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Analysis of good corporate governance at Indonesian telecom industry after privatization: case study at PT Telekom an PT Indosat
2006
Masteroppgave i økonomi og administrasjon, Høgskolen i Agder, Kristiansand The objective of this research is to examine whether there are differences of implementation of good corporate governance of company which privatized using different methods. This is relevant with the change of privatization pattern conducted by the government of Indonesia toward its state-owned companies, from Public Offering to Strategic Sale. One of important decisions taken by the government after the economic crisis is privatization of state-owned companies. It is done because the government finds difficulties to financing its national development programs and economic recovery. From company side, the change of …
A study on Norwegian companies in China: Challenges & successful strategies
2016
Master thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2016 This paper examines what governmental and cultural challenges Norwegian companies face when entering and doing business in China. In addition, this paper also discusses what strategies to implement to overcome these challenges. With China becoming a bigger player in the global marketplace, this is an important matter not only for companies across the world but also for Norwegian companies. Through a qualitative research method with semi-structured interviews, the research is conducted on four Norwegian companies who does business in China. The findings shows that there are many variables affecting the choice of entry mod…
How can knowledge sharing reduce barriers for entering the Chinese market? : A study on Business Region Kristiansand China Forum
2018
Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2018 Konfidensiell til / confidential until 01.07.2023
Should microfinance institutions hire staff from the same socioeconomic status as their clients?
2017
Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2017 Firms require staff to perform their operations. As such, the staff are considered an important resource in the achievement of any firm’s objectives. This is particularly the case with firms whose activities require staff to establish relationships with their clients. Such firms face even greater pressure in ensuring that objectives are achieved owing to behavioural differences of individual staff across social dimensions such as gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and age. Following this, some human resource studies advocate for the matching of staff with potential clients to produce positive performance outcomes.…
Religious diversity and entrepreneurial intentions : A macro-level analysis
2017
Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2017 Globally increase of diverse societies lead for a growing body of research to investigate how it affect for the economic behaviour of individuals. Religious diversity is one of the category of cultural diversity which might change the belief systems of individuals and thus it affects for intentions to start a business. Increase in diversity in most of the nations in the world, it is timely to study how diversity affect for entrepreneurship. This study focused on analysing the relationship between religious diversity and entrepreneurial intentions. With a macro level analysis, the study aimed at identifying the impact o…
An Empirical Study Of Service Quality Dimensions On Customer Satisfaction And Customer Loyalty In Nepalese Commercial Banking Sector
2016
Master thesis Business Administration - University of Agder 2016 The main purpose behind of this study is to find out the major factors that have impact in customer satisfaction and customer loyalty in case of commercial banks of Nepal. The thesis tries to explore whether there exists any relationship between service quality dimensions, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty depending upon various situational factors. Various concepts such as consumer buying behavior, buyer’s decision process, customer satisfaction, customer loyalty, service quality, SERVQUAL model have been discussed along with relevant relationship between them in the literature review and based upon it, a conceptual …
The impact of organizational culture on recruitment in international companies
2018
Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2018 The purpose of this thesis is to investigate if, and explain why, there is a relationship between organizational culture and recruitment. More precisely, which features of organizational culture are more important than others when recruiting for diversity? Our research is based on the assumption that the more multicultural an organizational culture is (which is often the case in international companies), the more likely it is that they emphasize diversity in their recruitment process. The study is a qualitative small-N study with an explanatory research design in which we compare the results from six different units to…
Hvilke faktorer påvirker studenters eksamensatferd? : Et casestudie av bachelorstudenter i økonomi og administrasjon ved Handelshøyskolen ved UiA, og…
2019
Masteroppgave økonomi og administrasjon BE501 - Universitetet i Agder 2019 In this master’s thesis,Itry to identify factors thataffect the “exam behaviour”of Norwegian students. “Exam behaviour”isin this thesis defined as the decisive behaviourthat that determines whetherstudents attenddeferredexams. I’ve analysedthe topic by examiningstatistical dataabout examsinintroductory courses taught inthe bachelor’s program in Business Administration at Handelshøyskolen UiA for the period2010 –2018,and NTNU Handelshøyskolen in Trondheim for the period2016 –2018.The hypotheses for this thesis are based on theories from human capital theory, motivational psychology,the legal framework whichregulates i…
Intercultural Communication and Collaboration in Software Development
2020
Master's thesis in Business administration (BE501) Many Global Software firms outsource parts of their operations to other countries due to cheaper labour costs and to find employees with high knowledge within a specific area. Collaboration and communication between different nationalities aredifficult not only due to the distance geographically,but also distances in cultural aspects. The purpose of this study is to investigatedifferent factors that impact intercultural communication and collaboration in software development firms. Previous research in this field shows various factors impacting intercultural communication and collaboration in software development companies. To investigate t…
Reassessment of international executive institutions : the case of the European Commission, the OECD secretariat and the WTO secretariat
2006
Masteroppgave i økonomi og administrasjon 2006 - Høgskolen i Agder, Kristiansand This master thesis focuses on the dynamics within the International Executives (IEs) of International Governmental Organizations: the European Union, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). This master thesis has its intention to examine the ways these IEs challenge the principle of sovereignty, why they do go beoynd the existing heritage of Westphalia. Dependent and independent variables will be defined in order to examine this matter. The dependent variable is decision-making dynamics that are evoked by civil servants of these IEs. There are fou…