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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2022
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Roberto Tubaldi
Mutual Funds’ Fire Sales and the Real Economy: Evidence from Hurricanes
CCGR Working Paper 4/2022
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Negar Ghanbari
Access to Capital and Corporate Debt Structure: the Role of Corporate Asset Securitization
CCGR Working Paper 3/2022
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Janis Berzins, Øyvind Bøhren and Bogdan Stacescu
The Family in the Family Firm Premium: Agency Conflicts and Personal Financial Constraints
CCGR Working Paper 2/2022
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Mike Burkart, Salvatore Miglietta and Charlotte Ostergaard
Why Do Boards Exist? Governance Design in the Absence of Corporate Law
The Review of Financial Studies
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Michael Kisser, John Christian Langli and Marleen Willekens
Does a High-Reputation Auditor Mitigate Horizontal Agency Costs of Tax Avoidance? Evidence From Private Firms
CCGR Working Paper 1/2022
2021
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Siri Tronslien Sagbakken and Dan Zhang
European sin stocks
Journal of Asset Management (forthcoming)
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Charlotte Haugland Sundkvist and Tonny Stenheim
Are family firms reluctant to report impairment losses? Evidence from private firms
Journal of Applied Accounting Research (forthcoming)
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Asmund Rygh and Gabriel R. G. Benito
Governmental goals and the international strategies of state-owned multinational enterprises: a conceptual discussion
Journal of Management and Governance (forthcoming)
2020
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Charlotte Ostergaard, Amir Sasson and Bent E. Sorensen
Cash flow sensitivities and bank-finance shocks in non-listed firms
International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance, 2020 Vol.11 No.1, pp.35 - 70
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Janis Berzins, Øyvind Bøhren and Bogdan Stacescu
Realøkonomiske effekter av formuesskatt i Norge: Hovedfunn i en empirisk undersøkelse
CCGR Working Paper 1/2020
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Irena Kustec
Three essays on family firms
PhD dissertation, April 2020. Supervised by: Charlotte Østergaard.
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Gilberto Loureiro, Anil K. Makhija and Dan Zhang
One Dollar CEOs
Journal of Business Research, vol. 109, 2020, pp. 425-439
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Øyvind Bøhren, Diana Iancu, Georgiana Radulescu and R. Øystein Strøm
The Persistent Ownership Concentration of Private Firms
CCGR Working Paper 2/2020.
2019
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Dhia Talal Ahmed and Gaute Igland Hellerslia
Firm Performance and CEO Turnover in Private Family Firms: Evidence from Norway
MSc thesis, July 2019. Supervised by Bogdan Stacescu.
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Trygve Dommersnes and Mattias Husum Ødegaard
Access to Capital and its Effect on Capital Structures, Leverage Deficits, and Acquisition Probabilities
MSc thesis, June 2019. Supervised by Siv Jønland Staubo.
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Terese Solberg Andreassen and Katinka Strand Dahle
What Happens to Firm Performance and Financing When Bank Branches Close?
MSc thesis, July 2019. Supervised by Bogdan Stacescu.
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Martinius Kostveit Hars and Merete Granli
The Female Boards of Norway: Empirical Research on Whether Norwegian Private Firms Changed Their Governance as a Result of the Gender Quota
MSc thesis, July 2019. Supervised by Bogdan Stacescu.
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Johanna Ellen Gateman and Ingrid Elen Eskeland
Board Characteristics and CSR Engagement on Firm Performance: Evidence from Norwegian Listed Firms
MSc thesis, July 2019. Supervised by Siv Jønland Staubo.
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Kristine Lindland and Hanne Celine Tandberg
Gender Diversity and its Impact on Firms’ Financial Performance
MSc thesis, July 2019. Supervised by Ignacio Garcia de Olalla Lopez.
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Dhia Talal Ahmed and Gaute Igland Hellerslia
Firm Performance and CEO Turnover in Private Family Firms: Evidence from Norway
MSc thesis, July 2019. Supervised by Bogdan Stacescu.
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Janis Berzins, Øyvind Bøhren and Bogdan Stacescu
Dividends and Taxes: The Moderating Role of Agency Conflicts
European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper no. 540/2017. Journal of Corporate Finance, forthcoming, 2019.
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Madeleine Stenerud and Karoline Høgalmen
The Effects of Financial Crime on Firm Performance: Evidence From Norway
MSc thesis, June 2019. Supervised by Siv Jønland Staubo.
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Øyvind Bøhren, Bogdan Stacescu, Line F. Almli and Kathrine L. Søndergaard
When Does the Family Govern the Family Firm?
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, vol. 54, issue 5, 2019, pp. 2085-2117.
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Gabriel R. G. Benito, Birgitte Grøgaard and Asmund Rygh
Bringing Corporate Governance Into Internalization Theory: State Ownership and Foreign Entry Strategies
Journal of International Business Studies, vol. 50, issue 8, 2019, pp. 1310-1337.
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Janis Berzins and Øyvind Bøhren and Bogdan Stacescu.
Illiquid Owners and Firm Behavior: Financial and Real Effects of the Personal Wealth Tax on Private Firms
CCGR Working Paper 2/2019. Revised August 2022.
