Browsing Master's theses in Business Administration (2014-) by Title
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Digitalization of the Accounting Industry : The influence of digitalization on the accountants’ role and their self-understanding. An exploratory study based on 13 Norwegian accounting firms
(Master thesis, 2019)The purpose of this master thesis is to examine the accountants’ perception of their roles and how digitalization influences them. This is an exploratory study of Norwegian accountants, where we have collected primary ... -
Do Managers of Active Norwegian Funds Possess Stock-Picking Skills?
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis evaluates fund managers of active Norwegian funds from 1987-2019. Using the Carhart (1997) four-factor model as the primary performance model and the bootstrap methodology of Kosowski et al. (2006), I answer ... -
Do Norwegian SMEs manage to create additional value in the transition toward sustainability?
(Master thesis, 2023)Companies' aggregated harm and benefits within ESG aspects, both externally to society and internally in firms have become increasingly important in recent years. Small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) make up for 90% of the ... -
Do Norwegian SMEs manage to create additional value in the transition toward sustainability?
(Master thesis, 2023)Companies' aggregated harm and benefits within ESG aspects, both externally to society and internally in firms have become increasingly important in recent years. Small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) make up for 90% of the ... -
Does a Female Leadership Influence Staff Satisfaction in Microfinance Institutions?
(Master thesis, 2018)The purpose of this study was to obtain a better understanding of whether or not a female CEO influences staff satisfaction in MFIs. The microfinance industry has faced rapid growth and stiffer competition in recent decades, ... -
DOES OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIOS ADD ANY VALUE? : A empirical study conducted to examine the performance of various optimized portfolios using the naive diversification rule as benchmark
(Master thesis, 2019)DeMiguel, Garlappi, and Uppal (2009)conducted a study where they demonstrated that none of several optimized portfolios consistently outperform the naive allocation rule, initiating a heated debate in the academic community. ... -
Does optimized portfolios outperform the naive diversification: Implications from joint tests Can optimized trading strategies significa ntly outperform the naive diversification when correcting for data-snooping
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis expands upon the debate surrounding the paper of DeMiguel, Garlappi &Uppal (2009). We investigate the performance of optimized strategies compared to the naive 1/N rule while controlling for data-snooping. ... -
Drifts- og vedlikeholdskostnader i Offentlig-Privat Samarbeid: Incentivenes påvirkning En casestudie av to norske OPS-prosjekter i vegsektoren
(Master thesis, 2015)Temaet for avhandlingen er OPS-prosjekter i norsk vegsektor. Fokuset rettes mot incentivenes påvirkning på drifts- og vedlikeholdskostnader i OPS-modellen. Prosjektene som analyseres er E39 Klett – Bårdshaug og E18 ... -
Driving green growth in pelagic fish capture businesses in the North-East Atlantic A case study developing a sustainable balanced scorecard
(Master thesis, 2023)Management innovation within sustainability has become increasingly relevant with heightened international focus, demand for sustainable development, and green growth. Still, some industries are falling behind. Typically, ... -
Driving green growth in pelagic fish capture businesses in the North-East Atlantic - A case study developing a sustainable balanced scorecard
(Master thesis, 2023)Management innovation within sustainability has become increasingly relevant with heightened international focus, demand for sustainable development, and green growth. Still, some industries are falling behind. Typically, ... -
Dynamic Asset Allocation Strategies Based on Volatility and Turbulence Performance comparison 1973-2014
(Master thesis, 2015)The main purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the performance of the dynamic turbulence targeting asset allocation strategy, and then match it up against the volatility targeting strategy, which is the dynamic benchmark, ... -
Dynamic Asset Allocation Strategies Based on Volatility, Unexpected Volatility and Financial Turbulence
(Master thesis, 2015)This master thesis looks at unexpected volatility- and financial turbulence’s predictive ability, and exploit these measures of financial risk, together with volatility, to create three dynamic asset allocation strategies, ... -
Eco-design ships : an industry game-changer or just hype?
(Master thesis, 2014)This thesis examines the on going discussion whether new Eco-design vessels are an industry game-changer or just hype. The empirical results show that the new Eco-design vessel gains the highest net present value (NPV) if ... -
Effect of Entrepreneurship Education on Students’ Entrepreneurial Intentions Educators' Perspectives at Universities in Norway and Russia
(Master thesis, 2015)Øyvind Gustavsen (2013) explains that entrepreneurs, as creators of the employment places, are the most important drivers of economy development. Just in the period 2002-2007 in Norway, 248,000 new job places were developed ... -
Effect of Ownership Types on the Social Performance in Microfinance Institutions
(Master thesis, 2016)The purpose of this thesis is to look at the effect of ownership type on the social performance in microfinance institutions (MFIs). First, I look at the theory concerning microfinance institutions, ownership and social ... -
Effects of Leadership styles on Organizational commitment in Public and Private sectors of Pakistan
(Master thesis, 2015)The aim of this thesis is to depict the relationship of leadership styles and organizational commitment in the Pakistani context. In this thesis, exploration of these variables and their effects has been presented. The ... -
Effects of Leadership styles on Organizational commitment in Public and Private sectors of Pakistan
(Master thesis, 2015)The aim of this thesis is to depict the relationship of leadership styles and organizational commitment in the Pakistani context. In this thesis, exploration of these variables and their effects has been presented. The ... -
The effects of social processes on project performance in international projects A quantitative study on how social processes affect project performance in international projects
(Master thesis, 2020)Organizations face increasingly dynamic, uncertain and complex business environments.Projects have emerged as a reaction to these environmental challenges.This thesis aim is to obtain a better understating on how social ... -
EFFEKTEN AV EGENKAPITALBEVIS En sammenlikning av norske sparebankenes resultat basert på historiske data fra 1995 til 2014.
(Master thesis, 2015)This thesis aims to investigate whether Equity Certificates promotes efficient operation of a savings bank and leads to a reduction in agency costs. Such a study has not been conducted previously. The analysis is based ... -
Effekten av en traineeordning for virksomheter : Casen Trainee Sør
(Master thesis, 2016)Denne oppgaven har hatt som hovedformål å finne effektene av deltagelse i en traineeordning for virksomheter. For å besvare forskningsspørsmålet, hva er effekten av deltagelse i en traineeordning for virksomheter, har ...