BI Research Centre

Centre for Corporate Governance Research

The CCGR aims to produce high-quality research on how ownership and governance of firms impact value-creation and the welfare of firms’ stakeholders.

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  • Master thesis Rasmus Bendvold and Kjetil Tøressen

    Excess Cash and Investments

    MSc thesis, 2016. Supervised by Janis Berzins.

  • Master thesis Sebastian Christoffersen and Simen Lerfaldet

    Determinants of Turnout to Stockholder Meetings

    MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by Øyvind Bøhren.

  • Master thesis Eirik Langseth Røtnes and Eirik Eide Haugen

    Capital Structures in Norwegian Private Owned Firms

    MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by Ignacio Garcia de Olalla Lopez.

  • Master thesis Martine B. Akselsen and Astrid K. Hansen

    Firm Performance During the Global Financial Crisis: A comparison of Norwegian Private Family and Non-family Firms

    MSc thesis, July 2016. Supervised by Siv Staubo.

  • Master thesis Sorush Ashgarnia and Kim-Anders Eikrem

    Reduseres revisjonshonoraret når ansettelsesforholdet mellom revisor og klient forlenges?

  • Master thesis Shahjahan Ul Hassan and Mads André Valderhaug

    Family Ownership and Cash Holdings - Empirical Evidence from Norway

    MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by: Charlotte Ostergaard.

  • PhD thesis Asmund Rygh

    Corporate Governance and International Business: Essays on Multinational Enterprises, Ownership, Finance and Institutions

    PhD dissertation, April 2016. Supervised by: Gabriel Benito.

  • Master thesis Håvard Huse

    Determinants of Working Capital

    MSc thesis, 2016. Supervised by Hakim Lyngstadås.

  • Master thesis Tonje Sveinunggard and Ingjerd Sørensen

    The Effect of CEO Gender on Corporate Leverage Decisions

    MSc thesis, 2016. Supervised by Charlotte Oestergaard.

  • Master thesis Mahdieh Vosough Gohari and Kateryna Rylova

    Female CEOs: Why So Few?

    MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by Bogdan Stacescu.

  • Master thesis Helena Thømt and Ida Johansen

    Endring i aksjelovens utbytteregler og dens konsekvens for utbyttepolitikken

    MSc thesis, August 2016. Supervised by Ignacio Garcia de Olalla Lopez.

  • Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, vol 40, issue 2, 2016, pp. 401–420.

  • Journal of Financial Economics, vol. 120, issue 1, 2016, pp. 41-57.

  • PhD dissertation, 2016. Supervised by: Torger Reve.

  • Master thesis Nils Grønstad and Thomas Sandbæk

    Er det sammenheng mellom corporate governance-faktorer og earnings management?

    MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by Tonny Stenheim.

  • Master thesis Herman Kornerud Christensen and Vetle Knutsen-Øy

    Temporary Employment Legislation and Capital Structure

    MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by Hamid Boustanifar.

  • Master thesis Junaid Arshad and Vincent Hoang

    Labor Protection Laws and Corporate Cash Holdings

    MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by Hamid Boustanifar.

  • Review of Finance, vol. 20, issue 5, 2016, pp. 1673–1718.

  • Master thesis Hege Eriksen Haug and Unni Wennevold Reinartsen

    Revisjonskvalitet og rådgivning - En empirisk studie av det norske, private markedet

    MSc thesis, August 2016. Supervised by Tobias Svanström.

  • Master thesis Daniel Brändli

    Family Firms Across Industries

    MSc thesis, 2016. Supervised by Bogdan Stacescu.

  • Master thesis Vegard Solberg and Knut Erlend Malmin

    Is Managerial Ownership a Determinant of Cash Holdings? : An Empirical Investigation of Corporations Listed at the Oslo Stock Exchange

    MSc thesis, August 2016. Supervised by Charlotte Oestergaard.

     

     

  • Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, vol. 51, issue 5, 2016 , pp. 1663-1688.

  • Article Øyvind Bøhren and Siv Staubo

    Mandatory Gender Balance and Board Independence

    European Financial Management, vol. 22, issue 1, 2016, pp. 3-30.

  • Master thesis Pål Klavenes and Eirik Kalkvik Stenberg

    Earnings Management During CEO Turnovers in Norway

    MSc thesis, 2016. Supervised by Jeff Downing.

  • Master thesis Kenneth Austad and Kristoffer H. Henriksen

    Insider Trading and Earnings Management in Norway

    MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by Tonny Stenheim.

  • Working paper Gabriel R. G. Benito, Asmund Rygh and Randi Lunnan

    The Benefits of Internationalization for State-Owned Enterprises

    CCGR Working Paper 1/2016.