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Mark Jansen and Adam Winegar
on-pecuniary Benefits: Evidence from the Location of Private Company Sales
CCGR Working Paper 1/2019.
2018
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Gabriel R. G. Benito and Asmund Rygh
Capital Structure of Foreign Direct Investments: A Transaction Cost Analysis
Management International Review, volume 58, issue 3, 2018, pp. 389–411.
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Matti Keloharju, Samuli Knüpfer and Joacim Tåg
What Prevents Female Executives from Reaching the Top?
CCGR Working Paper 2/2018.
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Janis Berzins, Øyvind Bøhren and Bogdan Stacescu
The Governance and Finance of Norwegian Family Firms: Main Characteristics of the Population
CCGR Working Paper 1/2018.
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Emilie Brække and Frida Lundsrud
Revisors fratreden
MSc thesis, September 2018. Supervised by John Christian Langli.
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Anders Bjergaard and Håvard Dalby
Do Family-Owned Firms Perform Better than Non-Family-Owned Firms?
MSc thesis, September 2018. Supervised by Siv Jønland Staubo.
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Gabriella Magnussen and Elisabeth Steinsvik
Does Originating From A Wealthy Family Affect Entreprenurial Performance? A Thesis Investigating Norwegian Entrepreneurial Businesses
MSc thesis, August 2018. Supervised by Janis Berzins.
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Jaran S. Salvesen and Henrik W. Jenssen
Entrepreneurial Risk Taking, Financial Policy and the Influence of Outside CEO’s: A Study of Norwegian Family Firms
MSc thesis, July 2018. Supervised by Siv J. Staubo.
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Renée Adams, Matti Keloharju and Samuli Knüpfer
Are CEOs Born Leaders? Lessons from Traits of a Million Individuals
CCGR Working Paper 3/2018. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Financial Economics.
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Renée Adams, Matti Keloharju and Samuli Knüpfer
Are CEOs Born Leaders? Lessons from Traits of a Million Individuals
Journal of Financial Economics, vol 130, 2018, pp. 392-408.
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Ole Kristoffer Rokkan and Olav Østrem
Does opting out from auditing decrease earnings quality and/or increase tax aggressiveness? An analysis of small companies from Norway.
MSc thesis, September 2018. Supervised by John Christian Langli.
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Øyvind Bøhren, Bogdan Stacescu, Line F. Almli and Kathrine L. Søndergaard
When Does the Family Govern the Family Firm?
CCGR Working Paper 4/2018. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.
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Oliver Hansson and Håvard Landgraff Solli
Multinational Tax Avoidance and Tax Policy
MSc thesis, September 2018. Supervised by Ignacio Garcia de Olalla Lopez.
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Didrik Dihle and Vegard Nilsson
State or Private ownership - The impact on performance and dividend payout
MSc thesis, September 2018. Supervised by Janis Berzins.
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Adam Balog and Eivind B. Lundby
Norwegian Family Firms and Risk-Taking
MSc thesis, September 2018. Supervised by Leon Bogdan Stacescu.
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Martine Ulstein
Earnings management, IPOs and SEOs: an empirical study of the Norwegian stock market
MSc thesis, September 2018. Supervised by Tonny Stenheim. Confidential.
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Joachim Granheim and Geir Einar Borgen
Factors Impact on Profitability for Norwegian Private Firms
MSc thesis, September 2018. Supervised by Ignacio Garcia de Olalla Lopez.
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Benedicte Aass and Yvette Carolan
En økonometrisk analyse av lønnsomhet ved kvinner i norske bedriftsstyrer
Bachelor thesis, June 2018. Supervised by Ignacio Garcia de Olalla Lopez.
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Limei Che, John Christian Langli and Tobias Svanstrøm
Education, Experience and Audit Effort
Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory (AJPT), vol. 37, no. 3, 2018, pp. 91-115.
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Olena Martynchuk and Olga Pisla
The effect of CEO-specific heterogeneity on firm’s policies: Empirical evidence from Norwegian companies
MSc thesis, September 2018. Supervised by Salvatore Miglietta.
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Andrea Kristiansen Bruu and Marianne Seljelid
Pecking Order Theory vs. Trade-Off Theory: How do financing decisions differ with firm size?
MSc thesis, September 2018. Supervised by Ignacio García de Olalla López.
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Borgar Haug and Elias Kosmo Larsen
Forskjeller i kundeporteføljene til de store revisjonsselskapene i Norge
MSc thesis, September 2018. Supervised by John Christian Langli.
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Johannes Berrum and Daniel Birkelund
Price Movements and Trading Volume Around Ex-Dividend Day in a Market with a High Degree of Foreign Ownership: Evidence from Norway
MSc thesis, September 2018. Supervised by Leon Bogdan Stacescu.
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Mari Junker Martinsen and Kristin Schønberg-Moe
Are family firms more tax aggressive than non-family firms, especially if they have a male CEO?
MSc thesis, September 2018. Supervised by John Christian Langli.
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Dayana Bjørling Hansen
Er det forskjeller mellom BDO og «Big 4» når det gjelder revisors beslutningsprosess ved fortsatt drift – usikkerhet?
MSc thesis, September 2018. Supervised by John Christian Langli.
