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Why Do Non-Investment Grade Rated Companies Issue Convertible Bonds Instead of Bonds in Norway?
(Master thesis, 2011)I find non-investment graded companies motives for issuing convertible bonds in the Norwegian market by evaluating logistic regression results from a two-step security choice model from samples of 28 convertible bond-, ... -
Why do they do it? Corporate venture capital investments in cleantech startups
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Sustainable startups commercializing a clean technology provide an opportunity for a greener future. Despite their high investment risks, cleantech startups increasingly attract corporate venture capital. This paper explores ... -
Why do we live bigger? : an analysis of the Norwegian demand for house size
(Master thesis, 2015)In Norway, the average house size has increased with 8.4 m2 between 2001 and 2013. During the same time, households have experienced a huge increase in disposable income, house prices have reach unprecedentedly high levels ... -
Why include impacts on biodiversity from land use in LCIA and how to select useful indicators?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Loss of biodiversity is one of the most severe threats to sustainability, and land use and land use changes are still the single most important factor. Still, there is no sign of any consensus on how to include impacts on ... -
Why Is the Construction Industry Killing More Workers Than the Offshore Petroleum Industry in Occupational Accidents?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)In Norway, the fatal accident frequency per year is discernibly higher in the construction industry than in the petroleum industry. To probe the difference between the occupational safety levels in the two industries in ... -
Wildlife conflicts: Wolves vs. moose
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)During the last few decades, the grey wolf (Canis lupus) has re-colonised Scandinavia. The current population counts some 430 individuals. With the wolf re-colonisation, several conflicts have arisen. One important conflict ... -
Wildlife Conservation Policies and Incentives to Hunt: An empirical analysis of illegal hunting in western Serengeti, Tanzania
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2004:3, Research report, 2004)This paper investigates factors determining participation and effort in illegal hunting, using cross-section survey data from households in western Serengeti, Tanzania. One purpose of the analysis is to study the impact ... -
Will an implementation of “Joy of Life in Nursing Homes” have positive effect for the work culture? A comparison between two Norwegian municipalities
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Wind Power Investment under Uncertainty and Simultaneous Electricity and Green Certificate Equilibrium
(Master thesis, 2014)This paper introduces the combination of an equilibrium model for electricity- and certificate supply and demand of and real options valuation theory for evaluating the effectiveness of support schemes applied in the ... -
Women in the Work Force: Examination of the U-shaped Hypothesis for South Korea
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)Denne oppgaven tar for seg forholdet mellom økonomisk utvikling, målt ved en økning i BNP per capita, og andelen kvinner i arbeidsstyrken i Sør-Korea de siste 40 årene. Analysens grunnlag er "den U-formede hypotesen"; en ... -
Women’s career advancement in Switzerland
(Master thesis, 2018)Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this study is to address the research gap on the glass ceiling in Switzerland and to examine employee’s perceptions of the factors in relation to women’s career advancement in Switzerland. ... -
Work environment factors and work sustainability in Norwegian cooks
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Objectives: Cooks have increased morbidity and mortality. A high turnover has also been reported. We aimed to elucidate work environment and work sustainability in Norwegian cooks. Material and Methods: A questionnaire ... -
Working capital management and financial performance: Toward a classificatory framework for different forms of fit in empirical WCM research
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2020:294, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Denne avhandlingen ser på hvordan arbeidskapitalstyring kan utvikles og hvordan den påvirker finansielle lønnsomhet. Videre er målet å skape en teoretisk forståelse av empirisk forskning om arbeidskapitalstyring. Dette ... -
Working capital management: evidence from Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical evidence of whether working capital management (WCM) has an effect on the profitability of small- and medium-sized Norwegian firms. Design/methodology/approach – ... -
X Hedging: An Explainable Artificial Intelligence Hedging Framework
(Master thesis, 2022)Vi utvikler et rammeverk for sikring (eng: hedging) av finansielle opsjoner. Rammeverket bruker nye metoder innen kunstig intelligens, er mulig å forklare, og tilpasselig til ulike markedsmodeller, markedsfriksjoner, og ... -
XXL ASA- Strategisk regnskapsanalyse og verdivurdering
(Master thesis, 2021)I denne masterutredningen har vi gjennomført en fundamental verdsettelse av XXL ASA. Selskapet har hatt en sterk utvikling siden oppstart, men har de siste årene (med unntak av 2020) levert svakere resultater, til tross ... -
Yara Porsgrunn og kvalitetsledelse
(Bachelor thesis, 2015)NORSK: I denne oppgaven har vi ønsket å se på hvordan kvalitetsledelse kan bidra til at Yara Porsgrunn er verdens største gjødselsprodusent, selv om de holder til i høykostlandet Norge. At det ble akkurat kvalitetsledelse ... -
YES TO ALL - OR NOT?
(Master thesis, 2023)I møte med en verden i endring, preget av klimautfordringer har regionale og lokale myndigheter verden over et særskilt ansvar. Så vel norsk næringsliv som norske kommuner må endre sine prioriteringer og handle. Stadig ... -
“You might also like” -The technological consumers understanding of transparent AI
(Master thesis, 2021)Kunstig intelligens begynner å bli et viktig verktøy i digital markedsføring brukt av markedsførere for å påvirke forbrukerne i en online beslutningsprosess. Anbefalingsalgoritmer kan gi forbrukerne bedre produkter for å ... -
Ytre motivasjon og kontinuerlig forbedringsarbeid
(Bachelor thesis, 2013)NORSK: Formålet med denne bacheloroppgaven er å belyse om ytre motivasjon påvirker de ansattes forhold til å delta i det kontinuerlige forbedringsarbeidet. Dette har blitt diskutert ved bruk av data fra Ringnes Bryggeri, ...