• Essays on Corruption 

      Bahoo, Salman (Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 311, Doctoral thesis, 2021)
      Corruption is blamed for reductions in operational efficiency, information asymmetry, limited income distribution, policy failure, and weak economic growth and development. Corruption can originate from either the “demand-side” ...
    • A Phenomenon-driven Exploration of Regulatory Sandboxes in FinTech Entrepreneurial Ecosystems 

      Alaassar, Ahmad (Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 327, Doctoral thesis, 2021)
      Research on incubation models has indicated that business incubators and accelerators, among others, are crucial catalysts for the development of new ventures in numerous industries. To facilitate testing and validation ...
    • Human Resources and Performance in Social Enterprises : Evidence from Microfinance Institutions 

      Otiti, Naome (Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 360, Doctoral thesis, 2022)
    • Fostering Productive Entrepreneurship : An Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Perspective 

      Kansheba, Jonathan Mukiza Peter (Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 371, Doctoral thesis, 2022)
      Entrepreneurial activities and entrepreneurs do not emerge in isolation rather in a very integrated and complex system (ecosystem) with multiple actors (Cowell et al., 2018). The magnitude of entrepreneurship’s contribution ...
    • Essays on Auditors’ Judgments and Decisions in Negotiation and Communication 

      Mustikarini, Arizona (Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 393, Doctoral thesis, 2022)
      Auditors conduct various audit tasks during an audit in order to arrive at an audit opinion regarding whether the financial statements are fairly presented in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework. ...
    • Essays on Gender in Crowdfunding 

      Serwaah, Priscilla (Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder;no. 377, Doctoral thesis, 2022)
    • Implications to the Audit Process of Auditing that uses Data Analytics Tools and New Business Models 

      Mugwira, Tatenda (Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 405, Doctoral thesis, 2023)
      New advances in information technology have created a wave of technological innovations which affect the audit firms. Audit firms are now investing large sums of money to acquire and adopt data analytics tools. Using three ...
    • Essays on Crowdfunding Adoption and Behavior 

      Baah-Peprah, Prince (Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 409, Doctoral thesis, 2023)
      The aim of this dissertation is to examine aspects of crowdfunding adoption and behavior. Accordingly, the overarching research question answered by this dissertation is: what influences crowdfunding backers’ contribution ...
    • The Impact of Free Cash Flow on Performance in Microfinance Institutions and Its Moderators 

      Zhang, Yan (Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;no. 454, Doctoral thesis, 2024)
      This dissertation contains three essays: “Free Cash Flow and Performance of Microfinance Institutions,” “Debt, Free Cash Flow and Financial Performance in Microfinance: A Global Analysis,” and “Corporate Governance and ...