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Workshop som arena for deling av kunnskap : deling av kunnskap mellom byggeledere i Kruse Smith

2014

Masteroppgave Innovasjon og kunnskapsutvikling ME513 - Universitetet i Agder 2014 Denne oppgaven handler om kunnskap og kunnskapsdeling. Verdien av kunnskap har værtmer og mer i fokus i den senere tid. Men det gjelder ikke bare verdien av kunnskap, men ogsåhvor viktig innovasjon er og den gevinsten man får av å dele den.Jeg har jobbet med firmaet Kruse Smith, som er en entreprenør bedrift i bygge- oganleggsbransjen. Den er Norges største familieeide entreprenør bedrift, med en omsetning på4,1 milliarder (2012). Dette gjør at de også er blant de seks største entreprenørene i Norge.Videre er Bygg- og anleggsbransjen den nest største fastlandsindustrien, og den største når detkommer til distri…

Timing the US Stock Market Using Moving Averages and Momentum Rules: An Extensive Study

2017

Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2017 In this thesis we investigate the performance of moving average and momentum strategies by simulating returns, both in-sample and out-of-sample, while simultaneously taking into account important market frictions. We do so for two stock indices and four stock portfolios, at daily and monthly frequency, in the period from 1928 to 2015. This is carried out in order to examine if the active strategies outperform the passive benchmark on a risk-adjusted basis, and to see if the trading rules pro table when tested in-sample also are pro table out-of-sample. In addition, and for the rst time, we examine the relevance of data…

Sørlandsporten Teknologinettverk som næringsklynge : hvilke styrker og svakheter har Sørlandsporten Teknologinettverk som regional klynge?

2014

Masteroppgave Innovasjon og kunnskapsutvikling ME513 - Universitetet i Agder 2014 Tema for denne oppgaven har vært hvilke styrker og svakheter Sørlandsporten Teknologinettverk (STN) har som en regional næringsklynge. STN er en næringsklynge innenfor mekanisk industri som er lokalisert i øst-regionen av Aust- Agder. Det er for tiden 16 ulike bedrifter tilknyttet nettverket, som samlet sysselsetter rundt 700 personer og omsetter for over en milliard NOK i året. En næringsklynge kan defineres som en kritisk masse av bedrifter i ulike deler av verdikjeden lokalisert i samme region, og har i ulike grad noen oppgraderingsmekanismer som gjør at klyngedeltakerne oppnår synergieffekter ved å delta f…

Has the Introduction of Bitcoin Futures on Regulated Exchanges Decreased Price Volatility?

2019

Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2019 Bitcoin is a tremendously debated phenomenon in the world of finance and in recent the scientific literature on the topic has expanded. In this thesis,the bitcoin to US dollar exchange rate is examined through various conditional variance models to describe its highly volatile nature. We examine whether the introduction of bitcoin futurescontractsin late 2017 has had a decreasing impact on price volatility by estimatingthe unconditional variance. The log-return of the bitcoin exchange rate is analysed,and there is evidence of volatility clustering and time-varying volatility. Consequently, the variance is modelled thro…

Hva påvirker kreativitet i team? : en analyse av Norconsults kreative workshop

2014

Masteroppgave Innovasjon og kunnskapsutvikling ME513 - Universitetet i Agder 2014 Denne oppgaven gjør et forsøk på å forklare hva som påvirker kreativitet i team og hva som påvirker prosessen i en kreativ workshop. En kreativ workshop er en prosess der målet er å generere ideer som skal løse et problem eller en utfordring. Hos Norconsult er kreative workshops en kilde til innovasjon. Problemstillingene i oppgaven er Hva påvirker kreativiteten i team, i den tidlige fasen av et prosjekt? Hva trigger til idegenerering i kreative workshops? Det skal redegjøres for ulike teorier omkring temaer som innovasjon, innovasjonstriggere og kreativitet. Boken «Managing Innovation» (2013) fra Tidd and Bes…

International Franchising Governance Modes : An Emerging Market Perspective

2021

Paper I, Paper III, og Paper IV are not published yet. Paper IV was excluded from the dissertation with respect to copyright. This dissertation analyzes the governance mode choice of Brazilian franchisors expanding their operations abroad. The purpose is to understand which aspects influence the international governance mode choice from an emerging market franchisor standpoint. Four papers were developed. The first article offers an in-depth analysis of franchising literature in emerging and developing markets using bibliometric techniques. The following three articles address different theoretical lenses to provide a comprehensive understanding of a multidimensional decision-making process…

Essays on Auditors’ Judgments and Decisions in Negotiation and Communication

2022

Paper III is excluded from the dissertation until it will be published. Auditors conduct various audit tasks during an audit in order to arrive at an audit opinion regarding whether the financial statements are fairly presented in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework. To perform these audit tasks and arrive at a decision about the audit opinion, auditing standards require auditors to exercise their professional judgment. From this requirement, two important terms emerge, judgment and decision. Bonner (1999, p. 385) defines judgment as “forming an idea, opinion, or estimate about an object, an event, a state, or another type of phenomenon,” and a decision as “making u…

Social Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility in Franchising

2021

Paper III and Paper IV is not published yet. Paper IV was excluded from the dissertation with respect to copyright.

Institutions and Ethnic Chinese Entrepreneurship in Indonesia

2020

Franchising, Knowledge Transfer Practices, and Institutions : Perspectives from Emerging Markets

2021

Paper III is not published yet. The popularity of franchising as a method for businesses expansion is increasing, from small, medium-sized, and large firms to social enterprises. To enjoy the benefits of franchising experienced by Western countries, Africa, through the African Development Bank, has put more effort in using the franchising model to promote SME development and the private sector with the goal of creating wealth and reducing poverty. Identifying the core practices of franchising is therefore essential in order to promote the general understanding of franchising among entrepreneurs, bankers, lawyers, management consultants, investors, donors, governments, and policymakers. By c…