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Task Complexity and Expertise as Determinants of Task Perceptions and Performance: Why Technology-Structure Research has been unreliable and inconclusive
(Series of Dissertations;5/2002, Doctoral thesis, 2002)The revolutionary developments of new technologies are not paralleled in the research on consequences of technology in organizations. Approximately four decades have passed since Woodward’s (1958) findings of relationships ... -
Televised sport: Exploring the structuration of producing change and stability in a public service institution
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2009)This thesis has both an empirical and a theoretical ambition. First, the empirical concern is uncovering the processes that shaped and influenced the production of televised football in the Norwegian Public Service ... -
The duration of equity ownership at the Oslo Stock Exchange 1989-1999
(Forskningsrapport;2/2006, Research report, 2006)To date little is known about how long equity ownership lasts, what determines its length, and whether ownership duration is related to rm performance. Using a unique time series of equity holdings over eleven years, ... -
The Effects of Transaction Costs on the Performance of Foreign Direct Investments: An Empirical Investigation
(Series of Dissertations;10/2004, Doctoral thesis, 2004)The multinational companies’ (MNCs) use of foreign direct investments as a governance mechanism in the globalization of businesses has a cost. Together with expenses linked to production processes, additional costs are ... -
The Innovation Performance of the Norwegian Offshore Industry: A report for the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association
(Forskningsrapport;4/2014, Research report, 2014)This report particularly considers the supplier (upside) part of the offshore oil & gas industry. It appears to be as innovative as telecommunication and pharmaceutical (traditional high-tech) industries in Norway but, in ... -
The oil price challenges: Strategic responses of the Norwegian offshore industry
(Research Report;1/2016, Research report, 2016)The underlying idea of this research project is to analyze strategic responses of the Norwegian offshore oil and gas supplier industry to the 2014 oil price crisis and set recommendations for moving forward. Through ... -
The Perils of Self-Brand Connections: Consumer Response to Changes in Brand Imageoppdrag
(Series of Dissertations;3/2015, Doctoral thesis, 2015-04-24)Companies commit considerable resources to build brand associations that resonate with consumers’ identities and facilitate strong consumer-brand bonds. This dissertation investigated a potential disadvantage of this popular ... -
The role of technology, ownership and origin in M&A performance
(Series of Dissertations;2/2014, Doctoral thesis, 2014)he massive value destruction for the acquiring firm shareholders found in recent studies on M&A performance puts a big question mark over M&A as a corporate growth strategy. However, not all M&A destroy value, which makes ... -
The value creating board : results from the "Follow-up surveys" 2005/2006 in Norwegian firms
(Forskningsrapport;2/2007, Research report, 2007)This report is one of several research contributions which are the outcomes of “The Value Creating Board” research program conducted at The Norwegian School of Management BI from 2001 to 2007. The report is a descriptive ... -
Three essays on corporate boards
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2008)The overriding theme of the three essays is the board of directors’ contribution to value creation. They use a data sample of Norwegian listed firms in the period 1989 to 2002, which by international standards constitute ... -
Three essays on corporate control
(Series of Dissertations;7/2011, Doctoral thesis, 2011)This dissertation consists of the three papers “Stakeholder rights and economic performance: The profitability of nonprofits” (with Øyvind Bøhren), “Stakeholder conflicts and dividend policy: A cleaner test” (with Øyvind ... -
Three essays on family firms
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Family businesses are important in many economies worldwide. One reason family firms pique many researchers' interest is the interplay of family and business. Decisions made within family firms often reflect business as ... -
Tillit og mistillit i offentlig risikokommunikasjon : BSE-konflikten og matvaresektoren
(Research Report, Research report, 2003)Hovedsiktemål med rapporten er å vise hvordan økt offentlig oppmerksomhet omkring risiko-kommunikasjon ikke først og fremst fører til sikker viten, men at kommunikasjonen om ikke-viten forsterkes. Konflikten rundt BSE har ... -
Tjeneste- og tiltaksprofiler ved det lokale NAV-kontoret: Den nye arbeids- og velferdstjenesten i - og utenfor - NAV
(Forskningsrapport, Research report, 2009)NAV-reformen pålegger alle kommuner å opprette et lokalt NAV-kontor der den kommunale økonomiske sosialhjelpen, råd og veiledning samt arbeidet med individuelle planer (etter Sosialtjenesteloven) skal tilbys sammen med ... -
Topics in accounting for impairment of fixed assets
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2005)This dissertation consists of three topics related to the accounting for impairment of fixed assets, represented by five papers. The first topic is an empirical research into the functionality of the new generation of ... -
Trading in Equity Markets: A study of Individual, Institutional and Corporate Trading
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2004)This thesis is about the trading behavior of various participants in equity markets, how they trade in various settings, their transactions costs and how their trading activity affect prices. -
Trading in Foreign Exchange Markets. Four Essays on the Microstructure of Foreign Exchange
(Series of Dissertations;2/2001, Doctoral thesis, 2001)This dissertation is a collection of four essays on the trading activities in the foreign exchange market. Trading has traditionally not been an issue in research on the foreign exchange market. This has changed during the ... -
Transforming Economies: The Case of the Norwegian Electricity Market Reform
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2000)The topic of this thesis is the shaping of modern economies, represented by a case-study of the Norwegian electricity market reform process. The essential questions raised are: “Why are industries and economies organized ... -
Transplants’ role stress and work performance in IT outsourcing relationships
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2006)This research investigates individual level effects of information technology (IT) outsourcing. The basis of this research rests on several organization and management theories typically applied to outsourcing separately. ... -
Undersøkelse av lokalpolitikere 2006/2007. En redegjørelse for undersøkelsens gjennomføring og datakvalitet - samt noen hovedtendenser
(Discussion Paper, Working paper, 2007)Rapporten dokumenterer spørreskjemaundersøkelsene som ble gjennomført av Handelshøyskolen BI i samarbeid med Statistisk sentralbyrå høsten 2006/våren2007. Undersøkelsene omfatter svar på spørreskjemaer sendt til ...