PhD defence: Niels Buus Lassen

In order to obtain the PhD degree, Niels Buus Lassen has submitted his thesis entitled: 

The Predictive Power of Social Media Data

The PhD thesis contributes to the scholarly discussion on identifying the predictive power of social media and Google search data for the predictive modelling of sales and investor behaviour. 
 

The thesis consists of a kappa and research papers with five predictive models. A model for iPhone sales using Twitter data, a model for H&M sales using Facebook data and a model for Mikkeller beer sales using Facebook
and Google search data. A general model for predictions based on social media and Google search data.
Lastly a predictive model for investor behaviour using Google search data. The key contributions propose a
new conceptual Social Filtering Model, explaining how human behaviour on social media and Google searches
are filtered differently. This determines the potential use for data in a new Predictive Modelling Framework.

Primary Supervisor:
Professor Ravi Vatrapu

Department of Digitalization

Copenhagen Business School

Secondary Supervisor:

Associate Professor Lisbeth la Cour

Department of Economics

Copenhagen Business School

Assessment Committee:

Associate Professor Abayomi Baiyere (Chair)

Department of Digitalization

Copenhagen Business School

Professor Monica Singhania

Management Studies

University of Delhi

Professor Ahmed Elragal

Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering

Luleå University of Technology

Thesis:
The thesis will be available from research.cbs.dk

Reception:
The CBS PhD School will host a reception, which will take place immediately after the defence in Atrium.