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Was Weber Really Wrong? A Comment on Some Recent Empirical Studies on Economic Growth
(Journal article, 2021)In the last two decades, there have been two influential papers in empirical economic growth, Becker and Woessmann (2009) and Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson (2001), which explicitly or implicitly claim that Weber's thesis ... -
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Waste Management: Supplier Selection Criteria and Weighting Factors Within Tender Evaluation Processes : A Comparative Case Study of Norwegian Municipalities
(Master thesis, 2018)The research aims at investigating the connection between supplier selection criteria and the achievement of innovative and sustainable contracts. During 2017, the Norwegian waste marked suffered from the bankruptcies ... -
Waste separation: a study among university students in the Netherlands.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Recycling waste is important to reduce the production of greenhouse gasses. The aim of this project was to understand determinants of cafeteria waste separation behavior among university students. First, the determinants ... -
The way you make me feel” Exploring the relationship between LMX and Job Insecurity
(Master thesis, 2021)Previous research has identified different antecedents that lead to job insecurity, such as organizational climate, type of employment, locus of control (Keim et al., 2014), self-esteem and role ambiguity (Shoss, ... -
Wayfarers in Cyberspace: A Temporal Investigation of Digital Nomads Based on Liquid Modernity Theory
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Following the recent rise of digital nomadism, this study explores changing patterns of travel and work among highly mobile individuals. We draw on liquid modernity theory to analyze data from Reddit’s r/digitalnomad ... -
We Are Projects: Narrative Capital and Meaning Making in Projects
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Research on projects has to a limited degree taken issue with how projects are chief producers of meaning at work. We develop the concept of narrative capital as a basic mechanism for how people can engender meaning in and ... -
We eat first with our (digital) eyes: Enhancing mental simulation of eating experiences via visual-enabling technologies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This research examines how consumers’ intentions to purchase food change depending on the visualisation mode (3D vs. AR) and product format (served vs. packaged). In three studies, we demonstrate that mental simulation of ... -
We have performance appraisal every day and every hour”: Transferring performance management to Russia.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Performance management (PM) of employees is an important established practice in multinational corporations (MNC) and therefore one of the key practices to be transferred to subsidiaries. In this study, we use the concept ... -
Weakening trade union power: New forms of employment relations. The case of the Norwegian Air Shuttle
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)For the past two decades – and in particular after the 2008 crisis – atypical employment has expanded across Europe. The crisis led to increased demand for more flexible labour markets, and thus atypical employment became ... -
Wealth Creation in Mergers and Acquisitions in the United States
(Master thesis, 2018)During the last two decades, mergers and acquisitions (M&As) grew to become an attractive business strategy for companies to engage in, aiming to benefit from revenue enhancement, cost reduction, tax gains or reduced ... -
Weathering the global financial crisis : results from Australia, Canada and Norway
(Master thesis, 2012-05-11)This thesis examines how some countries have performed above average during the global financial crisis. In order to study this Australia, Canada, and Norway have been selected. We investigate whether the industry structure ... -
Weighting Schemes and Incomplete Data: A Generalized Bayesian Framework for Chance-Corrected Interrater Agreement
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Van Oest (2019) developed a framework to assess interrater agreement for nominal categories and complete data. We generalize this framework to all four situations of nominal or ordinal categories and complete or incomplete ... -
Western leadership development and Chinese managers : Exploring the need for contextualization
(Academic article, 2011)This paper explores if, and how, Chinese managers perceive Western theories of leadership and leadership development as useful in their business environment. Based on a text analysis approach analyzing term papers of ... -
We’re only in it for the money? Developing sustainable literacy through management accounting curriculum
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This article addresses how and why introductory management accounting courses could contribute to sustainable literacy. Drawing on pragmatic constructivism we develop a course design. We base our discussions on teaching ... -
What Are Norwegian Leaders Doing To Prevent Sexual Harassment In Their Organization?
(Master thesis, 2019)Experiencing sexual harassment (SH) can affect the victim in both human and organizational terms. In Norway, leaders are obligated to prevent SH from taking place at their workplace. Despite this, the prevalence of SH ... -
What are possible growth strategies the Norwegian apple industry can adopt to increase sales of Norwegian apples
(Master thesis, 2023)This master thesis explores the decrease in consume of Norwegian apples and investigates alternative strategies to boost growth by increasing sales. Through a comprehensive case study, we aimed to identify potential ... -
What are the characteristics of repatriation knowledge sharing practices? : Exploring the barriers and opportunities for sharing knowledge
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis explores the characteristics of repatriation knowledge sharing, focusing on identifying the barriers and opportunities for sharing knowledge in a repatriation context. The findings presented is based on ... -
What are the consequences of externalities and ignorance in online platforms? An economic investigation of current practices and potential remedies.
(Master thesis, 2021)The pace at which online platforms have become an integral part of our everyday life is nothing short of impressive. Many of such platforms have experienced high growth in recent years which highlights the economic value ... -
What are the effects of Large Scale Asset Purchases on asset prices in the US?
(Master thesis, 2016)In this thesis we research the effects of the Federal Reserve’s Large Scale Asset Purchase programs on asset prices in the United States, mainly stock prices and long term interest rates. First, an event study is employed ...