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How do oil prices and investments impact the dynamics of firm value?
(System Dynamics Review;Volume 36, Issue 1, January/March 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-16)The purpose of this study is twofold: (i) to analyze the impact of investment policy decision on the firm value given the uncertain oil and gas prices and (ii) to propose policies that enhance firm value. The study develops ... -
How do public libraries function as meeting places?
(Library & Information Science Research;32, (1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-01)How are libraries used as meeting places, and by whom? Through survey data, six categories of places are identified: the library as a "square," as a place for meeting diverse people, as a public sphere, as a place for joint ... -
How Do Social Workers' Make Sense Of The Encounter And Action Towards Families?
(Master thesis, 2023)Traditionally, research has focused on financial constraints as a risk factor for neglect within a family, thereby explaining the overrepresentation of low-class families in child welfare service. This thesis aims to ... -
How Does Access to the Unsecured Debt Market Affect Investment?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)analyze the relevance of debt composition (secured versus unsecured) for the association between col- lateral and investment. I study a negative shock to the cost and availability of unsecured debt. A decrease in the ... -
How does COVID-19 Affect the Stock Market in Norway? An Event Study Comparing the Norwegian Stock Market to the Stock Markets in Sweden and Denmark
(Master thesis, 2021)The outbreak of COVID-19 weakened the world economy and the overall stock market crashed. The purpose of this thesis was to examine how the stock market reacted to key events during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first event ... -
How does the Norwegian stock market react to new analyst recommendations?: A study of the OSEBX from 2005 to 2020
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis, we have gathered and analyzed 27,669 stock recommendations on 162 different companies, issued by 44 different brokerage firms. The data analyzed is collected from 01.01.2005 to 31.12.2020, and the companies ... -
How ESG performance affects the corporate financial performance. An empirical study of the energy sector
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis investigates the relationship between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance, corporate financial performance (CFP), and firm value by focusing on the energy sector. For this purpose, the ... -
How has sustainable competitive advantage been obtained within the Norwegian facilities management industry during the period from 2008 to 2018? An explorative empirical study of the Norwegian Facility Management industry
(Master thesis, 2019)Purpose: The Norwegian Facilities Management (FM) market is classified as an emerging market with approximately 24-32.5 percent degree of outsourcing. Compared to other European countries, third-party facilities management ... -
How has the #MeToo movement affected victims’ perception of reporting sexual harassment in the workplace? a critical interpretive synthesis
(Master thesis, 2022)Aim: The aim of this thesis is to explore facilitators and barriers of victims’ perception of reporting sexual harassment in the workplace and their perception of organizational complaint mechanisms. The thesis also aims ... -
How Have the Nordic Welfare States Responded to the Unexpected Increase in Inflation?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Rising inflation in the Nordic societies has changed the living standards for many families. The situation differs not only between the four Nordic countries analysed, but even within each of the Nordic countries. The needs ... -
How is the School Library Used? Mapping the Use of an Upper Secondary School Library
(IASL Conference Proceedings;2021: IASL Conference Proceedings (Denton, Texas): A Rich Tapestry of Practice and Research Around the World, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-24)To be able to secure an evidence-based development of the library service at a large upper secondary school in Norway, a multi method study was conducted to map the use of the library. Findings show that the library is ... -
How is the School Library Used? Mapping the Use of an Upper Secondary School Library
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How much green does it cost? : local government’s use of economic analysis on climate and environmental issues
(Master thesis, 2012)The aim of this paper is to identify if skills and actors in public organizations have an influence on the use of economic analysis on environmental and climate issues. My background and motivation is based on the City of ... -
How much is much?: a conceptual study of web traffic.
(Liber quarterly: the journal of European research libraries;21(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Valid and relevant statistics are required for library planning and advocacy. As libraries and their users turn to the web, library statistics must follow. In this paper we explore the use of three common traffic indicators ... -
How Norwegian multicultural kindergartens deal with diversity:Teachers perspectives of how the Framework Plan for kindergartens content and tasks is understood and implemented.
(Master thesis, 2018)The purpose of this study is to understand how Norwegian multicultural kindergartens deal with diversity. Kindergartens in Norway are increasingly becoming multicultural. The ministry of education and research laid down a ... -
How People with Lived Experiences of Substance Use Understand and Experience User Involvement in Substance Use Care: A Synthesis of Qualitative Studies
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;Volume 18 / Issue 19, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-28)There is a need for more knowledge on how people with substance use problems (SUPs) understand and experience user involvement when receiving care. In this systematic review, we identify and reanalyse the existing qualitative ... -
How Private Placements of Equity Influence SPAC Returns. An event study of how the relative size of PIPE impacts abnormal SPAC returns
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis conducts an event study of how the size of capital raised by special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC) through private investment in public equity (PIPE) affects the performance of SPACs. This is done by ... -
How the use of audit software affects audit effectiveness
(Master thesis, 2023)This master thesis investigates the impact of audit software on audit effectiveness, and the role of auditors’ competence in using the software. The aim of our study is to increase the understanding of how software competence ... -
How they missed the big story: Norwegian news media and NATO’s military operation in Libya
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)This paper reports from a research project on how selected Norwegian newspapers covered the NATO-led military engagement in Libya in 2011. As a backdrop we build on earlier research on the role between the media and ... -
How third party reviews affect firm value - An event study in the video game industry
(Master thesis, 2016)The purpose of this thesis is to examine the relationship between third party reviews and firm value in the video game industry. This topic has been debated in the media, but no previous research has examined the ...