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Compensation committee presence and their effect on CEO salaries : Measuring the impact of compensation committees in firms listed on Oslo Stock Exch…
2017
Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2017 This thesis explores the relationship between compensation committee presence and chief executive officer salaries in firms listed on Oslo Stock Exchange and Oslo Axess. Using a self-collected, unbalanced panel data sample consisting of 76 companies spanning from 2007 to 2015, we have gathered observations of CEO salaries and compensation committee presence. We have applied standard econometric methods to measure the e↵ect of compensation committees and incentive-based salaries. Our results suggest that firm size and owner concentration are more likely to impact proportion of incentive-based salary than compensation co…
The Effects of New Emerging Technologies on Human Resources : Emergence of Industry 4.0, a Necessary Evil?
2017
Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2017 Based on dynamic capability theory and existing literature, the study empirically investigates the effects of new emerging technologies on human resources; to know if the emergence of Industry 4.0 is a necessary evil or not. Descriptive research design with deductive qualitative analysis (DQA) method was used to analyse data obtained from 6 companies in Norway. Consistent with the two hypotheses deduced in our study, results confirmed in the first place that new emerging technologies have positive effect on human resources productivity. Secondly, new emerging technologies have potential negative challenges on human res…
Entrepreneurial Intention Among Students in Nepal
2019
Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2019 Many researches have tried to explain why only some people choose to become entrepreneurs and others don’t. In this paper, we have tried to figure out the main influencing factors of entrepreneurial intention. Intentions or the behavior of one individual is different from that of the others. The Cognitive approach provides an insight to study the human behavior or thinking, which in turn affects the entrepreneurial intentions. This paper mainly examines the relationship between different factors like self-efficacy, role model, religion, experience, monetary aspect etcetera with the entrepreneurial intention among stude…
Internal Factors in Professional Service Firms (PSFs) and their Impact on Innovation Output : A Quantitative Study of Norwegian PSFs
2017
Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2017 The purpose of this study is to contribute to the understanding of Norwegian Professional Service Firms (PSFs) by exploring the effect of internal factors’ impact on innovation output. The four internal factors selected for this study are (1) organizational inertia, (2) training, (3) human capital and (4) innovation culture. The economy is becoming increasingly knowledge based, and at the same time, the importance of innovation is becoming more prevalent in the business world. Even among PSFs, that are perceived as conservative, innovation is now becoming critical for survival. However, it is challenge to become a succ…
Competitive advantage in a global market: The Case of the Norwegian Salmon Farming Industry A comparative study of the Chilean salmon farming industry
2018
Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2018 Purpose – This study tries to address the differentiation done by a mature industry as a comparative study to Felzensztein and Gimmon´s (2014) paper on the Chilean farmed salmon industry. It focuses on how firms might improve their performance in an international context. Choosing between either cost-advantage or differentiation as a form gaining a competitive advantage, this study further addresses the usage of the country of origin effect as a form of differentiation. Design/Methodology/Approach – The research unit of the thesis is set in the Norwegian salmon farming industry, alas the biggest producer of salmon in t…
The “dark side” of projectification: The impact of project work on the employees’ well-being : A quantitative study of the impact of project work exp…
2018
Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2018 Although project-based work is said to create dynamic environments for innovation and learning, it can also make the employees vulnerable, exhausted and reduce their personal worthiness. Some have even stated that it can be destructive to the employees’ well-being. Employees’ well-being impacts not only the individual itself, but also the organizations they work in and the society as a whole. Existing studies have explored how work in general impact employees’ well-being, but few have assessed the impact of project-based work on employees’ well-being. As the use of project-based work is constantly increasing it is high…
Hvordan oppleves styringssystemer, særlig kontrollsystemer å påvirke kvalitet på arbeidsutførelse, tillit og motivasjon blant ansatte i organisasjone…
2018
Masteroppgave økonomi og administrasjon BE501 - Universitetet i Agder 2018 På bakgrunn av kritikken av tradisjonell økonomistyring har fått de siste årene, og økte krav til arbeidstakers initiativ i problemløsning i mange virksomheter, ønsket jeg å se nærmere på hvordan styringssystemer, særlig kontrollsystemer kan påvirke motivasjon, tillit og kvalitet på arbeidsutførelse i organisasjoner. Videre ønsket jeg også å se nærmere på om nyere styringsteorier som Beyond Budgeting kan være et bedre alternativ. Temaet for oppgaven er derfor å undersøke hvordan ansatte i virksomheter innenfor finansielle tjenester opplever styringssystemet i den organisasjonen de jobber i, og hvordan de vurderer uli…
Does a Female Leadership Influence Staff Satisfaction in Microfinance Institutions?
2018
Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2018 The purpose of this study was to obtain a better understanding of whether or not a female CEO influences staff satisfaction in MFIs. The microfinance industry has faced rapid growth and stiffer competition in recent decades, where the main MFI challenge being the loss of important and competent staff. Managers should, to prevent staff from leaving their jobs, ensure that the staff is satisfied with the workplace. In this study, a final data set with 225 MFIs from 59 countries in the time period from 2003 to 2015 was applied to the data analyses. A multiple regression model was carried out, findings showing that a femal…
Negative aspects of project-based work: The impact of stress and burnout on workers performance : A quantitative study of the impact of subjective st…
2019
Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2019 Project-based work is said to foster dynamic environments for innovation and learning, but it can also make the employees vulnerable, exhausted and reduce their performance. Some haveeven stated that it can cause more harm than good. This study aims to investigate the impact of social support, stress and burnout on the individual’s performance in project-based work. Existing studies have explored how stress and burnout in general impact an individual, but few have assessed the impact in a project-based work environment and looked at how it effects the individual performance. This research also differentiate itself with…
What influences contribution behavior in Crowdfunding?
2018
Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2018 Crowdfunding has emerged as the popular medium of financing the project. It is the major source of potential capital. Many people are contributing to these types of crowdfunding projects. There is a research gap on crowdfunding which tries to identify why people contribute to certain projects and not in other projects. Research question for our research is factors influencing contribution behavior in crowdfunding. The primary aim of paper is to explore the relationship between various independent factors and contribution behavior. To explore the factors influencing contribution behavior this paper considers the academi…