Fakultet for samfunnsvitenskap (SAM): Recent submissions
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Exploring the Impact of ESG Scores on Stock Risk and Returns: A Comparative Study on the Nordic Countries' Stock Markets
(Master thesis, 2023)This study investigates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores' relationship to the risk and return of stocks in the Nordic countries. Data on Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland stock markets is from Refinitiv ... -
The implementation of IFRS 16 across Europe A value relevance study of IFRS 16 in European countries.
(Master thesis, 2023)This study investigates how the adoption of the new accounting standard, IFRS 16 Leases, affects the value relevance of financial reporting. The study applies the Ohlson price model to determine the effects on both relative- ... -
Sustainability-Linked Bonds An Examination of Yield Differences Between Sustainability-Linked and Conventional Bonds
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis explores sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), a financial instrument that directly link coupon payments to a predefined sustainability performance target, resulting in a potential penalty if the target is not ... -
Hvilken lønnsomhetseffekt har produksjon av økologisk oppdrettslaks, sammenlignet med konvensjonell oppdrettslaks? En eksplorerende analyse av lønnsomheten i økologisk lakseoppdrett
(Master thesis, 2023)Hensikten med denne avhandlingen var å undersøke lønnsomhetseffekten av økologisk lakseoppdrett, sammenlignet med konvensjonell lakseoppdrett. For å svare på dette har vi gjennomført semistrukturerte intervjuer med oppdrettere ... -
Do sustainability commitments by companies actually lead to more sustainable practices? An exploratory analysis of the effects on chemical releases from joining the United Nations Global Compact
(Master thesis, 2023)The aim of this master thesis is to examine whether joining the United Nations Global Compact has a significant effect on the release levels of toxic chemicals. The UN Global Compact is a global corporate sustainability ... -
SalMar ASA Fundamental verdsettelse og strategisk analyse
(Master thesis, 2023)Formålet med avhandlingen er å estimere aksjekursen til SalMar ASA, heretter kalt SalMar. SalMar er et av verdens største oppdrettsselskaper av atlantisk laks. Med utgangspunkt i problemstillingen: Hva er den fundamentale ... -
Navigeringen av lederskiftet: Forståelse av førstegangslederes perspektiver og suksesskriterier i overgangen til nytt lederskap
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne masteroppgaven er en kvalitativ komparativ casestudie av ISS Facility Services og en avdeling ved det norske Luftforsvaret der formålet med studien har vært å kartlegge hvordan førstegangsledere opplever lederskifter. ... -
Effekten av den nye skatteloven for grunnrente i fiskeoppdrettsnæringen. En evaluering av skatteloven og lisensauksjoner for innhenting av grunnrenteverdien
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne masteroppgaven tar sikte på å evaluere forslaget til den nye skatteloven for grunnrente i fiskeoppdrettsnæringen, fremlagt av Finansdepartementet. For å oppnå dette formålet sammenlignes metoden for å innhente verdien ... -
Alltid på – fra indre motivert til oppsigelse. En studie om de modererende effektene fra skjult arbeid og kompetanse på sammenhengen mellom indre motivasjon og turnoverintensjoner
(Master thesis, 2023)The purpose of this study has been to explore the relationship between intrinsic motivation and turnover intentions. We also included a moderator to explore if supplementary work will affect this relationship. A second ... -
Investor Sentiment and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns: A Study on the Effect of Investor Sentiment in the Norwegian Stock Market
(Master thesis, 2023)We build a model of investor sentiment for the Norwegian stock market and examine its effect on the returns of various types of stocks following positive and negative sentiment periods. Our sample consists of all listed ... -
Time-varying covariance structures A DCC-GARCH approach to testing the CAPM
(Master thesis, 2023)This master's thesis examines the implications of applyingtime-varying covariance structures betweenfour majorasset classes in the US economy within the framework of the conditional Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). The ... -
Commercial Real Estate in Norway: Determinants of Rental Prices
(Master thesis, 2023)In this master's thesis, we present a study with logistic regression. We want to find out which macroeconomic variables that affect the rental price growth on commercial real estate in Norway. Through a literature review ... -
Impact of Covid-19 on Listed US-Based Airline Companies: Abnormal Returns Analysis An Event Study Methodology
(Master thesis, 2023)The primary goal of the thesis is to examine the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic had on the stock prices and market performance of a sample of 11 listed airline companies in the United States by using the event study ... -
Bitcoin vs. Traditional Indicies Analysing Performance and Risk Metrics for Long-Term Savings
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis compares investment strategies, volatility, correlation, downside risk measures and various risk performance ratios on Bitcoin, S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite in various timeframes ranging between January 2013 ... -
Stock Market Reactions to Sustainability-Linked Debt Announcements - An empirical study of firms listed on major European stock exchanges
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis analyses the stock market reaction to announcements of sustainability-linked loans and bonds. Our focus is on the European market, where we examine a sample of announcements from publicly listed firms in ... -
En verdsettelse av Fastighets AB Balder
(Master thesis, 2023)Formålet med denne oppgaven har vært å benytte ulike verdsettelsesmetoder for å komme frem til egenkapitalverdien av Fastighets AB Balder. Det finnes flere forskjellige metoder for å verdsette et eiendomsselskap, og jeg ... -
Are green investors fooled? The effect of issuer signaling on investors' decision to invest into sustainability-linked bonds.
(Master thesis, 2023)Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) can be used by companies seeking to demonstrate their commitment to environmental improvement (Pears et al., 2023, p.1). However, can investors be confident that issuers signaling their ... -
Oppholdstillatelse til selvstendig næringsdrivende kunstnere
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Denne artikkelen vurderer utlendingsforskriftens vilkår for opp-holdstillatelse for selvstendig næringsdrivende (utlendingen må være faglært, og det måvære et økonomisk grunnlag for driften) i lys av situasjonen for kunstnere ... -
Which Formal and Informal Structures Constrain and Enable Collaboration Between School Libraries and Teachers?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Collaboration between teachers and librarians is necessary to fulfil the intention of the regulations of the Norwegian Education Act. In-depth semi-structured interviews with 12 school librarians in upper secondary school ... -
Like a river or a silver thread running through the vehement landscapes of reality–reflections on psychoanalysis and literary theory
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The article discusses contributions from literary research and how they imply psychoanalysis in their field of research. Close readings of Freud and Lacan serve as an opening to an overarching question: what can literary ...