Blar i Fakultet for økonomi (ØK) på emneord "MTIØT Industriell økonomi og teknologiledelse"
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A Mixed Complementarity Model of European Energy Markets: Using equilibrium modeling to analyze the optimal price and trade volumes of energy commodities in Europe
(Master thesis, 2011)Energy markets are complex networks of producers, exporters, traders and consumerscharacterized by different market structures in each sector. The infrastructuralnetwork connecting the markets plays an important role in ... -
A Strategic Tool for Competence Building within the Health Sector: With the Use of Nurse Rerostering
(Master thesis, 2012)Implementing a model of competence building in the XpressMP and building a case based on a simplified version of a hospital gave room for computational studies. A lower amount of nurse rotation lead to lower cost of external ... -
Allocating Sales in the Farming of Atlantic Salmon: Maximizing Profits Under Uncertainty
(Master thesis, 2011)Salmon farmers face an uncertain production environment and considerable price volatility, making planning a vital success criteria. This thesis describes the sources of uncertainty that are most important when planning ... -
An operational framework for evaluating the potential for technology transfer in energy projects
(Master thesis, 2011)The purpose of this work has been to develop a generic framework with a set of indicators, suited for ensuring that technology will be successfully transferred. It was stressed that the framework should be generic, as it ... -
Combining open innovation, supplier development, and business relationships: A study of Statoil s LOOP programme
(Master thesis, 2011)This thesis investigates Statoil s LOOP programme in light of three bodies of literature: open innovation, supplier development, and business relationships. In an open innovation model, companies allow valuable ideas to ... -
Common Traits and Performance of Private Equity Owned Firms: A Nordic Perspective
(Master thesis, 2011)Article 1: By comparing each of 102 Scandinavian non-listed buyout targets with reference groups consisting of 20 European firms matched on industry and total asset size, we find strong evidence of a relationship between ... -
Executive Incentives and Capital Structure
(Master thesis, 2011)Through a dynamic panel data analysis of a sample of Nordic firms we investigate how executives stock and option incentives influence the choice of capital structure. In addition, we look at how equity ownership by a large ... -
Framework for R&D decisions: A real options approach
(Master thesis, 2011)This thesis proposes the use of the hybrid real options framework presented by Neely (1998)to facilitate valuation of, and decision making in, R&D projects. The framework combines thefavorable benefits from Decision Analysis ... -
Fundamental risk analysis and VaR forecasts of the Nord Pool system price
(Master thesis, 2011)This paper compares the Value at Risk (VaR) forecasting performance of different quantile regression models to conventional GARCH specifications on the Nord Pool system price. The sample covers hourly data from 2005-2011. ... -
Hydroelectric Real Options: A Structural Estimation Approach
(Master thesis, 2011)Structural estimation is an important technique in analyzing economic data. Unfortunately, it is often computationally expensive to implement the most powerful and efficient statistical methods. One such method is the ... -
INVs' Choice of Entry Mode in Emerging Markets
(Master thesis, 2011)The rapid growth and development of emerging markets have made them noteworthy actors in today s globalized world. These markets are no longer restricted to resourceful MNCs. The potential these markets represent has also ... -
Management of Best Practices in Multinational Companies: A comparative case study concerning implementation of operations best practices in two subsidiaries of the Jotun Group
(Master thesis, 2011)As the modern business world has entered a state of what has been called a hurricane of globalization , the incentives for manufacturing companies to enhance their competitiveness are higher than ever. Many multinational ... -
Miljøvennlig innkjøp i NCC Construction AS: Hvordan kan NCC Construction AS jobbe mer fokusert med miljøvennlige innkjøp mot sine leverandører?
(Master thesis, 2011)I dette prosjektet har jeg sett på hvordan NCC kan jobbe mer fokusert med miljøvennlige innkjøp mot sine leverandører. I den anledning har jeg satt meg inn i litteratur om leverandørutvikling og miljøsertifiseringer. Gjennom ... -
Optimal Executive Incentives in a Principal Agent Framework: The Effects of Risk Aversion Modelling Choices
(Master thesis, 2011)In order to determine the structure of the optimal CEO contract, we create a principal agent model and implement it on a sample of Norwegian firms. The model takes account of executives loss‐ and risk‐aversion and the ... -
Optimeringsbasert beslutningsstøtte for distribusjon av fornybar energi i maritime verdikjeder
(Master thesis, 2011)Trevirke som er blitt tørket og komprimert til pellets har et høyt energiinnhold og er gunstig til oppvarmingsformål. I Norge i dag foregår distribusjonen av trepellets ved landbasert transport, og det eksisterer få ... -
Optimization based design of an IRCC process with CO2 capture
(Master thesis, 2011)To deal with the threat of climate change, many technologies should be investigated, and power generation through an IRCC with CO2 capture is one alternative. However, capturing CO2 has a negative effect on the efficiency ... -
Optimization of offshore natural gas field development
(Master thesis, 2011)In this thesis the target is to find the optimal development solution of an offshore natural gas field. Natural gas is increasing in importance as an energy source. Whilst most of the large oil fields have been developed, ... -
Pairs Trading in the Aluminum Market: A Cointegration Approach
(Master thesis, 2011)This paper applies various ways of constructing statistical arbitrage trading rules for aluminum securities. The paper use daily observations of stocks, futures and two securities supposed to mirror the return of physical ... -
Persistence of Microcredit Market Phases
(Master thesis, 2011)I formulate a phase theory of microcredit market dynamics. The theory is developed and validated using an in-depth multiple case study examining three mature microfinance markets: Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and ...