• The asymptotic covariance matrix and its use in simulation studies 

      Foldnes, Njål; Grønneberg, Steffen (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 

      Madsen, Dag Øivind; Stenheim, Tonny (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 

      Caporin, Massimiliano; Natvik, Gisle James; Ravazzolo, Francesco; Santucci de Magistris, Paolo (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 benefits of internationalization for state-owned enterprises 

      Benito, Gabriel R. G.; Rygh, Asmund; Lunnan, Randi (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 big oil change: a closer look at the Haber-Menaldo analysis 

      Andersen, Jørgen Juel; Ross, Michael L. (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 board: a change agent? 

      Kolltveit, Bjørn; Hennestad, Bjørn; Grønhaug, Kjell (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 causal effects of referential vs ideological justification of change 

      Arnestad, Mads Nordmo; Selart, Marcus; Lines, Rune (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 

      Furnham, Adrian; Cheng, Helen (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 

      Larsen, Marcus Møller; Seppälä, Timo; Ali-Yrkkö, Jyrki (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 

      Foldnes, Njål; Olsson, Ulf H. (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 ...
    • The choice of product indicators in latent variable interaction models: post hoc analyses 

      Foldnes, Njål; Hagtvet, Knut Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      The unconstrained product indicator (PI) approach is a simple and popular approach for modeling nonlinear effects among latent variables. This approach leaves the practitioner to choose the PIs to be included in the model, ...
    • The compassionate organization: contesting the rhetoric of goodwill in public sector value statements 

      Jørgensen, Poul Erik Flyvholm; Isaksson, Maria (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Purpose – This paper tests whether organisations in the public domain have embraced a corporate type of discourse, mirroring the private sector’s preferred orientation towards expertise, or whether they maintain their ...
    • The Competitive Advantage of Collaboration – Throwing New Light on The Nordic Model 

      Midttun, Atle; Witoszek, Nina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      In one of the most influential contributions to modern political economy, Hall and Soskice have launched a distinction between ‘liberal’ and ‘coordinated’ market economies, placing the Nordic countries firmly in the latter ...
    • The Conditioning Function of Rating Mechanisms for Consumers in the Sharing Economy 

      Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie; Lutz, Christoph; Fieseler, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how rating mechanisms encourage emotional labor norms among sharing economy consumers. Design/methodology/approach This study follows a mixed-methods research design. ...
    • The constitution and effects of country images: Theory and measurement of a central target construct in international public relations and public diplomacy 

      Buhmann, Alexander (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      The article introduces a model for analyzing the constitution and effects of country images. The model combines well-established concepts from national identity theory and attitude theory with a model from reputation ...
    • The contraction effect: How proportional representation affects mobilization and turnout 

      Cox, Gary W.; Fiva, Jon H.; Smith, Daniel M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      A substantial body of research examines whether increasing the proportionality of an electoral system increases turnout, mostly based on cross-national comparisons. In this study, we offer two main contributions to the ...
    • The Contraction Effect: How Proportional Representation Affects Mobilization and Turnout 

      Cox, Gary W.; Fiva, Jon H.; Smith, Daniel M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      A substantial body of research examines whether increasing the proportionality of an electoral system increases turnout, mostly based on cross-national comparisons. In this study, we offer two main contributions to the ...
    • The contrary forces of innovation: a conceptual model for studying networked innovation processes 

      Hoholm, Thomas; Olsen, Per Ingvar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      In this paper, we argue that industrial innovation processes can productively be analyzed as consisting of two sub-processes that over time create and mobilize contrary forces within both internal and external interactions ...
    • The copula information criteria 

      Grønneberg, Steffen; Hjort, Nils Lid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      We derive two types of Akaike information criterion (AIC)-like model-selection formulae for the semiparametric pseudo-maximum likelihood procedure. We first adapt the arguments leading to the original AIC formula, related ...
    • The creative industries in Norway: 2008-2014 

      Gran, Anne-Britt; Theie, Marcus Gjems; Torp, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      The article presents findings from a new mapping of the creative industries in Norway 2008–2014. It reviews previous mappings of the creative industries and discusses questions related to construction of the creative ...