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Ragnhild Aase and Hanne Lovise Jore
Gender Diversity on the Board of Directors and CEO Compensation in Norway
MSc thesis, September 2018. Supervised by Siv Jønland Staubo.
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Espen Bryn Johannessen and Victor Simonsen
The Trade-Off Between Family Ownership and Growth
MSc thesis, September 2018. Supervised by Leon Bogdan Stacescu.
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Per Johan Danielsen and Gøran Wara
Active vs Passive Portfolio Management in Norway - a study Management in Norway - a study
MSc thesis, September 2018. Supervised by Janis Berzins.
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Janis Berzins, Øyvind Bøhren and Bogdan Stacescu
Shareholder Conflicts and Dividends
Review of Finance, vol 22, 2018, pp. 1807-1840.
2017
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Joachim Andersen and Axel Heim Tveiten
The Effect of Corporate Tax Avoidance on Investments, and its Relationship to Firm Liquidity
MSc thesis, September 2017. Supervised by Ignacio Garcia de Olalla Lopez.
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Sindre Holen Eimhjellen and Erlend Jevnaker Straand
The Real Effects of Norway’s Wealth Tax Policies
MSc thesis, September 2017. Supervised by Hamid Boustanifar.
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Kennet Baarlid and Christoffer Klem Seljeseth
The Long-Term Effect of the 2006-Tax Reform on Dividend Payout Ratio - A Study of Closely Held Norwegian Firms
MSc thesis, September 2017. Supervised by Ignacio Garcia de Olalla Lopez.
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Ole H. Alnæs and Johan Leistad
The Influence of Social Capital on Financial Behaviour of Small Norwegian Firms
MSc thesis, August 2017. Supervised by Ignacio Garcia de Olalla Lopez.
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Ingvild Olette Bergheim and Karin Finstad Busch
How Does a Fall in Oil Prices Affect Firm Performance Across Industries in an Oil Exporting Country like Norway?
MSc thesis, September 2017. Supervised by Ignacio Garcia de Olalla Lopez.
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Alice Hayward and Anna Årdal
The Auditor Effect on Bankruptcy Frequency Distribution and Debt Coverage when Firms Opt-Out
MSc thesis, September 2017. Supervised by Tobias Svanstrøm.
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Shiying Liu and Ketil Målbakken
Family Firms, Do They Grow Slower Than Non-Family Firms?
MSc thesis, September 2017. Supervised by: Charlotte Ostergaard.
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Mike Burkart, Salvatore Miglietta and Charlotte Ostergaard
Why Do Boards Exist? Governance in the Absence of Corporate Law
CCGR Working Paper 1/2017.
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Oda Martine Bjørnsen and Kai Tai Lau
Do Norwegian Start-Ups and Smaller Business Benefit From Being Located in an Area Serviced by a Local Savings Bank?
MSc thesis, September 2017. Supervised by: Charlotte Ostergaard.
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Runhild Bjerkomp Soelberg
Three Perspectives on the Cash Flow Sensitivity of Cash
MSc thesis, September 2017. Supervised by Danielle Zhang.
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Frode Helleren and Christian Flacké Stige
The Application of EBITDA for Performance Measurement, and Factors Influencing it
MSc thesis, September 2017. Supervised by Pål Berthling-Hansen.
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Torstein Edvardsen and Sarah Bjanger Andersen
Prising og risiko på det norske revisjonsmarkedet
MSc thesis, Confidential, November 2017. Supervised by Tobias Svanström.
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Helene Berge and Ingrid Solheim
Board Diversity and Financial Performance: Evidence from Norway
MSc thesis, September 2017. Supervised by: Charlotte Ostergaard.
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Anelia Petrova and Milena Gauslaa
Hybrid Ownership Structure and Sustainability: A Study of The Norwegian Saving Banks
MSc thesis, September 2017. Supervised by Bogdan Stacescu.
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Just Christian Heide and Knut Østtveit Aardal
Size Management at Regulatory Thresholds by Norwegian Companies
MSc thesis, August 2017. Supervised by John Christian Langli.
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Marina England Dokken and Truls Fosse
Redefining Family Ownership and How It Affects Firm Performance
MSc thesis, September 2017. Supervised by: Charlotte Ostergaard.
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Christian Strandin and Magnus Løvstad
Oppkjøp i Norge - En studie av målselskapets lønnsomhet etter oppkjøp
2016
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Rasmus Bendvold and Kjetil Tøressen
Excess Cash and Investments
MSc thesis, 2016. Supervised by Janis Berzins.
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Sebastian Christoffersen and Simen Lerfaldet
Determinants of Turnout to Stockholder Meetings
MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by Øyvind Bøhren.
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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.
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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.
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Sorush Ashgarnia and Kim-Anders Eikrem
Reduseres revisjonshonoraret når ansettelsesforholdet mellom revisor og klient forlenges?
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Shahjahan Ul Hassan and Mads André Valderhaug
Family Ownership and Cash Holdings - Empirical Evidence from Norway
MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by: Charlotte Ostergaard.
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Asmund Rygh
Corporate Governance and International Business: Essays on Multinational Enterprises, Ownership, Finance and Institutions
PhD dissertation, April 2016. Supervised by: Gabriel Benito.
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Håvard Huse
Determinants of Working Capital
MSc thesis, 2016. Supervised by Hakim Lyngstadås.
