019. The electricity price data are Nord Pool day-ahead spot prices and ... -
To reform or not reform? Competing energy transition perspectives on Indonesia's monopoly electricity supplier Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This paper maps the opposing rationales for reforming or not reforming the giant monopoly electricity provider in the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia's state-owned power company, Perusahaan Listrik Negara ... -
Essay on financial inclusion: the case of informal savings groups
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;no. 510, Doctoral thesis, 2024)This dissertation focuses on the financial inclusion of individuals in low-income countries. Financial inclusion covers a large range of services and tools such as savings, affordable credit, facilitated payment systems, ... -
Digitalization and Platform Competition in the Hotel Industry
(Master thesis, 2024)The emergence of digital platforms has challenged incumbent firms, driven innovation and forced incumbents to adopt new technologies. One industry that has faced competition from digital platforms is the hotel industry. ... -
Pro-environmental values’ and consumer behavior in base of the pyramid market: Ghana
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This study aims to fill the gap on proenvironmental behavior studies among consumers in bottom of the pyramid (BOP) market by examining the relationship between values, beliefs and norms among Ghanaian consumers. A sample ... -
Creating Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Awareness: A Case Study on a Public Energy Awareness Campaign
(Article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This paper presents the outcomes of the collaborative project "Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for Sustainable Development in Sibiu County," conducted jointly by Sibiu County, Romania, Lucian Blaga University of ... -
Establishing a Health Data Marketplace: A Framework for Success
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS); no. 17, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2023)This study outlines essential elements needed to develop a Health Data Marketplace (HDM) by building upon an existing data platform in Norway. A comprehensive framework is proposed that accounts for technical, legal, ... -
Establishing a Health Data Marketplace: Insights from Stakeholder Interviews
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study explores the potential establishment of a Health Data Marketplace in the Norwegian e-health sector by extending the capabilities of an existing health data platform. The findings are based on the analysis of ... -
Market Spillovers in the EU Emissions Trading System and Energy markets: A Connectedness Approach
(Master thesis, 2024)We analyzed the information spillover between carbon allowances, industries within the European Union Emissions Trading System, and global energy commodities from July 3, 2017, to February 1, 2024, using a generalized ... -
Market Spillovers in the EU Emissions Trading System and Energy markets: A Connectedness Approach
(Master thesis, 2024)We analyzed the information spillover between carbon allowances, industries within the European Union Emissions Trading System, and global energy commodities from July 3, 2017, to February 1, 2024, using a generalized ... -
Regulatoriske eiendeler og forpliktelser: IASBs forslag til ny internasjonal regnskapsstandard for inntektsregulert virksomhet analysert i lys av NVEs regulering av norske strømnettselskaper
(Master thesis, 2024)I denne oppgaven har vi undersøkt forslaget til en ny internasjonale regnskapsstandard for inntektsregulert virksomhet, med spesielt fokus på behandlingen av regulatoriske eiendeler og forpliktelser, samt hvordan den ... -
Regulatoriske eiendeler og forpliktelser
(Master thesis, 2024)Sammendrag I denne oppgaven har vi undersøkt forslaget til en ny internasjonale regnskapsstandard for inntektsregulert virksomhet, med spesielt fokus på behandlingen av regulatoriske eiendeler og forpliktelser, samt hvordan ... -
A Hybrid Model for Analyzing the Effect of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on the Historical Volatility of the EU ETS
(Master thesis, 2024)The 1st of October 2023 the Carbon Boarder Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) transitional phase began. The CBAM is a tool created by the European Union (EU) to reach the target of 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emission levels ... -
A Hybrid Model for Analyzing the Effect of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on the Historical Volatility of the EU ETS
(Master thesis, 2024)The 1st of October 2023 the Carbon Boarder Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) transitional phase began. The CBAM is a tool created by the European Union (EU) to reach the target of 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emission levels ...