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The art of measuring nothing: The paradox of measuring safety in a changing civil aviation industry using traditional safety metrics
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Measuring safety as an outcome variable within the ultra-safe civil aviation industry during periods of deliberate organizational change is a difficult, and often fruitless, task. Anticipating eroding safety processes, ... -
The Assimilator-Explorer styles and creativity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)This study looked at the relationship between the Assimilator–Explorer (A-E) cognitive styles and creativity. A measure of creative activities, four divergent thinking tasks used as controls, and a measure of the A-E styles, ... -
The Association between Toddlers’ Temperament and Well-Being in Norwegian Early Childhood Education and Care, and the Moderating Effect of Center-Based Daycare Process Quality.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Children who experience well-being are engaging more confidently and positively with their caregiver(s) and peers, which helps them to profit more from available learning opportunities and support current and later life ... -
The associations between personality traits, education, occupation and the occurrence of eczema in adulthood
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)There were 5,834 participants with complete data on parental social class at birth, childhood cognitive ability tests scores at 11 years, educational qualifications at 33 years, the Big-Five Factor personality traits, ... -
The asymptotic covariance matrix and its use in simulation studies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The asymptotic performance of structural equation modeling tests and standard errors are influenced by two factors: the model and the asymptotic covariance matrix Γ of the sample covariances. Although most simulation studies ... -
The Balanced Scorecard: A Review of Five Research Areas
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) is one of the most influential concepts in accounting and management. The BSC recently celebrated its 20-year anniversary. Since its introduction, the BSC has been the subject of much debate ... -
The bank-sovereign nexus: Evidence from a non-bailout episode
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)We explore the interplay between sovereign and bank credit risk in a setting where Danish authorities first let two Danish banks default and then left the country’s largest bank, Danske Bank, to recapitalize privately. We ... -
The beneficial ownership report : stock returns and shareholder activism
(Master thesis, 2014-09-05)In this thesis we study the association between large investors that file SC 13D forms and stock returns. We analyse shareholder activism by studying Schedule 13D filings and differentiate between active and passive investors ... -
The benefits of internationalization for state-owned enterprises
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Plain language summary: We investigate whether listed state-owned enterprises (SOEs) benefit more from internationalization than listed private enterprises. We argue that SOEs have a greater scope for benefitting from ... -
The beta anomaly and the conditional capm in the Norwegian stock market
(Master thesis, 2017)In this Master thesis, we investigate the relation between systematic risk and returns in the Norwegian Stock Market between 1986-2014. In an efficient market, market participants realize above average returns only by ... -
The big five factors and faking behaviors in employment interviews
(Master thesis, 2017)Research shows how it is not unusual for job applicants to fake during employment interviews. Faking can deteriorate the quality of the interview result, and lead to wrong hiring decisions. According to the model of ... -
The big oil change: a closer look at the Haber-Menaldo analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)The claim that oil wealth tends to block democratic transitions has recently been challenged by Haber and Menaldo, who use historical data going back to 1800 and conclude there is no “resource curse.” We revisit their data ... -
The biggest bluff in Europe : Benito Mussolinis ansvarsløse lek med makt
(Master thesis, 2012-03-28)Denne prosjektoppgavens hovedperson er Benito Mussolini. Min hovedproblemstilling er: Il Duce Mussolini; hvordan var det mulig å fremstå som enehersker med gudestatus i en periode for så å bli Italias mest forhatte ... -
The Black-Litterman Model : An Application on the Norwegian Stock Market
(Master thesis, 2016)In this thesis we apply the Black-Litterman model on the Norwegian stock market using historical price data in the period of 2004 to 2015. A wide collection of analyst recommendations was used to determine views to feed ... -
The board: a change agent?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into why shareholders often claim dissatisfaction with the results delivered by their boards. A central reason is that boards fail to get their critical decisions ... -
The brand management system (BMS) : its facilitators, impediments, and consequences
(Master thesis, 2015-08-07)Several empirical findings have emphasized the strategic benefits for organizations that possess strong brands. Frequently mentioned advantages are the positive influence that brands have on evaluations of customers, and ... -
The causal effects of referential vs ideological justification of change
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose This paper details an experimental study (n=197) that explores how different types of managerial change justifications affect employees’ reactions. The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of managerial ... -
The change and stability of NEO scores over six-years: A British study and a short review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This study investigated the change and stability of the Big-Five personality factors measured on a short scale. Fifteen similar studies using longer instruments were reviewed. In this study 7554 participants aged between ... -
The changing geography and ownership of value creation: Evidence from mobile telecommunications
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Through an innovative trade-in-task case study, we explore how Nokia, which is historically one of the most important mobile phone manufacturers in the world, offshored the development and production of three distinct ... -
The choice of normal-theory weight matrix when computing robust standard errors in confirmatory factor analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Robust standard errors are of central importance in confirmatory factor models. In calculating these statistics a central ingredient is the inverse of the asymptotic covariance matrix of second-order moments calculated ...