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Tonje Sveinunggard and Ingjerd Sørensen
The Effect of CEO Gender on Corporate Leverage Decisions
MSc thesis, 2016. Supervised by Charlotte Oestergaard.
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Mahdieh Vosough Gohari and Kateryna Rylova
Female CEOs: Why So Few?
MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by Bogdan Stacescu.
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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.
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Alessandra Luzzi and Amir Sasson
Individual Entrepreneurial Exit and Earnings in Subsequent Paid Employment
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, vol 40, issue 2, 2016, pp. 401–420.
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Ilan Cooper and Richard Priestley
The Expected Returns and Valuations of Private and Public Firms
Journal of Financial Economics, vol. 120, issue 1, 2016, pp. 41-57.
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Anton Diachenko
Ownership Type, Performance, and Context - Study of Institutional and Industrial Owners
PhD dissertation, 2016. Supervised by: Torger Reve.
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Nils Grønstad and Thomas Sandbæk
Er det sammenheng mellom corporate governance-faktorer og earnings management?
MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by Tonny Stenheim.
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Herman Kornerud Christensen and Vetle Knutsen-Øy
Temporary Employment Legislation and Capital Structure
MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by Hamid Boustanifar.
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Junaid Arshad and Vincent Hoang
Labor Protection Laws and Corporate Cash Holdings
MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by Hamid Boustanifar.
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Charlotte Ostergaard, Ibolya Schindele and Bent Vale
Social Capital and the Viability of Stakeholder-Oriented Firms: Evidence from Savings Banks
Review of Finance, vol. 20, issue 5, 2016, pp. 1673–1718.
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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.
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Daniel Brändli
Family Firms Across Industries
MSc thesis, 2016. Supervised by Bogdan Stacescu.
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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.
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Sturla Lyngnes Fjesm
Initial Public Offering Allocations, Price Support, and Secondary Investors
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, vol. 51, issue 5, 2016 , pp. 1663-1688.
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Øyvind Bøhren and Siv Staubo
Mandatory Gender Balance and Board Independence
European Financial Management, vol. 22, issue 1, 2016, pp. 3-30.
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Pål Klavenes and Eirik Kalkvik Stenberg
Earnings Management During CEO Turnovers in Norway
MSc thesis, 2016. Supervised by Jeff Downing.
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Kenneth Austad and Kristoffer H. Henriksen
Insider Trading and Earnings Management in Norway
MSc thesis, September 2016. Supervised by Tonny Stenheim.
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Gabriel R. G. Benito, Asmund Rygh and Randi Lunnan
The Benefits of Internationalization for State-Owned Enterprises
CCGR Working Paper 1/2016.
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Valeriia Shvediuk
Mandatory Gender Board Composition Requirements in Norway and Company Performance
MSc thesis, 2016. Supervised by Yona Rubinstein (London School of Economics).
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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.
2015
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Camilla Sjøberg and Silje L. Johnsrud
The Long-Term Effect of the Gender Balance Law
MSc thesis, September 2015. Supervised by Siv Staubo.
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Eirik Nesvold and Daria Fagerlund
Effects of the Removal of Statutory Audit Requirements in Norway: A Quantitative Study
MSc thesis, September 2015. Supervised by John Christian Langli.
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Sonja Wikberg and Cecilie Lindø Tingberg
Family Ownership and Dividend Payouts - Empirical Evidence from Norway
MSc thesis, September 2015. Supervised by Siv Staubo.
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Charlotte Ostergaard, Ibolya Schindele and Bent Vale
Social Capital and the Viability of Stakeholder-Oriented Firms: Evidence from Savings Banks
CCGR Working Paper 1/2015. Accepted for publication in the Review of Finance.
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Tom Reinert Johansen and Malin Fredrikke Sjoner
Endringer i aksjeloven fra og med 1. juli 2013 - utbytteutdelinger og forsvarlighetsvurderinger i norske aksjeselskaper
MSc thesis, September 2015. Supervised by Morten Lund.
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Jan Thore Guren and André Moe Bakke
Avdekker revisor risiko som gjør at aksjeselskap ikke avlegge årsregnskap i samsvar med forutsetning om fortsatt drift?
MSc thesis, September 2015. Supervised by Jeff Downing.
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Rune Dypvik and Eivind Zahl
Goodwill Impairment Losses and Accounting Quality
MSc thesis, September 2015. Supervised by Tonny Stenheim.
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Sven Droste and Nina Gorenc
The Effects of Ownership Structure and Soncentration on Cash Holdings
MSc thesis, August 2015. Supervised by Bogdan Stacescu.
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Limei Che and John Christian Langli
Governance Structure and Firm Performance in Private Family Firms
CCGR Working Paper 2/2015. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Business Finance & Accounting.
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Limei Che and John Christian Langli
Governance Structure and Firm Performance in Private Family Firms
Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, vol. 42, issue 9-10, 2015, pp 1216–1250.
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Lars Aksel Myhre and Andreas Sollihagen Mauer
Drivers of Voluntary Audit in Norway: A Study Over Time
MSc thesis, December 2015. Supervised by John Christian Langli.
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Anders Hult
Strategisk prising på det norske revisjonsmarkedet – en empirisk analyse
MSc thesis, August 2015. Supervised by Tobias Svanstrøm.
