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The efficiency of Microfinance Institutions compared to Norwegian Savings Banks : Looking outside the industry in the pursuit of Microfinance efficiency and sustainability
(Master thesis, 2016)Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are seeing high growth in their industry, but faces challenges when it comes to financial viability. The Norwegian savings banks have one of the world’s most efficient banking systems and ... -
The Extent of Volatility Predictability Evaluation of forecasting accuracy dependent on time, distribution and model order
(Master thesis, 2015)This thesis focuses on the accuracy and ability of out-of-sample volatility forecasting over different time horizons. Using data at daily frequency we forecast the future volatility over multiple time horizons (1, 3, 6, ... -
The Financial Benefits of Not Getting an Education : An Exploratory Study of the Opportunity Cost of Higher Education
(Master thesis, 2016)The present study aimed to explore the financial opportunities of a person without higher education in Norway. It consists of simulations of different investment strategies, and compares the earnings of an individual without ... -
The governance of non-profit micro finance institutions: Lessons from history
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Microfinance is high on the public agenda, and better corporate governance has been identified as a key factor for enhancing the viability of the industry. However, recent literature on the subject struggles to identify ... -
The Impact of Macroeconomic Factors on Private Equity Investments : A study conducted to analyze how macroeconomic factors affect the amount of private equity invested in countries
(Master thesis, 2016)This study examines how different macroeconomic factors affects the PE activity in countries. To study this, data was gathered for 49 countries from all over the world, and analysed using the statistical tool SPSS. The ... -
The impact of management,technology and finance on export performance : analyzing the garment industry in Bangladesh
(Master thesis, 2012)Drawing on resources-base view theory and approaching from quantitative field work, this study examines the three factors influencing the export performances of Bangladeshi Readymade Garments industries: Financial resources, ... -
The impact of organizational culture on recruitment in international companies
(Master thesis, 2018)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate if, and explain why, there is a relationship between organizational culture and recruitment. More precisely, which features of organizational culture are more important than ... -
The impact of private equity on firms in emerging markets : evidence from Ghana
(Master thesis, 2017)In the last decade, most emerging markets have been associated with new investment opportunities and some growth prospects that attract private equity (hereafter, PE) investors. Regions with growing interest of PE investments ... -
The impact of PSD2 : What are the challenges and potential solutions for established banks regarding FinTech companies and digital platforms?
(Master thesis, 2019)The European Union has revised the original Payment Service Directive1. The new Payment Service Directive 2(PSD2)forces the banks to implement Application Programming Interface (API), making it possible for third-party ... -
The impact of speculation in commodity futures on food prices Modelling the impact of speculation using a generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity model (GARCH).
(Master thesis, 2015)This thesis examine how speculative activities in the commodity futures market affect the commodity spot prices. The relationship between the commodity futures volume of contracts traded, open interest, speculative open ... -
The impact of targets and incentive systems in a Beyond Budgeting setting : A case study of how target-setting and incentive systems are applied in a firm employing Beyond Budgeting principles
(Master thesis, 2019)The goal of this empirical study isto understand how performance management systems are applied in a firm which has implemented Beyond Budgeting. The thesisfocuseson the management control systems of result controls, ... -
The implementation of NFC-based mobile payment in Norway : a case study of the emerging NFC business ecosystem in Norway
(Master thesis, 2013)This master thesis looks at the emergence of mobile payment in Norway with a focus on NFC technology. NFC based mobile payments represent a relative new technology that can be used in a relative new business area, which ... -
The importance of social networks in the Norwegian firewood industry
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)This study examines the relationship between social network size, innovation and firm performance among firewood producers in Norway. Moreover, it investigates how this relationship is affected both by the structure and ... -
The influence of board diversity on financial performance : an empirical study of Asia-Pacific companies
(Master thesis, 2014)This study investigates board diversity and its influence on financial performance. The main purpose of the study is to examine whether nationality and gender diversity influence financial performance as measured by Tobin’s ... -
The influence of international ownership on the performance of microfinance institutions
(Master thesis, 2016)The microfinance industry is experiencing rapid growth and financing this growth is a legitimate concern. During the past decade, international commercial funding in the form of international equity and debt has played a ... -
The Interplay of Sustainable Development and Managers of Scandinavian SMEs
(Master thesis, 2022)A qualitative approach on how Scandinavian managers view and prioritize the three pillars of sustainable development and how this affects their overall performance. -
The Interplay of Sustainable Development and Managers of Scandinavian SMEs
(Master thesis, 2022)A qualitative approach on how Scandinavian managers view and prioritize the three pillars of sustainable development and how this affects their overall performance. -
The journey of a newcomer : a perspective of newcomers facing an international company in Norway and the Norwegian society
(Master thesis, 2011)Key Concepts: Integration, diversity management, integrity, culture, globalization, family values, short-term integration, long-term integration Background: The ongoing globalization has brought workers tighter in what ... -
The online marketing of religion : online marketing of religion: analysing social media use by online christian evangelists
(Master thesis, 2011)Inspired by a growing interest among scholars and practitioners concerning the promise and reality of the Internet’s ability to transform existing practices, the current study examines how evan ... -
The performance of Value-at-Risk models on the OBX index
(Master thesis, 2013)The measuring of risk has become one of the main fields in finance during the last two decades. Value-at-Risk (VaR) has become one of the most important risk measures and is widely used for numerous applications. This ...