Blar i Department of Economics and Finance på emneord "BE 501"
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A comparative study of volatility forecasting models
(Master thesis, 2014)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate which of the selected models that forecasts the out-of-sample volatility most accurate and to see if the regression based models can outperform the historical volatility models. ... -
A comparison of volatility prediction between ARIMA-GARCH and VAR models
(Master thesis, 2015)In this thesis the authors use ARIMA-GARCH and VAR to predict future volatility of 6 macroeconomic variables from the US. The data is monthly and spans the period 1964-2014, where the last 20 years are used as the ... -
A study of active ownership through board representation by norwegian private equity actors in the norwegian population of portfolio company investments
(Master thesis, 2013)This thesis focuses on the indirect drivers of value creation in private equity, through a study of corporate governance mechanisms employed by the major Norwegian PE actors in a population of Norwegian portfolio company ... -
A study of manhour overruns in projects : identifying main contributors to manhour overruns in projects
(Master thesis, 2014)Project manhour overrun is a common issue in all type of projects, particularly in large complex projects in the construction industry. General data on manhours and costs used in projects is available in companies’ databases, ... -
A study of the PIMS Cost Management Module
(Master thesis, 2015)Working with cost management in complex projects in today’s society is a comprehensive task. The need for supporting tools is therefore increasing, where specific tools like Project Management Information Systems (PMIS) ... -
A study of the relationship between U.S. stock market returns and the political environment
(Master thesis, 2013)This master’s thesis examines the relationship between the political environment and the stock market returns. The main focus is whether there are differences in the stock market returns under different political parties, ... -
AMS & demand response : insentiver til forbrukerne for å oppnå ønskede virkninger med AMS
(Master thesis, 2014)Innen 1.januar 2019 skal det innføres nye smarte strømmålere hos alle norske husholdninger. Ønsket til blant annet nettselskapene er at det da skal være mulig å flytte noe av strømforbruket fra perioder med høy belastning ... -
An analysis of factors influencing store format choice among customers in Pakistan
(Master thesis, 2012)Food and grocery retailing market in Pakistan has gone to dynamic changes. New foreign food and grocery chains’ coming in creating competition among all the large and small players active in the market. However, the larger ... -
An analysis of foreign direct investments: inflows and determinants : a study of the nordic and baltic countries
(Master thesis, 2012)It is more important to analyze foreign direct investments (FDI) than ever before, due to its growth effects and importance to the country‘s economy. During the last century it could be noticed huge changes in world’s ... -
An empirical investigation of factors influencing management accounting outsourcing practics among SMEs in Pakistan and the effect of outsourcing on firm´s performance
(Master thesis, 2013)The purpose of this study is to identify factors that affect the Pakistani Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) decisions to outsource management accounting practices in terms of transaction cost economics (TCA), the ... -
An empirical study of hedging in the nordic power market
(Master thesis, 2011)Due to the deregulation of electricity, the market for the trading of power has increased considerably over the last twenty years. In this period, prices for electricity have proven to be very volatile, so in an attempt ... -
An ethical perspective on problems multinational companies in the apparel industry face, when outsourcing their production to developing countries with inadquate institutions
(Master thesis, 2014)This thesis addresses the ethical problems multinational companies in the apparel industry face, when outsourcing their production to developing countries with inadequate institutions. I will use ... -
"Analyse av aksjonæravkastning ved annonsering av oppkjøp i Norge"
(Master thesis, 2010)Denne utredningen omhandler temaet oppkjøp av bedrifter. Fokus for analyse er å identifisere endringer i aksjekurser som følge av at et fremtidig planlagt oppkjøp blir annonsert i markedet. Det er av spesiell interesse ... -
Analyse av fremdrift med tilhørende avvik ved Prosjekt Lyngdal Ungdomsskole : en casestudie
(Master thesis, 2013)Kostnadsoverskridelser og forsinkelser er noe vi f ar stadig inntrykk av at intre er i store byggeprosjekter. Denne masteroppgaven undersø kte et pågående prosjekt og registrerte og analyserte alle avvik i forhold til ... -
Analyse av Involverende Planlegging En undersøkelse av Veidekkes metodikk for fremdriftsplanlegging
(Master thesis, 2015)Veidekke, Norges største entreprenør, satser kraftig på forbedringsprosesser for å kunne konkurrere mot billigere utenlandsk arbeidskraft. Et av resultatene fra deres forbedringsarbeid er en metodikk for fremdriftsplanlegging, ... -
Analyse av samarbeidsform Er riktig valg av kontraheringsstrategi og kontraktstyring av underentreprenør en suksessfaktor?
(Master thesis, 2015)(Konfidensiell til/confidential until 01.07.2020) -
Analyse av tilbudsstrategien til Asplan Viak
(Master thesis, 2011)Siden jeg har tatt fordypning i prosjektledelse tok jeg kontakt med dr. ing. Øystein Meland og fortalte at jeg ønsket å skrive om noe prosjektrelatert. Han introduserte meg for Asplan Viak og tilbudsstrategi ved ... -
Analyse av tildelingsmodeller brukt ved offentlige anskaffelser : på hvilken måte tilfredsstiller dagens tildelingsmodellerlovverket, og i hvor stor grad verdsetter modellene kompetanse
(Master thesis, 2011)Med offentlige innkjøp menes de anskaffelser av varer, tjenester, bygg og anlegg som foretas av statlige, fylkeskommunale og kommunale instanser. Ettersom Norge er med i EØS må disse virksomhetene følge et omfattende ... -
Analyse av valutarisikoen ved Scandinavian Shipping Kristiansand
(Master thesis, 2010)Oppgavens mål er å gi en bedre forståelse av valutarisikoen som Scandinavian Shipping Kristiansand står overfor og å finne det sikringsinstrumentet og den strategien som er best tilpasset selskapet. Selskapets aktivitet ... -
Analysing the implementation of a material requirements planning (MRP) system into an engineer-to-order (ETO) company ; the case of National Oilwell Varco Norway (NOVN)
(Master thesis, 2014)A material requirements planning (MRP) system is a computer-based planning and control system whose main objectives are to provide the right part at the right time, and to meet the schedules for completed products. The ...