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Limei Che, John Christian Langli and Tobias Svanstrøm
Education, Experience and Audit Effort
CCGR Working Paper 3/2015. Revised October 2017. Accepted for publication in Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory (AJPT)
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Øyvind Norli, Charlotte Ostergaard and Ibolya Schindele
Liquidity and Shareholder Activism
Review of Financial Studies, vol. 28, issue 2, 2015, pp. 486-520.
2014
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Odd Borgersen and Andre Thorsbakken
Gir Reduksjon av Revisjonspliktens Omfang Dårligere Regnskapskvalitet
MSc thesis, September 2014. Supervised by: John Christian Langli.
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Tomess Tronsgaard and Kristian Berger
The Relationship Between Corporate Social Performance and Corporate Financial Performance: An Event Study of Firms Listed on OSEBX
MSc thesis, September 2014. Supervised by: Øyvind Bøhren.
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Ignacio García de Olalla López
Essays in Corporate Finance
PhD dissertation, May 2014. Supervised by: Ibolya Schindele.
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Kathinka Bjørne-Larsen and Tone Aalborg Aas
A Spatial Approach to Competition in the Norwegian Audit Market Before and After the Exemption of the Mandatory Audit Requirement for Small Companies
MSc thesis, September 2014. Supervised by: Marleen Willekens.
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Øyvind Bøhren and Siv Staubo
Does Mandatory Gender Balance Work? Changing Organizational Form to Avoid Board Upheaval
Journal of Corporate Finance, 28, 2014, pp. 152–168.
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Øyvind Bøhren
Økonomiske særtrekk ved stiftelser
Nordisk Tidsskrift for Selskabsret, nr. 3, 2014, pp. 1-14.
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Ingrid Graff Kvalen and Katinka Vister
The Determinants of Mergers - A Study of Norwegian Private Companies
MSc thesis, September 2014. Supervised by: Ignacio Garcia de Olalla Lopez.
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Tine Stubberud and Marthe Elise Damm Torgersen
Opinion Shoppig - En Undersøkelse av Norske Foretak
MSc thesis, September 2014. Supervised by: John Christian Langli.
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Sebastian Christophersen and K. Simen Lerfaldet
Determinants of Turnout to Stockholder Meetings. A Study of the Prevalence and Determinants of Turnout to General Meetings in Listed Norwegian Companies
MSc thesis, September 2014. Supervised by: Øyvind Bøhren.
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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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Vasyl Kotsovskyi and Iryna Stadnyk
The Method of Payment Choice and Bidders' Performance in Nordic M&A Deals
MSc thesis, September 2014. Supervised by: Øyvind Norli.
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Øyvind Bøhren, Fredrik Hoseth and Håvard Remøy
Lønnsomhet i næringsklynger
Samfunnsøkonomen, nr. 3, 2014, pp. 14-23.
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Irene Wahlqvist and Sonica Narula
The Capital Structure, Ownership and Survival of Newly Established Family Firms
MSc thesis, September 2014. Supervised by: Bogdan Stacescu.
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Håkon Gjengstø and Tom-Erik Hovda
Voluntary Audit in Norway
MSc thesis, September 2014. Supervised by: John Christian Langli.
2013
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Janis Berzins and Øyvind Bøhren
Norske familiebedrifter: Omfang, eierstyring og lønnsomhet
Praktisk Økonomi og Finans, nr. 3, 2013, pp. 57-73.
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Anne Welle-Strand and Monica Vlaicu
Business and State Balancing International Development Agendas - The Case of Norwegian CSR
Journal of Politics and Law, vol. 6, no. 3, 2013, pp. 103-116.
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Janis Berzins, Øyvind Bøhren and Bogdan Stacescu
Dividends and Taxes: The Moderating Role of Agency Conflicts
CCGR Working Paper 2/2013. Revised May 2017.
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Audun Fagerstrøm Skattum and Mats Erik Strand
IPO Underpricing and Family Controlled Firms
MSc thesis, September 2013. Supervised by: Siv Staubo.
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Lasse Hafsten-Mørch and Oscar A. B. Merckoll
Ownership Effects on Underpricing of Norwegian SEOs
MSc thesis, September 2013. Supervised by: Siv Staubo.
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Alexander Bronken and Magnus Hagen
Lønn og pensjonsopptjening i mindre norske AS
MSc thesis, September 2013. Supervised by: Erlend Kvaal.
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Fredrik Hoseth and Håvard Remøy
Family Firms in Clusters: An Advantage or Not?
MSc thesis, September 2013. Supervised by: Øyvind Bøhren.
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Helge Alexander Venge Tollefsen and Johan Nicklas Welhaven
Norwegian Banks and Borrowing - Firms: How They Were Affected - by the 2008 Financial Crisis
MSc thesis, August 2013. Supervised by: Charlotte Ostergaard.
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Therese Ileby Beil and Fredrik Østhassel
Why are Non-listed Firms more Debt-dependent than Listed Firms?
MSc thesis, September 2013. Supervised by: Bogdan Stacescu.
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Øyvind Bjørtuft Skåra and Leif Åge Aabø
Earnings Management og IPOs - En Empirisk Studie av det Norske Aksjemarkedet
MSc thesis, August 2013. Supervised by: John Christian Langli.
