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A mid-range theory of monitoring behaviors, shared task mental models, and team performance within dynamic settings
(Series of Dissertations;11/2016, Doctoral thesis, 2016-11-04)This dissertation is an enterprise in building a mid-range theory of teamwork within emergency settings wherein I attempt to explain some contrasting findings in the literature. I focus on a limited number of variables in ... -
Adapting to Changing Job Demands: A Broadcast Approach to Understanding Self-Regulated Adaptive Performance and Cultivating It in Situated Work Settings
(Series of Dissertations;5/2017, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Although employees’ “adaptive performance” is increasingly important for maintaining both individual job performance and contributing to organizational performance, there continues to be only a superficial understanding ... -
All you need is love? Investigating leadership from leaders’ attachment experiences in close relationships
(Series of Dissertation;1/2019, Doctoral thesis, 2019)The influence of Bowlby’s attachment theory on leadership research is growing. Most studies support the view that leaders’ attachment style, mirroring their experiences with significant others (e.g., parents) early in life, ... -
Antecedents and Consequences of Unplanned Alliance Terminations
(Series of Dissertation;4/2018, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Despite their evident advantages, more than 50 percent of strategic alliances terminate prematurely. Still, little is known about causes of alliance terminations and even less is known about subsequent performance consequences ... -
The Antecedents of Management Competence: The Role of Educational Background and Type of Work Experience
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2001)This study investigates the relationship between managers’ demographic characteristics (educational background and work experience) and their management competence (preference for problem solving strategies and managerial ... -
Are Human Resource Management (HRM) Systems Good or Bad for Employee Well-being? An Investigation of the Well-being Paradox from the Mutual Gains and Critical Perspectives
(Series of Dissertation;7/2018, Doctoral thesis, 2018)This PhD consists of three individual studies, addressing two of the most controversial debates in the human resource management (HRM) literature today: the “good vs. bad” debate (whether HRM practices are good or bad for ... -
Asset pricing with multiple assets and goods
(Series of Dissertations;5/2009, Doctoral thesis, 2009)This dissertation consists of three papers; 'Asset Prices and Real Exchange Rates with Deep Habits', 'Financial Market Completeness in Multi-Good Economies' and 'Correlations'. The rest of the section is organized as ... -
Betwixt and between: Software in telecommunications and the programming language Chill, 1974-1999
(Series of Dissertations;8/2011, Doctoral thesis, 2011)This thesis studies the creation, use and ultimate demise of a rather peculiar high-level programming language named Chill.1 It was peculiar in its origin, a United Nations specialised agency. It was peculiar in its ... -
Beyond the ‘trusted advisor’: The impact of client-professional relationships on the client’s selection of professional service firms
(Series of Dissertations;3/2012, Doctoral thesis, 2012)Relationship based advantages and competitive advantages are often assumed to belong to different paradigms in management research. While authors have pointed out that companies compete and have relationships at the same ... -
The Born Global - Redefined: On the Determinants of SMEs Pace of Internationalization
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2007)The objective of this study was to describe the process of internationalization of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and to explore the reason for the differences in the pace of internationalization of firms. This ... -
Breakdown of Team Cognition and Team Performance: Examining the influence of media and overconfidence on mutual understanding, shared situation awareness and contextualization
(Series of Dissertations;1/2017, Doctoral thesis, 2017)In several settings, such as counter-terrorism operations and aviation, avoiding breakdowns in team cognition is essential for coordination and team performance. This dissertation examines two assumptions concerning ... -
Broad vs. Narrow Brand Strategies: The Effects of Association Accessibility on Brand Performance
(Series of Dissertations;1/2011, Doctoral thesis, 2011)The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate whether brands pursuing a narrow brand strategy perform better than brands pursuing a broad brand strategy. Specifically, the dissertation asks whether associative strength ... -
A Bumper!? An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship between the Economy and the Environment
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2009)This thesis is concerned with the relationship between the economy and the environment. The relationship is often portrayed as a conflict in public discourse, as if what is good for the economy is bad for the environment ... -
The Capability to Commercialize Network Products in Telecommunication
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2007)When we consider buying food, clothes or furniture we normally appraise the goods based upon our personal needs independent of the number of other people who have bought or use the same type of item. Some types of goods, ... -
Client-consultant interaction practices: Sources of ingenuity, value creation and strategizing
(Series of Dissertations;10/2014, Doctoral thesis, 2014)Service providers increasingly choose to interact with their clients. Previous studies show that client’s resources and activities can influence the service provider’s ability to create value, to be creative, and to develop ... -
Consumers in Industrial Networks: a study of the Norwegian-Portuguese bacalhau network
(Series of Dissertations;4, Doctoral thesis, 2010)The way in which industrial activities are organised among firms has been a fundamental theoretical concern for a long time” (Dubois, 1994). Typical studies do not include the division of work between consumers and firms. ... -
The Contrary Forces of Innovation: An Ethnography of Innovation Processes in the Food Industry
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2009)The purpose of the study is to contribute to our understanding of innovation processes. The overarching research question has been: How do innovation processes evolve over time, and, in particular, how are knowledge and ... -
Corporate governance and international business: Essays on multinational enterprises, ownership, finance and institutions
(Series of Dissertations;06/2016, Doctoral thesis, 2016-04-29)This Thesis contributes to the literature on corporate governance in international business, with a focus on corporate ownership, corporate finance and institutions. It consists of five theoretical and empirical studies. Three ... -
Creating a new role for an old central bank: The Bank of Norway 1945-1954
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2008)How does a central bank respond when the political, economic and institutional preconditions underlying its authority and autonomy fundamentally change? When its role traditionally has been characterized by independence ... -
Creating the Image: A Transaction Cost Analysis of Joint Value Creation in the Motion Picture Industry
(Series of Dissertations;3/2013, Doctoral thesis, 2013)This dissertation is concerned with expanding the scope of transaction cost theory from its primary concern with governance alignment to also encompass transaction value. The aim is to provide strategic management guidance, ...