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What’s mine is yours (for a nominal fee): exploring the spectrum of utilitarian to altruistic motives for Internet-mediated sharing
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)In this contribution, we scrutinize the diverse motives for internet-mediated sharing as well as their role in shaping attitudes towards sharing one’s possessions in commercialized as well as non-commercialized settings. ... -
When a brand adds an ecolabel - is it worth it? “What effect does issuing a brand-made carbon-footprint label have on the perceived product quality, brand attitude and purchase intention of the consumer?”
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis examines the effect of a brand-issued carbon label on brand attitude, purchase intention and perceived product quality on the consumer. These effects are hypothesized to be moderated by the perceived fit ... -
When and why do customer solutions pay off in business markets?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Manufacturers invest in customer solutions to differentiate their offerings and sustain profitability despite declining margins from goods sales. Notwithstanding strong managerial and academic interest, an examination of ... -
When are brands or relationships more important in B2B? : A moderation analysis of a proposed model
(Master thesis, 2017)Although recent B2B marketing research suggest that branding and relationships are of importance to firm performance, no research examines how these constructs act in the same model. We try to merge these two streams ... -
When are global decisions strategic?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)A robust academic field must set and revisit boundary conditions that define where, when, and to whom its insights apply. This is particularly true for a field such as global strategy where the ubiquity of the key terms ... -
When Context Matters: The Effects of Power Stability and Climate on Supervisors' Willingness to Implement Employee Voice
(Master thesis, 2018)Implementing employee voice can have substantial organizational benefits. Yet, supervisors frequently fail to implement subordinates’ improvement-oriented suggestions. To help explain this tendency, this thesis examines ... -
When does an interest path "look good"? Criteria for an appropriate future interest rate path
(CME Working paper series;5/2006, Working paper, 2006)Svensson (2004) suggested that a monetary policy committee of a central bank (MPC) should “find an instrument-rate path such that projections of inflation and output gap ‘look good’.” Academic literature on monetary ... -
When Does Cash Matter?
(CCGR Working Paper;6/2011, Working paper, 2011)We examine the association between a firm’s cash holdings and its performance. Using a large sample of private companies, we find that the importance of cash for a firm’s performance varies substantially with its size ... -
When does informal enforcement work?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)We study experimentally how enforcement influences public goods provision when subjects face two free-rider options that roughly parallel the nonparticipation and noncompliance options available for countries in relation ... -
When does it pay off to link a brand name to a country?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Some brands are associated with a country while others are not. From a managerial viewpoint, the main decision that must be made concerns when to make such an origin reference, and when to refrain from doing so. In this ... -
When Does the Family Govern the Family Firm?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)We find that the controlling family holds both the chief executive officer and chair positions in 79% of Norwegian family firms. The family holds more governance positions when it owns large stakes in small, profitable, ... -
When Economic Sanctions Cause White-Collar and Corporate Crime: The Case of Hidden Russian Ownership Revealed by a Norwegian Insurance Firm
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Sanctions have criminalizing consequences. This paper addresses the issue of Russian businesses attempting to circumvent and evade sanctions by white-collar and corporate crime. The case presented in this paper concerns a ... -
When feminine product presentation t>acllfires: Utilitarian us Hedonic products on Purchase Intention and Attitude toward product, and the mediating effect of Source Credit
(Master thesis, 2023)In this research, we propose that a product with feminine product presentation can backfire, leading to reduced purchase intention and attitude. The research topic was inspired from an increased trend we have observed over ... -
When leaders disclose uncertainty: Effects of expressing internal and external uncertainty about a decision
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)It is generally assumed that decision-makers appear more competent and trustworthy when exuding confidence in their choices. However, many decisions are by their nature uncertain. Is it possible for a decision-maker to ... -
When Midway Won’t Do: The Curvilinear Relationship Between Intrinsic Motivation and Willingness to be Flexible
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose Intrinsic motivation is held as critical for employees' willingness to be flexible (WTBF). Yet empirical research suggests that employees who find work intrinsically satisfying could resist work changes. In this ... -
When private internal investigators turn against the whistleblower: The case of Norwegian police
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The business of fraud examiners in private internal investigations is important to many auditing firms and law firms. They are hired by public and private organizations when there are suspicions of misconduct and financial ... -
When Public Recognition Inhibits Prosocial Behavior: The Case of Charitable Giving
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Commonly regarded as an important driver of donation behavior, public recognition also can reduce donations. With three studies, this research manipulates whether donors receive public, private, imposed, or optional forms ... -
When sensemaking remains local: implications for distributed sensemaking in reform implementation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Purpose This paper aims to contribute to the literature on distributed sensemaking by studying how the police establish and develop their new position as police contacts during the police reform. Design/methodology/a ... -
When Stakes are High and Guards are Low: High-Quality Connections in Knowledge Creation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)We provide a first qualitative empirical investigation of the dynamics of high-quality connections in organizational knowledge creation through a comparative analysis of two organizations involved in management consulting ... -
When support is important: A study of leaders with a fixed digital mindset and their employees' active usage or avoidance towards new technology – the mediating effect of perceived developmental supervisor support
(Master thesis, 2019)First and foremost, we would like to thank our eminent supervisor Elizabeth Solberg, Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at BI Norwegian Business School. We could not have done ...