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Predicting women purchase intention for green food products in Indonesia
2009
Masteroppgave i økonomi og administrasjon - Universitetet i Agder 2009 This study investigated the applicability of the Theory of Planned Behavior in predicting women consumers on their intention towards purchasing green food products among 406 participants. Using linear regression, five independent variables had been examined: attitude towards green food products, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and perceived difficulty in predicting purchase intention. The results reveal further evidence of consistency between Attitude, Subjective Norm, Perceived Behavioral Control and Perceived Difficulty as presented in Theory of Planned Behavior. Despite the supporting evidence for the …
Bomringens effekt på boligprisene i Kristiansand
2006
Masteroppgave i økonomi og administrasjon, Høgskolen i Agder, Kristiansand Formålet med denne oppgaven er å beskrive faktorer som påvirker prisen på en bolig. Jeg har valgt å trekke alle relevante faktorer inn i analysene for å kunne gå i dybden på problemstillingen ”Bomringens effekt på boligprisene”. I oppgavens første del har jeg beskrevet boligmarket i Kristiansand og boligene i Kristiansand. I teorikapittelet har jeg utledet etterspørsels og tilbudskurven for boligmarkedet. Ved hjelp av disse har jeg kunnet utlede den hedonistiske prisfunksjonen. Jeg har også vist DiPasquale & Wheaton modellen for det urbane tomtemarkedet. Har videre i teorikapitlet sett på virkningen av økt areal, bet…
Beyond budgeting since inception: what is the status?
2017
Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2017 The Beyond Budgeting idea as developed by Hope and Fraser (1997) has been in existence for almost twenty years, yet, the research community still has divergent views on whether the concept is a better management accounting tool for organizations’ management control system or not. Also, whether it has received attention in research community like other management accounting tools such as Traditional Budgeting and Balanced Scorecard. On this notion, this study is developed to investigate the status of the research discourse on the concept to gain relevant knowledge. Inspired by Scapens and Bromwich (2001) and built on Ac…
Boards' involvement in firm strategy : how can a board be effectively involved in strategy formulation and contribute to firm's successfulness
2006
Masteroppgave i økonomi og administrasjon 2006 - Høgskolen i Agder, Kristiansand The role of the board of directors in firm strategy has been subject of debate for a long time. Many researches have been done from different perspectives particularly on this issue. The purpose of this thesis is to study the role of the board of directors in firm strategy. This study will further investigate on how the board of directors can be effectively involved in strategy formulation for the firms and through this to contribute to the firms' successfulness. Board of directors is a group of individuals who are elected by the shareholders of a corporation and assigned to carry out certain tasks on behalf of…
PASSENGER SATISFACTION WITH HYBRID ELECTRIC BUS SERVICE IN NORWAY : A PLS Structural Equation Modelling Approach
2019
Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2019 The use of hybrid electric buses (HEBs) in public transit is one of the global attention received topics in this 21st century because of its environment friendly nature. This study focusses on effect of bus service quality dimensions such as bus driver's quality, bus tangible and empathy to determine customer satisfaction level of bus service in Kristiansand region. Structural equation model is used for an empirical investigation to find out the association of perceived bus service quality dimensions with word of mouth mediated by perceived value and customer satisfaction. A total of 276 valid university student respon…
Comparative evaluation of critical factors in Delivering service quality gaps in the Bangladeshi banking industry
2018
Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2018 This research study aims to search for the gaps in the quality of the service for the customers in different types of banks in Bangladesh. The study will evaluate the service quality gaps regarding different critical factors based on the SERVQUAL model which is initially established by Parasuraman. The relative importance and necessity of these vital factors in the evaluation of overall service qualitygaps investigated in the dominance analysis technique. This study was run by the questions and interviews of bank customers to find their perceptions about the service quality of selected Bangladeshi banks (Mary & Karl 20…
Marketing Sri Lanka as an International Tourist Destination
2007
Masteroppgave i økonomi og administrasjon 2007 - Høgskolen i Agder, Kristiansand Within the last two decades Sri Lanka’s tourism industry has grown dramatically as one of the main foreign exchange earners and employment provider. Since Sri Lanka depends enormously on tourism for its growth and development, this paper provides an analysis of marketing efforts within the tourism industry in Sri Lanka for foreign tourists. In compliance with this trend, the purpose of this thesis and research is to review Sri Lanka as an international tourist destination and its current marketing activities in the tourism trade, to investigate the proper use of marketing efforts, and to suggest guidelines for …
Impact of Foreign Aid on Economic Growth in Nepal
2019
Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2019 Nepal, being one of the least developed countries,has beenreceiving aid for more than six decades. It is very important to see how the country is being able to utilize the aid receipts in the economic developmentof the nation.Using annual time series data from 1983 to 2013, the effect of foreign aid oneconomic growth of Nepal has been analysed.The empirical work has beenperformed in two phases(1983-2002 and 1983-2013). The result from Johansen’s cointegrationtest for the shorter time interval, when there was relatively a poor economic situationin the country,revealsthat aid has a negative long-run effect on per capita …
Signals that determine internationalisation
2017
Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2017 International franchising business model is extensively and increasingly being used by entrepreneurs and firms seeking growth through geographic expansion. Thus, continued research efforts are needed to help entrepreneurs make wise choices when attracting investors into the business. Two popular theories (agency and resource scarcity) have been the basis on which international franchising has been explained. In this research, we expand on existing literature by focusing on signaling theory, answering the question “what are the signals that determine international franchising?” We answer this research question empirical…
Framing of Corporate Social Responsibility by Agribusiness in the USA and Europe : A study of whether the Corporate Social Responsibility disclosure …
2016
Master thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2016 This thesis examines whether the CSR reports by agricultural biotechnology and agrochemical companies in the USA and Europe align to the stakeholders’ (NGOs and the external constituents) expectations. The focus is on issues of key importance to these firms and the stakeholders, including GMOs, chemicals, and the corporate control over seeds. Framing creates expectations, as framing theory indicates framing is to focus on some of the many facets through which an issue can be seen, and highlight them using salient words and phrases to render them significant. The analysis revealed that 16 companies prepare CSR reports: 8 …