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Rasmus Heim and Truls Hoel
The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Capital Structure: A Study on Norwegian Limited Liability Small and Medium Sized Firms
MSc thesis, September 2013. Supervised by: Ignacio Garcia de Olalla Lopez.
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Linn Bjørnerud and Henriette Vestli
The Impact of Audit Exemption and Auditor Choice on Earnings Quality in Norwegian Limited Companies
MSc thesis, September 2013. Supervised by: John Christian Langli.
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Alexandra Haugland Gaure and Selma Nygaard Thorkildsen
Board Size in Private Firms
MSc thesis, September 2013. Supervised by: Øyvind Bøhren.
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Caroline Brudvi Brøsholen
Efficiency and Return in Norwegian Family Firms - Are Family Firms More Efficient Than Non-Family Firms?
MSc thesis, September 2013. Supervised by: Øyvind Bøhren.
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Hanne Dancke Arnesen and Marianne Boreng
Family Successions and Their Effect on Firm Performance
MSc thesis, September 2013. Supervised by: Øyvind Bøhren.
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Siv Staubo
Regulation and Corporate Board Composition
PhD dissertation, August 2013. Supervised by: Øyvind Bøhren.
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Magnus Undeli Bekkelund and Niosha Hekmat
Foretar ledelsen og revisor, i børsnoterte selskaper med lav eller negativ egenkapital samt konkursselskaper, en tilfredsstillende vurdering av forutsetningen om fortsatt drift?
MSc thesis, September 2013. Supervised by: Erlend Kvaal.
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Kjell-Richard Finnemann and Alexander Hanevold
Low-Balling - Reduseres Revisjonshonoraret Som Følge av et Revisorbytte?
MSc thesis, June 2013. Supervised by: John Christian Langli.
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Simon Kramaric and Irena Kustec
Influence of Credit Crunch on Performance of Norwegian Companies, Before and After Financial Crisis in 2007
MSc thesis, August 2013. Supervised by: Charlotte Ostergaard.
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Øyvind Bøhren and Morten G. Josefsen
Stakeholder Rights and Economic Performance: The Profitability of Nonprofits
Journal of Banking and Finance 37, 2013, pp. 4073-4086.
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Øyvind Bøhren and Nils Erik Krosvik
The Economics of Minority Freezeouts: Evidence from the Courtroom
International Review of Law and Economics 36, 2013, pp. 48-58.
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Monika R. Gillerhaugen and Mayurathan Thiruchelvam
Do Owner Types Affect Listing Changes?
MSc thesis, September 2013. Supervised by: Siv Staubo.
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Georg Grøndalen
Norske selskapers regnskapsmessige behandling av egne utgifter knyttet til Forskning og Utvikling
MSc thesis, September 2013. Supervised by: John Christian Langli.
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Pernille Rypdal Stabe and Sandra Maria Songe Thorsen
Capital Structure and Agency Costs for Norwegian Private Firms
MSc thesis, September 2013. Supervised by: Bogdan Stacescu.
2012
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Kenny Strandberg and Fredrik Falkendal Nilsen
The Implications of the Financial Crisis on Norwegian Target Companies' Performance and Private Equity Funds' Strategies
MSc thesis, September 2012. Supervised by: Bogdan Stacescu.
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Anders Søgård and Per Skøien
CEO's Dilemma - Can CEO Minority Ownership Increase the Power of the Minority Group?
MSc thesis, September 2012. Supervised by: Bogdan Stacescu.
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Øyvind Bøhren, Morten G. Josefsen and Pål E. Steen
Stakeholder Conflicts and Dividend Policy
Journal of Banking & Finance 36, 2012, pp. 2852 - 2864.
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Fredrik Snellingen and Kai Fredrik Mohr Dye
Can Ownership Structure Explain Dividend Policy in Norwegian Private and Public Firms?
MSc thesis, September 2012. Supervised by: Bogdan Stacescu.
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Halvor Melau Sørensen and Tarje Melau Sørensen
On the Effect of the 2006 Norwegian Tax Reform on Cash Rlows from Firms to Private Investors
MSc thesis, August 2012. Supervised by: Bogdan Stacescu.
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Jon Vestrum and Håvard Gjerding-Smith
Åtte måneder med frivillig revisjon i Norge; En totalundersøkelse av hva som kjennetegner selskapene som valgte bort revisor
MSc thesis, June 2012. Supervised by: Tobias Svanstrøm
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Ina Bjørnsen
Revisors rapportering om fortsatt drift i revisjonsberetningen for konkursforetak i og under finanskrisen
MSc thesis, April 2012. Supervised by: Tobias Svanstrøm.
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Jannicke Olsen and Louise Samuelsson
On the Determinants of Derivatives Usage
MSc thesis, September 2012. Supervised by: Paul Ehling.
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Ole-Kristian Hope, John Christian Langli and Wayne B. Thomas
Agency Conflicts and Auditing in Private Firms
Accounting, Organizations, and Society, vol 37, issue 7, 2012, pp. 500–517.
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Morten H. Finslo and Rune O. Steihaug
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Network Messages and M&A Activity
MSc thesis, August 2012. Supervised by: Amir Sasson.
