Browsing Fakultet for økonomi (ØK) by Subject "Industriell økonomi og teknologiledelse"
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Automated Advice: A Portfolio Management Perspective on Robo-Advisors
(Master thesis, 2017)In this paper we investigate the predominant robo-advisor model, uncovering that however novel this solution might be, it also relies religiously on imperative contributions to modern portfolio theory that have been made ... -
Backtesting a Stochastic Coordinated Bidding Model for Sequential Electricity Markets
(Master thesis, 2018)Mainly, the balance in the power system is secured in the day-ahead market. Other markets with closing time closer to delivery have emerged to further secure the balance between supply and demand. The question is whether ... -
Beslutningsstøtte med kontinuerlig virkningsgradsmåling i vannkraftverk
(Master thesis, 2017)Fremtidens energimiks i Nord-Europa er preget av en stadig større andel uforutsigbare fornybare energikilder som vind og sol, og dette medfører utfordringer for produksjonsplanlegging og regulering av kraftproduksjon. Det ... -
Betydningen av prosessfornyelse og partnere i grønne byggeprosjekter - En case-studie av Forsvarsbyggs Visund-prosjekt
(Master thesis, 2016)Bygg- og anleggsbransjen er ansett som en betydelig bidragsyter til verdens globale miljøbelastning. Etableringen av miljøvennlige bygg realisert gjennom en grønn prosjektgjennomføring er ett av flere initiativ som er ... -
Brand Portfolio Management in the Norwegian Brewing Industry - An assessment of external and internal factors influencing the brand portfolio management of large established breweries in Norway.
(Master thesis, 2018)Brand portfolios of established Norwegian breweries have become increasingly paramount for firms to manage successfully. Due to an extensive history of consolidations and acquisitions, a large amount of brands are currently ... -
Business Intelligence og kunnskapsforvaltning - Fra data til kunnskap til handling
(Master thesis, 2015)Business Intelligence (BI) er en form for informasjonssystemer med tilhørende metoder og teknologi som har vært gjenstand for økende oppmerksomhet og investeringer i senere år. BI-teknologi skiller seg fra mange andre ... -
Business models in the maritime industry - A study of how Norwegian maritime actors apply and innovate their business models
(Master thesis, 2016)An IBM survey from 2006 revealed that firms focusing on business model innovation exceeded their competitors in operating margin by five percent. The relevance of business model innovation can be regarded as interesting ... -
Bærekraft i norske industribedrifter - En studie av forventede og faktiske resultater fra strategi for bærekraftig utvikling
(Master thesis, 2017)Verden står overfor store klima- og samfunnsutfordringer, der en av vår tids største utfordring er å håndtere ressursknapphet og klimaendringer. Industribedrifter blir ansett som både en del av problemene, men også som en ... -
Can Google Search be Used as a Housing Bubble Indicator? - a US 2006/07 Bubble Case Study
(Master thesis, 2017)The aim of this paper is to operationalize five out of seven points in Shiller s (2010) asset-pricing bubble checklist, using Google Trends. Our approach is two folded. First, we test search terms, related to housing, ... -
Can The U.S. Stock Market Predict The U.K. Stock Market? - Evidence From S&P 500 and FTSE 100
(Master thesis, 2018)The purpose of the study is to investigate whether price movements in the U.S. stock market can be used predict price movements in the U.K. stock market. The stock markets are represented by the S&P 500 and the FTSE 100, ... -
Capacity Expansion in Power Markets - a Real Options Approach
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis explores generation capacity expansions in power markets using a real options approach. Our framework considers several features of actual power markets, including time-varying demand and generation technologies ... -
Capital Structure Decisions under Institutional Factors and Asymmetric Adjustments - Kapitalstrukturbeslutninger med Asymmetriske Justeringer og Institusjonelle Faktorer
(Master thesis, 2011)The first paper compares the symmetric model of capital structure with the asymmetric model. Currently most research on the capital structure speed of adjustment assumes symmetric adjustment. Using a modified partial ... -
Capitalizing on Big Data - A study of how a Norwegian grocery retailer utilizes and benefits from Customer Loyalty Program data
(Master thesis, 2016)The purpose of this research is to increase the understanding of how grocery retailers utilize and benefit from Big Data, more precisely data collected from customer loyalty programs. Although retailers have used customer ... -
Challenges for Autonomous Development Teams - A Multiple Case Study
(Master thesis, 2018)Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to identify and explore how challenges for autonomous development teams relate to autonomy. As the use of autonomous teams has seen a renewed interest in recent years, more knowledge ... -
Coalition for Change - How lean is interpreted and entrenched in Norwegian industry
(Master thesis, 2018)Swings in the popularity of management concepts is a common phenomenon. The management concept lean can arguably be understood as a management fashion. However, in contrast to management fashion theory where a temporary ... -
Cognitive antecedents to international performance - An investigation of associations between top management team characteristics and Norwegian SMEs' exporting success
(Master thesis, 2016)As small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly taking part in international trade, it is paramount to enhance the understanding of what factors determine their international performance. In SMEs, the top ... -
Combining Property Price Predictions from Repeat Sales and Spatially Enhanced Hedonic Regressions
(Master thesis, 2018)Two common methods in real estate analysis are hedonic regression and repeat sales. While research has pointed out the merits of combining these models constructing house price indices, no study to our knowledge has examined ... -
Communication in Geographically Dispersed Innovation Teams
(Master thesis, 2017)The objective of this master thesis is to determine the most important factors for effective communication in geographically dispersed innovation teams. The relevance is pointed out by Leenders et al. (2003), who state ... -
Company Success and Social Progress - Transforming Agricultural Value Chains in Tanzania through Partnership Collaboration
(Master thesis, 2016)In recent years, companies have recognized the importance of investing in social and environmental issues to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. Simultaneously, they assume that there is an inherent conflict between ... -
Conditional value at risk optimization using vines - The effect of complex modelling on input error in portfolio optimization
(Master thesis, 2016)In this paper, a complex modelling technique, vine modelling, is compared with the Monte Carlo method to test whether it reduces the sensitivity to errors in inputs for CVaR portfolio optimization. The sensitivity to errors ...