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Direct Investments in Private Equity - a Nordic Perspective
(Master thesis, 2014)Based on an extensive survey among Nordic investors, we find that a majority of those investing in private equity are also pursuing direct investments. 17 in-depth interviews unveil that institutional investors are ... -
Directional turnover towards larger-ranged plants over time and across habitats
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Species turnover is ubiquitous. However, it remains unknown whether certain types of species are consistently gained or lost across different habitats. Here, we analysed the trajectories of 1827 plant species over time ... -
Discounted optimal stopping problems for maxima of geometric Brownian motions with switching payoffs
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)We present closed-form solutions to some discounted optimal stopping problems for the running maximum of a geometric Brownian motion with payoffs switching according to the dynamics of a continuous-time Markov chain with ... -
Discrepancies in assessing home care workers’ working conditions in a Norwegian home care service: differing views of stakeholders at three organizational levels
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: The present study is a follow-up study of factors contributing to an undesirable quality of work environment and sick leave rate in the home care services in a Norwegian municipality. The underlying assumption is ... -
Disentangling determinants of CDS spreads: A machine learning approach
(Master thesis, 2022)I denne avhandlingen analyseres determinantene til bedrifters credit default swaps (CDS), ved å bruke et globalt utvalg av 240 unike CDS-er fra 2010 til 2020. Vi bruker en systematisk tilnærming med variabelseleksjons-metoden ... -
Distribuerte team; agil metode sin akilleshæl? Forutsetninger for kunnskapsdeling i distribuert agil programvareutvikling
(Master thesis, 2021)Både agil metode og distribuerte team er fremvoksende organiseringsformer som i nyere tid har blitt kombinert i programvareutvikling. Denne kombinasjonen fremstår som et paradoks, fordi agil metode understreker viktigheten ... -
Distributed power generation: An opportunity in disguise for electric utilities
(Master thesis, 2015)This paper presents a novel new system model for electric utility providers struggling with declining revenues from increasing adoption of distributed energy resources (DER). The proposed new system model takes advantage ... -
A distributionally ambiguous two-stage stochastic approach for investment in renewable generation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The optimal expansion of a power system with reduced carbon footprint entails dealing with uncertainty about the distribution of the random variables involved in the decision process. Optimisation under ambiguity sets ... -
Diversification in the Norwegian Power Industry - A study of alterations of business portfolios in light of an uncertain future
(Master thesis, 2015)In this thesis the diversification among the companies in the Norwegian power industry is studied. The industry has historically been a traditional and regulated industry with only small changes the last decades. However, ... -
DNBs ung-satsing: posisjon og muligheter
(Bachelor thesis, 2017)Hensikten med denne oppgaven var å identifisere hvordan DNB ble markedsleder i ung-segmentet og hvilke aktiviteter de gjør i dag, for å bruke dette til å kartlegge hvilke muligheter DNB har til å beholde sin posisjon som ... -
Do it again: revitalizing an organization concept
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose By exploring the process of concept revitalization, this paper contributes to a better understanding of the intraorganizational retention of organization concepts. Concept revitalization occurs when an organization ... -
Do political risks harm development of oil fields?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)We examine the impact of political risks and financial development on investments in the petroleum industry utilizing a unique dataset of investments in individual oil and gas fields around the world. We find that the ... -
Do Sustainable Companies Generate Higher Returns When Investors are Concerned? - Evidence from VIX, Google Searches and Twitter
(Master thesis, 2021)Vi undersøker om bærekraftige selskaper genererer høyere aksjeavkastning når investorer er bekymret for 1) aksjemarkedet generelt, 2) individuelle selskaper og 3) miljømessige forhold, sosiale forhold og virksomhetsstyring ... -
Doble forretningsmodeller i en omstillingsfase og deres påvirkning på leverandørnettverket
(Master thesis, 2023)Olje- og gassbransjen har stått sentralt i den norske verdiskapningen i flere tiår, og den har lagt grunnlaget for den norske leverandørindustrien. Klimakrisen, og samfunnets økte fokus på bærekraftige løsninger, legger ... -
Does an action-based entrepreneurship education mean action heroes? - Impact assessing an action-based entrepreneurial venture creation program
(Master thesis, 2015)Entrepreneurial venture creation programs (VCP) stand out from traditional entrepreneurial education programs with its high focus on action-based activity and learning through venture creation. The high demand for resources ... -
Does the EU taxonomy impact the investment strategy of actively managed funds in the Norwegian market?
(Master thesis, 2023)Sammendrag Klimakrisen har resultert i økt bevissthet rundt viktigheten av at bærekraftig finans legger til rette for bærekraftig kapitalallokering. I denne sammenhengen har den Europeiske Union (EU) introdusert EU ... -
Does urbanization lead to less energy use on road transport? Evidence from municipalities in Norway
(Journal article, 2017)The relationship between urbanization, energy use, and CO2 emissions has been extensively studied in recent years, however little attention paid to the differences in urban forms. Previous studies implicitly assume that ... -
Doing good and doing well? International Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Many prominent international entrepreneurs, from Dame Anita Roddick, founder of the Body Shop, to Mohammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Foundation and winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, have built their international ... -
Dommerens profesjonsidentitet - Betydningen av rekrutteringspraksis, juristutdanning og praksisfelleskap for dommerens profesjonsidentitet
(Master thesis, 2014)Dommere i norske domstoler tar hver dag avgjørelser i saker som har den største betydning for enkeltmennesker og samfunnet. Den offentlige interessen for arbeidet i domstolene er stor; det er nyhetsstoff, og det er ...