• A contingency theory of entrepreneurial debt governance 

      O'Brien, Jonathan; Sasson, Amir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Access to debt can be crucial for entrepreneurs who need capital. Embedding economic ties within a social relationship with the debt provider can ensure capital availability and attenuate opportunism. However, such a ...
    • Complementing clusters: a competitiveness rationale for infrastructure investments 

      Sasson, Amir; Reve, Torger (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a novel application of cluster theory and cluster methodology to evaluate large infrastructure investments. The complementing clusters approach, which builds on the ...
    • Different people, different pathways: Human capital redeployment in multi-business firms 

      Sabel, Christopher Albert; Sasson, Amir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Multi-business firms redeploy human capital to strengthen individual business units. However, we know little about the antecedents of such redeployments and their effects on unit outcomes. Contributing to the resource ...
    • Exploring Mediators: Effects of the Composition of Organizational Affiliation on Organization Survival and Mediator Performance 

      Sasson, Amir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)
      Market mediation literature has been taking primarily a triadic view in studying the role and impact of mediators, actors that occupy a middle position, on supply and demand conditions in markets. Mediating organizations ...
    • Ferjefri E39: næringsøkonomiske gevinster ved fjordkryssing 

      Sasson, Amir; Nordkvelde, Marius; Reve, Torger (Forskningsrapport;3/2014, Research report, 2014)
      Rapporten ser nærmere på næringseffektene av utbyggingen av en ny E39 over Boknafjorden (Rogfast) mellom Stavanger og Haugesund området, over Bjørnafjorden mellom Stord og Bergen området, over Sognefjorden mellom Oppedal ...
    • Individual entrepreneurial exit and earnings in subsequent paid employment 

      Luzzi, Alessandra; Sasson, Amir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      We study earnings of individuals who exit entrepreneurship for paid employment. We find mean (median) positive rewards from entrepreneurship in subsequent paid employment relative to matched employees. Rewards are higher ...
    • Knowledge Based Health 

      Sasson, Amir (Forskningsrapport;4/2011, Research report, 2011)
      In this study, we assess the underlying properties of a global knowledge hub to examine the extent to which the Norwegian health industry constitutes such a hub. We begin with a general discussion of the industry before ...
    • Knowledge Based Oil and Gas Industry 

      Sasson, Amir; Blomgren, Atle (Forskningsrapport;3/2011, Research report, 2011)
      This study presents the Norwegian upstream oil and gas industry (defined as all oil and gasrelated firms located in Norway, regardless of ownership) and evaluates the industry according to the underlying dimensions of a ...
    • Knowledge-based metals & materials 

      Sasson, Amir (Forskningsrapport;7/2011, Research report, 2011)
      This study presents the Norwegian metal and material industry (defined as all metal and material related firms located in Norway, regardless of ownership) and evaluates the industry according to the underlying dimensions ...
    • Kunnskapsbasert næringslivsutvikling 

      Reve, Torger; Sasson, Amir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Vår langsiktige verdiskaping avhenger imidlertid av vår evne til å ta i bruk kunnskapsressurser på en bedre måte enn hva vi gjør i dag. Med verdens høyeste kostnadsnivå har vi ikke så mange andre alternativer dersom vi ...
    • The Marginal Value of Cash, Cash Flow Sensitivities, and Bank-Finance Shocks in Nonlisted Firms 

      Ostergaard, Charlotte; Sasson, Amir; Sørensen, Bent E. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      We study how small firms manage cash flows by estimating cash flow sensitivities for all sources and uses of cash. Our data are Norwegian non-listed firms which can be matched to the banks they borrow from. Firms with low ...
    • The 3D printing order: variability, supercenters and supply chain reconfigurations 

      Sasson, Amir; Johnson, John Chandler (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Purpose: Direct Digital Manufacturing (DDM) is conceived of as either disrupting the entire manufacturing economy or merely enabling novel production. Between these extremes, we introduce an alternative where DDM coexists ...
    • The marginal value of cash, cash flow sensitivities and bank-finance shocks in nonlisted firms 

      Ostergaard, Charlotte; Sasson, Amir; Sørensen, Bent E. (CCGR Working Paper;1/2011, Working paper, 2011)
      We study how nonlisted firms trade off financial, real, and distributive uses of cash. We show that firms' marginal value of cash (MVC) affects the mix of external and internal finance used to absorb fluctuations in cash ...
    • Theoretical and methodological advances in cluster research 

      Reve, Torger; Sasson, Amir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Purpose: The paper assesses the dissemination of cluster ideas advanced in the “Competitive Advantage of Nations” and three subsequent national studies and the reasons for their substantial public policy impact in Norway. ...