  • Master thesis Valeriia Shvediuk

    Mandatory Gender Board Composition Requirements in Norway and Company Performance

    MSc thesis, 2016. Supervised by Yona Rubinstein (London School of Economics).

  • Master thesis Anna Christine Rasmussen and Morten Vollckmar

    The Effect on Firm Performance When a Dilution of Family Control Occurs in Family Firms

    MSc thesis, August 2016. Supervised by Ignacio Garcia de Olalla Lopez.

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  • Article Øyvind Norli

    Børsintroduksjoner

    Praktisk Økonomi og Finans, vol. 23, nr. 3, 2007, pp. 11-19.

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  • Working paper Øyvind Norli, Charlotte Ostergaard and Ibolya Schindele

    Liquidity and Shareholder Activism

    CCGR Working Paper 1/2014. Accepted for publication in the Review of Financial Studies.

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  • Master thesis Rasmus Bendvold and Kjetil Tøressen

    Excess Cash and Investments

    MSc thesis, 2016. Supervised by Janis Berzins.

  • Master thesis Sebastian Christoffersen and Simen Lerfaldet

    Determinants of Turnout to Stockholder Meetings

    MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by Øyvind Bøhren.

  • Master thesis Eirik Langseth Røtnes and Eirik Eide Haugen

    Capital Structures in Norwegian Private Owned Firms

    MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by Ignacio Garcia de Olalla Lopez.

  • Master thesis Martine B. Akselsen and Astrid K. Hansen

    Firm Performance During the Global Financial Crisis: A comparison of Norwegian Private Family and Non-family Firms

    MSc thesis, July 2016. Supervised by Siv Staubo.

  • Master thesis Sorush Ashgarnia and Kim-Anders Eikrem

    Reduseres revisjonshonoraret når ansettelsesforholdet mellom revisor og klient forlenges?

  • Master thesis Shahjahan Ul Hassan and Mads André Valderhaug

    Family Ownership and Cash Holdings - Empirical Evidence from Norway

    MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by: Charlotte Ostergaard.

  • Master thesis Håvard Huse

    Determinants of Working Capital

    MSc thesis, 2016. Supervised by Hakim Lyngstadås.

  • Master thesis Tonje Sveinunggard and Ingjerd Sørensen

    The Effect of CEO Gender on Corporate Leverage Decisions

    MSc thesis, 2016. Supervised by Charlotte Oestergaard.

  • Master thesis Mahdieh Vosough Gohari and Kateryna Rylova

    Female CEOs: Why So Few?

    MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by Bogdan Stacescu.

  • Master thesis Helena Thømt and Ida Johansen

    Endring i aksjelovens utbytteregler og dens konsekvens for utbyttepolitikken

    MSc thesis, August 2016. Supervised by Ignacio Garcia de Olalla Lopez.

  • Master thesis Nils Grønstad and Thomas Sandbæk

    Er det sammenheng mellom corporate governance-faktorer og earnings management?

    MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by Tonny Stenheim.

  • Master thesis Herman Kornerud Christensen and Vetle Knutsen-Øy

    Temporary Employment Legislation and Capital Structure

    MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by Hamid Boustanifar.

  • Master thesis Junaid Arshad and Vincent Hoang

    Labor Protection Laws and Corporate Cash Holdings

    MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by Hamid Boustanifar.

  • Master thesis Hege Eriksen Haug and Unni Wennevold Reinartsen

    Revisjonskvalitet og rådgivning - En empirisk studie av det norske, private markedet

    MSc thesis, August 2016. Supervised by Tobias Svanström.

  • Master thesis Daniel Brändli

    Family Firms Across Industries

    MSc thesis, 2016. Supervised by Bogdan Stacescu.

  • Master thesis Vegard Solberg and Knut Erlend Malmin

    Is Managerial Ownership a Determinant of Cash Holdings? : An Empirical Investigation of Corporations Listed at the Oslo Stock Exchange

    MSc thesis, August 2016. Supervised by Charlotte Oestergaard.

     

     

  • Master thesis Pål Klavenes and Eirik Kalkvik Stenberg

    Earnings Management During CEO Turnovers in Norway

    MSc thesis, 2016. Supervised by Jeff Downing.

  • Master thesis Kenneth Austad and Kristoffer H. Henriksen

    Insider Trading and Earnings Management in Norway

    MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by Tonny Stenheim.

  • Master thesis Valeriia Shvediuk

    Mandatory Gender Board Composition Requirements in Norway and Company Performance

    MSc thesis, 2016. Supervised by Yona Rubinstein (London School of Economics).

  • Master thesis Anna Christine Rasmussen and Morten Vollckmar

    The Effect on Firm Performance When a Dilution of Family Control Occurs in Family Firms

    MSc thesis, August 2016. Supervised by Ignacio Garcia de Olalla Lopez.

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