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Cristina Voinea
The Effect of the 2006 Tax Reform on the Companies’ Capital Structure
MSc thesis, September 2012. Supervised by: Bogdan Stacescu.
2011
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Johan Herman Storm
Survey on Financial Risk Management
MSc thesis, December 2011. Supervised by: Paul Ehling.
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Sturla Lyngnes Fjesme
Initial Public Offering Allocation
PhD dissertation, 2011. Supervised by: Øyvind Norli.
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Sturla Lyngnes Fjesme
Initial Public Offering Allocations, Price Support, and Secondary Investors
CCGR Working Paper 2/2011, January. Revised March 2015. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.
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Pingying Zhang
Power and Trust in Board–CEO Relationships
Journal of Management and Governance, Online First™, October 2011.
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Roland Kidwell and Arne Nygaard
A Strategic Deviance Perspective on the Franchise Form of Organizing
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, vol. 35, nr. 3, 2011, pp. 467-482.
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Line Floan Almli and Kathrine Lærke Søndergaard
Characteristics of Family Firms with Family Management
MSc thesis, September 2011. Supervised by: Øyvind Bøhren.
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Lise Dørum-Persen and Marten Reiten
CEO Substitution: Are Long-term Investors Better Monitors?
MSc thesis, September 2011. Supervised by: Ibolya Schindele.
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Torbjørn Magnussen and Martin Bie Sundelius
Do Family Firms Grow Differently Than Non-family Firms?
MSc thesis, September 2011. Supervised by: Øyvind Bøhren.
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Diana Cristina Iancu and Georgiana Radulescu
Ownership Dynamics - How Ownership Changes Hands Over Time and the Determinants of These Changes
MSc thesis, August 2011. Supervised by: Øyvind Bøhren.
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Janis Berzins, Øyvind Bøhren and Bogdan Stacescu
Shareholder Conflicts and Dividends
CCGR Working Paper 5/2011. Revised August, 2017. Accepted for publication in the Review of Finance.
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Sturla Lyngnes Fjesme and Øyvind Norli
Initial Public Offering or Initial Private Placement?
CCGR Working Paper 4/2011.
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Charlotte Ostergaard, Amir Sasson, and Bent E. Sørensen
Cash Flow Sensitivities and Bank-Finance Shocks in Nonlisted Firms
CCGR Working Paper 1/2011. Revised April 2018.
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Kai Andre Kristiansen and Therese Reksten
Earnings Management by Norwegian Private Firms
MSc thesis, September 2011. Supervised by: John Christian Langli.
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Morten Josefsen
Three Essays on Corporate Control
PhD dissertation, August 2011. Supervised by: Øyvind Bøhren.
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Charlotte Ostergaard and David C. Smith
Corporate Governance Before There Was Corporate Law
CCGR Working Paper 3/2011.
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Jier Xiao and Qiongjie Yu
Dividend Changes and Firm Performance
MSc thesis, September 2011. Supervised by: Bogdan Stacescu.
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Paul Ehling and David Haushalter
When Does Cash Matter? Evidence for Private Firms
CCGR Working Paper 6/2011. Revised January, 2014.
2010
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Ole-Kristian Hope, John Christian Langli and Wayne B. Thomas
Agency Conflicts and Auditing in Private Firms
CCGR Working Paper 2/2010. Revised June 2012. Accepted for publication in the Accounting, Organizations, and Society.
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Øyvind Bøhren and Øystein Strøm
Governance and Politics: Regulating Independence and Diversity in the Board Room
Journal of Business Finance & Accounting 37(9) & (10), 2010, pp.1281–1308.
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Ole Andreas Grenstad and Magnus Jahr
Resultatstyring ved hjelp av pensjoner i ikke-børsnoterte selskaper
MSc thesis, September 2010. Supervised by: John C. Langli.
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Namhee Matheson and Heidi Remmen
Minority Expropriation: Study on Tunneling in Norway
MSc thesis, September 2010. Supervised by: Øyvind Bøhren
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Ragnhild Raftevold Grodås and Tine Camilla Sørensen
Debt Capacity and Payout Policy
MSc thesis, September 2010. Supervised by: Bogdan Stacescu
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Mohammad Abdolmohammadi, Erlend Kvaal and John Christian Langli
Earnings Management Priorities of Private Family Firms
CCGR Working Paper 3/2010.
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Lage Bøhren and Bjarke Mogensen
Is There a Relationship Between Growth and Profitability: Evidence From a Large Sample of Norwegian Private Firms
MSc thesis, September 2010. Supervised by: Ibolya Schindele.
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Elise Botten and Marthe Kristine Hafsahl Karset
Financial Constraints for Norwegian Non-Listed Firms
MSc thesis, September 2010. Supervised by: Bogdan Stacescu.
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Stian Abrahamsen and Tobias W. Balchen
Do Dividens Predict Future Firm Performance?
MSc thesis, September 2010. Supervised by: Bogdan Stacescu.
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Roland E. Kidwell and Arne Nygaard
The Dual-Agency Problem Reconsidered: A Strategic Deviance Perspective on the Franchise Form of Organizing
CCGR Working Paper 1/2010. Revised September 2010. Accepted for publication in the Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.
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Marthe Johansen and Marthe Johanne Stenersen
Does It Pay To Be Green?
