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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 ... -
The place of mathematical models in psychology and the social sciences
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The predictive ability and value relevance of accounting measures
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Empirical accounting research sometimes assumes that the value relevance of accounting variables can be indirectly assessed by studying the ability of the variables to forecast future cash flow and earnings. This study ... -
The Predictive Power of Alternative Volatility Forecasting Models over Multiple Horizons
(Master thesis, 2016)This thesis paper examines the forecast accuracy and explanatory power of volatility models over multiple forecast horizon for three asset classes. Forecast horizon ranging from 1 month up to 12 subsequent months are ... -
The Price Floor Phenomenon in the Norwegian Meat Industry: The Impact of Market Dominance
(Master thesis, 2023)This master thesis explores how a dominant firm affect the Norwegian meat industry. We investigate how smaller firms can independently establish their own prices for buying carcasses. Furthermore, we elaborate how the ... -
The Price Floor Phenomenon in the Norwegian Meat Industry: The Impact of Market Dominance
(Master thesis, 2023)This master thesis explores how a dominant firm affect the Norwegian meat industry. We investigate how smaller firms can independently establish their own prices for buying carcasses. Furthermore, we elaborate how the ... -
The relationship between default on loans and operating costs in microfinance institutions
(Master thesis, 2016)One of the challenges in microfinance is to solve asymmetric information and cost concerns related to serving poor customers with little or no collateral, in order to offer poor people and small businesses access to financial ... -
The Relationship between the EU ETS and Energy Commodities under Extreme Market Conditions
(Master thesis, 2023)Climate change is becoming a more and more severe problem. Over many years, governments and organizations have introduced and proposed several measures to limit global warming. One of which is the Kyoto Protocol which was ... -
The Relationship between the EU ETS and Energy Commodities under Extreme Market Conditions
(Master thesis, 2023)Climate change is becoming a more and more severe problem. Over many years, governments and organizations have introduced and proposed several measures to limit global warming. One of which is the Kyoto Protocol which was ... -
The Role of Education and Gender in Cultural Intelligence
(Master thesis, 2017)The aim of this thesis is to identify how education and gender influences an individual’s level of cultural intelligence. This is a relatively young field that is growing, as the world is getting smaller. Initially, the ...