Master's theses in Business Administration (2014-): Recent submissions
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The Effects of New Emerging Technologies on Human Resources : Emergence of Industry 4.0, a Necessary Evil?
(Master thesis, 2017)Based on dynamic capability theory and existing literature, the study empirically investigates the effects of new emerging technologies on human resources; to know if the emergence of Industry 4.0 is a necessary evil or ... -
Betalingsvillighet for naturlig lys og utsikt : en analyse av boligmarkedet i Oslo
(Master thesis, 2017)Denne studien skal belyse hvordan prisen på leiligheter påvirkes av utvalgte attributter knyttet til lys, sol og utsikt. Internasjonalt har disse variablene blitt studert flere ganger tidligere, men det finnes få studier ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Should microfinance institutions hire staff from the same socioeconomic status as their clients?
(Master thesis, 2017)Firms require staff to perform their operations. As such, the staff are considered an important resource in the achievement of any firm’s objectives. This is particularly the case with firms whose activities require staff ... -
Hvordan påvirkes boligprisen av endringer i byggekostnad, boligmasse og befolkning? : En empirisk studie av boligprisens påvirkning fra endringer i byggekostnad, boligmasse og befolkning i Oslo og Akershus fra 2007 til 2016
(Master thesis, 2017)Jeg har i denne oppgaven undersøkt boligprisens påvirkning fra endringer i byggekostnad, boligmasse og befolkning i perioden 2007–2016. Jeg har benyttet en kvantitativ tilnærming, og undersøkt variablenes påvirkning med ... -
Deltakelse i en traineeordning : Case: Trainee Sør
(Master thesis, 2017)Formålet med denne studien er å finne effektene av deltakelse i en traineeordning. Et traineeprogram har som formål å øke kompetansen til deltakerne rett etter studiet slik at de blir bedre rustet for videre arbeidsliv. ... -
Visibility Graph Analysis of Real-Life and GARCH-Simulated Financial Time-Series
(Master thesis, 2017)In this thesis, we will use the natural and horizontal visibility graph algorithms to look at financial time-series. We will apply the two algorithms to time-series generated from thirteen sets of simulations with the help ... -
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 ... -
Timing the US Stock Market Using Moving Averages and Momentum Rules: An Extensive Study
(Master thesis, 2017)In this thesis we investigate the performance of moving average and momentum strategies by simulating returns, both in-sample and out-of-sample, while simultaneously taking into account important market frictions. We do ... -
The impact of private equity on firms in emerging markets : evidence from Ghana
(Master thesis, 2017)In the last decade, most emerging markets have been associated with new investment opportunities and some growth prospects that attract private equity (hereafter, PE) investors. Regions with growing interest of PE investments ... -
Hvor og hvordan vil eldre bo? : Casestudie av Hovedgårdstunet og Bystranda park
(Master thesis, 2017)Formålet med denne studien er å undersøke boligpreferansene til en selektert gruppe eldre mennesker som har valgt å flytte til leilighetskomplekser som tilbyr ”noe ekstra”. Målet er å gjøre et dypdykk i flytteårsak, hva ... -
Finansiell forståelse : Forskjeller i finansiell forståelse og spareatferd mellom norske kvinner og menn
(Master thesis, 2017)Alle mennesker tar økonomiske avgjørelser hver eneste dag. Uansett om man er leder for et stort selskap som skal vurdere lønnsomheten på en investering, eller om man er et lite barn som prøver å regne ut best utnyttelse ... -
BASEL IV : How will a transition to the internal ratings based approach affect Sparebanken Sør’s capital allocation, considering new requirements?
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Internationalization Through Networks to Emerging Economies : Cases of Norwegian Aquaculture Companies Entering Indonesia
(Master thesis, 2017)Thematically, this thesis has been conducted to explore and extend knowledge about international business operations; going in-depth on aspects of internationalization processes, impact of national institutions, networking, ... -
Internal Factors in Professional Service Firms (PSFs) and their Impact on Innovation Output : A Quantitative Study of Norwegian PSFs
(Master thesis, 2017)The purpose of this study is to contribute to the understanding of Norwegian Professional Service Firms (PSFs) by exploring the effect of internal factors’ impact on innovation output. The four internal factors selected ... -
Re-examining the Profitability of Moving Average Rules in Various Financial Markets
(Master thesis, 2017)Previous studies nd evidence both in favor and against the usefulness of the moving average (MA) strategies, while a nal conclusion is yet to be made. This thesis investigates the performance of MA strategies versus ... -
Utnyttelse av energimerkeordningen for økt lønnsomhet ved boligsalg
(Master thesis, 2017)I denne oppgaven har jeg undersøkt om det er mulig å utnytte energimerking av norske boliger for å skape økt lønnsomhet. Det ble i 2010 innført krav om energimerking for alle boliger som skulle selges eller leies ut. ... -
INDUSTRY 4.0 AS SMART ENABLER FOR INNOVATIVE BUSINESS MODELS
(Master thesis, 2017)Industry 4.0 is the upcoming 4th revolution within industrial setups across the world, mainly in manufacturing hubs. Industrial internet of Things (IIOT) will alter the dimensions of the way businesses used to be conducted ... -
Fremtidig dagligvarehandel : En kvalitativ studie av hvordan forbrukeren handler dagligvarer i Norge i 2027
(Master thesis, 2017)Denne masterutredningen tar for seg dagligvarebransjen, og har til hensikt å kunne si noe om hvordan forbrukeren handler dagligvarer i 2027. Ved bruk av scenarioplanlegging vil det i denne utredningen utarbeides fire ...