MSc thesis, September 2010. Supervised by: Bogdan Stacescu.
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Øyvind Nilsen Aas and Jonas Momkvist
Industry Dynamics and Productivity: The Effect of Productivity Change on Worker Reallocation
MSc thesis, August 2010. Supervised by: Espen Moen.
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Sturla Lyngnes Fjesme, Roni Michaely and Øyvind Norli
Using Brokerage Commissions to Secure IPO Allocations
CCGR Working Paper 4/2010
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Ole-Kristian Hope and John Christian Langli
Auditor Independence in a Private Firm and Low Litigation Risk Setting
The Accounting Review, vol. 85, nr. 2, 2010, pp. 573-605.
2009
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Øystein Hagen and Saurab Joshi
"Ownership Structure and Investor Behavior
MSc thesis, September 2009. Supervised by: Paul Ehling.
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Jonas Carlsen and Hermann H. Øverlie
Why Firms Purchase Employee Insurance
MSc thesis, September 2009. Supervised by: Paul Ehling.
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John Christian Langli
Hvem er brukerne av årsregnskapene til små aksjeselskaper, og trenger de reviderte regnskaper?
Praktisk Økonomi og Finans, nr. 1, 2009, pp. 104-119.
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Stine Marguerite Burchardt and Martin Styrmoe Moen
R&D and productivity: A Firm Level Investigation of the Norwegian Manufacturing Industry
MSc thesis, September 2009. Supervised by: Espen Moen.
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Malin Berg Mathisen and Linda Waldal
Gender Diversity on the Board
MSc thesis, September 2009. Supervised by: Øyvind Bøhren.
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Jessica Samuelsson and Eirik M.M. Schau
Exploring the Private Dividend World - An Investigation of Norwegian Firms
MSc thesis, September 2009. Supervised by: Paul Ehling.
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Henning Sveum Kristensen and Mats Johan Storrød
The Debt Maturity Structure of Norwegian Limited Liability Firms
MSc thesis, August 2009. Supervised by: Øyvind Bøhren.
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Øyvind Norli, Charlotte Ostergaard and Ibolya Schindele
Liquidity and Shareholder Activism
CCGR Working Paper 1/2009. Accepted for publication in the Review of Financial Studies.
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Paul Ehling
Risk Management with Cash and Insurance in Non-listed Firms
CCGR Working Paper 1/2008. Revised July 2009.
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Ole-Kristian Hope and John Christian Langli
Auditor Independence in a Private Firm and Low Litigation Risk Setting
CCGR Working Paper 1/2007. Revised April 2009. Accepted for publication in the Accounting Review.
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Janis Berzins and Øyvind Bøhren
Unoterte aksjeselskaper er viktige, uutforskede og spesielle
Praktisk Økonomi og Finans, nr. 2, 2009, pp. 65-76.
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Bjørn Morten Svalland and Lasse Cornelius Vangstein
Family Firms and Diversification
MSc thesis, August 2009. Supervised by: Øyvind Bøhren.
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Ove Andreas Staurset and Annette Storstein
Are PE Firms Better Owners?
MSc thesis, August 2009. Supervised by: Ibolya Schindele.
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Tor Arild Asbjørnsen and Magnar Nikolaisen
Downsizing: Family Ownership, Family Management and Listing Status - Evidence from Norwegian Firms
MSc thesis, August 2009. Supervised by: Janis Berzins.
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Shanshan Cui and Nicoleta Vaja
Drivers of Derivatives Use - Evidence from the Oslo Stock Exchange
MSc thesis, August 2009. Supervised by: Paul Ehling.
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Emily Zhan
Does Property Insurance Increase Firm Value?
MSc thesis, August 2009. Supervised by: Paul Ehling.
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Ole-Kristian Hope and John Christian Langli
Er høye honorarer for revisjon og rådgivning en trussel mot uavhengigheten?
Praktisk Økonomi og Finans, nr. 4, 2009, pp. 55-63.
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Lirika Buzhala and Tom A. S. Helgesen
Governance Mechanisms and Ownership Structure - A Study of Norwegian Banks
MSc thesis, September 2009. Supervised by: Øyvind Bøhren.
2008
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Janis Berzins, Øyvind Bøhren and Pål Rydland
Corporate Finance and Governance in Firms with Limited Liability: Basic Characteristics
CCGR Research Report 1/2008.
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R. Øystein Strøm
Three Essays on Corporate Boards
PhD dissertation, 2008. Supervised by: Øyvind Bøhren.
2007
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Øyvind Bøhren and Morten G. Josefsen
Do Stakeholders Matter for Corporate Governance? Behavior and Performance of Norwegian Banks 1985-2002
CCGR Research Report 1/2007.
2006
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Øyvind Bøhren and Jørgen Haug
Managing Earnings with Intercorporate Investments
Journal of Business Finance and Accounting 33, 2006, pp. 671-695.
2005
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Øyvind Bøhren and Nils Erik Krosvik
Tvangsinnløsning av minoritetseiere: Rettsøkonomien i norske skjønnssaker gjennom 25 år
(Minority buyouts: Law and economics in Norwegian courts over 25 years). Tidsskrift for Rettsvitenskap 118 (1-2), 2005, pp. 122-152.