Browsing Master's theses in Business Administration (2014-) by Title
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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 Cost Analysis on Reablement in the Municipality of Kristiansand
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A Re-Examination of Performance of Optimized Portfolios
(Master thesis, 2017)DeMiguel, Garlappi, and Uppal (2009) conducted a study demonstrating that meanvariance optimized portfolios do not consistently outperform the naive diversi cation strategy in out-of-sample tests. This caused a heated ... -
A Reexamination of Time-Varying Stock Return Predictability
(Master thesis, 2019)In predicting stock market returns, academic research has had its primary focus onmacroeconomic variables, and less attention has been paid towards technical indicators.The evidence of the stock return predictability is ... -
A resource-based perspective on corporate environmental performance and profitability in the luxury fashion industry
(Master thesis, 2017)The purpose of this study is to analyse if there is a positive relationship between corporate environmental performance and profitability in the luxury fashion industry. Using a multiple regression analysis on data from ... -
A Strategic Analysis & Fundamental Valuation of SalMar ASA
(Master thesis, 2017)This master thesis, in the field of Management Accounting and Financial Economics, was written with the purpose of finding the intrinsic value of SalMar ASA’s equity at 31.12.2015. The price per share of SalMar was 155.00 ... -
A study of language effects on inward FDI flows in Southeast Asia
(Master thesis, 2019)This master thesis explores how language might affectthe yearly flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) towards five Southeast Asian countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. This is aresearch ... -
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 on Change Leadership : The Case of Non-Profit Volunteer Organizations
(Master thesis, 2018)Volunteer non-profit organizations face changes continually, as well as the private and public sector (Moran and Brightman 2000, p.66; Burnes, 2004). Leading change is an essential part of leadership for organizations ... -
A study on Norwegian companies in China: Challenges & successful strategies
(Master thesis, 2016)This paper examines what governmental and cultural challenges Norwegian companies face when entering and doing business in China. In addition, this paper also discusses what strategies to implement to overcome these ... -
A study on The Factors Affecting Merger and Acquisition Decision In Nepalese Banking Sector
(Master thesis, 2016)The main purpose of this study is to find out the factors that would lead to making decision regarding going for merger and acquisition among the banks in Nepalese banking sector. This thesis finds out various factors that ... -
A Study on The Factors affecting the Loan decision of the Customers of Capital City of Nepal
(Master thesis, 2018)The need of the customers has always been a significant concern for the banking and financial institutions regarding the loan requirement and the financing need because the actual lack of the financing is always backed up ... -
A Wavelet Analysis of the Bitcoin- Hashrate Nexus Accounting for the Effects of Energy Commodities
(Master thesis, 2023)This study investigates the relationship between the growth rates of Bitcoin and Bitcoin hashrate while controlling for the effect of energy commodities, specifically two-month futures on Brent crude oil, coal, and natural ... -
A Wavelet Analysis of the Bitcoin-Hashrate Nexus Accounting for the Effects of Energy Commodities
(Master thesis, 2023)This study investigates the relationship between the growth rates of Bitcoin and Bitcoin hashrate while controlling for the effect of energy commodities, specifically two-month futures on Brent crude oil, coal, and natural ... -
Abnormal Stock Market Returns around VIX Volatility Peaks : Is there evidence for abnormal return around volatility peaks?
(Master thesis, 2016)Is has been observed that the volatility index, VIX, often ends in a spike peak. The intention when introducing VIX was to measure the volatility related to S&P indices. Evidence in the literature argue that VIX is an ... -
Agile Project Management: The Degree of Agility in Projects : A quantitative study of factors that affect the degree of agility in projects
(Master thesis, 2019)Agile project management methods have become more prevalent in recent years, as a response to rapidly changing business requirements, technologies and market conditions. The traditional, plan-driven approach was unable to ... -
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 Bull and Bear Markets in the U.S. and Norway
(Master thesis, 2017)There is no previous research on the dating of bull and bear cycles in the Norwegian stock market. Even for the U.S., few researchers have conducted a thorough analysis of the bull and bear markets. The purpose of this ... -
An Econometric Analysis of Convergence : Econometric methods applied to the theory of macroeconomics and economic growth
(Master thesis, 2018)This master thesis explores the concept of convergence in a macroeconomic perspective and applies econometric methods to economic growth theory. Tests and analysis are performed using a dataset of national accounts from ...