• Innovating in Practice: A Practice-Theoretical Exploration of Discontinuous Service Innovations 

      Rai, Ranvir S. (Series of Dissertations;9/2016, Doctoral thesis, 2016-08-18)
      The purpose of this study is to contribute to the understanding of technology-based service innovations. The overarching research question has been: How can we understand service innovation from a practice-theoretical ...
    • Innovation in Public Services: Wicked Problems and Multi-layered Solutions 

      Røste, Rannveig (Series of Dissertation;6/2018, Doctoral thesis, 2018)
      During the last decade, innovation in public services has been addressed as a universal tool for improving existing public services and solving grand social challenges. The problem is that a range of promising concepts ...
    • Institutions, Policy Risk, and Firms Behavior. Foreign Investments in High-Risk Countries. 

      Adarkwah, Gilbert Kofi (Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2021)
      This dissertation investigates the relationship between host country institution-related (policy) risks and firms' international investment strategies. The dissertation consists of four essays. Essay 1 contributes to a ...
    • Integrasjon og samarbeid på pelagiske eksportmarkeder 

      Abrahamsen, Morten H.; Håkansson, Håkan (Forskningsrapport;1/2014, Research report, 2013)
      Denne forskningsrapporten er sluttrapport for prosjektet “Økt integrasjon og samarbeid mot eksisterende og nye målmarkeder for pelagisk industri”, gjennomført av BI på oppdrag for Fiskeri- og Havbruksnæringens Forskningsfond ...
    • Integrated Project Delivery (IPD): En litteraturstudie 

      Bygballe, Lena E.; Klovning, Frida; Paulsen, Linda (Forskningsrapport;1/2019, Research report, 2019)
      Denne forskningsrapporten presenterer resultater fra en litteraturstudie på Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), ved Handelshøyskolen BIs Senter for byggenæringen. Studien er basert på en identifisering og analyse av ...
    • Integrating corporate social responsibility and other strategic foci in a distributed production system: a transaction cost perspective on the North Sea offshore petroleum industry 

      Midttun, Atle; Dirdal, Tore; Gautesen, Kristian; Omland, Terje; Wenstøp, Søren (Research Report, Research report, 2005)
      The paper explores the challenges of integrating CSR with other strategic foci into the supply/contractor chain, both conceptually and empirically, with a focus on one sectorial case: the Norwegian upstream petroleum ...
    • Interacting Strategically within Dyadic Business Relationships: A case study from the Norwegian Electronics Industry 

      Awaleh, Fahad (Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2008)
      The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to our understanding of how firms can act strategically vis-à-vis others when the objective is to enhance the way resources are economised on across firm boundaries. The ...
    • International business cycles and oil market dynamics 

      Thorsrud, Leif Anders (Series of Dissertations;9/2014, Doctoral thesis, 2014)
      This dissertation is about understanding business cycle fluctuations in an international perspective. What causes them, and how do they transmit across borders? In essence the motivation for the dissertation can be summarized ...
    • Intuition and its role in strategic thinking 

      Henden, Gisle (Series of Dissertations;4/2004, Doctoral thesis, 2004)
      Even though intuition is recognized as imperative in strategic thinking management literature is surprisingly silent on the issue. This inquiry thus provides an historical and hermeneutic review of philosophical, ...
    • Investors' performance and trading behavior on the Norwegian stock market 

      Che, Limei (Series of Dissertations;5/2011, Doctoral thesis, 2011)
      This dissertation examines investors’ performance and trading behavior on the Norwegian stock market, using a unique and extensive data set of monthly holdings of all the investors. The first paper studies how Norwegian ...
    • Jordbruksvaresektorens muligheter i sjømatbasert næringsutvikling 

      Hernes, Tor; Olsen, Per Ingvar; Espelien, Anne (Research Report, Research report, 2004)
      Hovedfokuset i dette prosjekt har vært å avdekke noen av de mulighetsrom som måtte finnes i krysningen mellom agro- og marin sektor. At det foreligger slike muligheter er for så vidt allerede vel forstått innenfor ...
    • Kan konkurranse bidra til lavere legemiddelpriser?: en evaluering av myndighetenes prisregulering 

      Dalen, Dag Morten (Research Report, Research report, 2002)
      Reformene i legemiddelmarkedet de senere årene er synlige for de fleste. Apotekene er blitt flere, de er mer tilgjengelige, og de har utviklet et nytt og mer forbrukervennlig butikk-konsept. Markedet er i dag kjennetegnet ...
    • Kapitalforvaltning i Norge - en ny vekstnæring? 

      Nordkvelde, Marius; Diachenko, Anton; Alexandru, Robert; Reve, Torger (Forskningsrapport;5/2013, Research report, 2013)
      Prosjektet “Kapitalforvaltning i Norge-en ny vekstnæring? ” er en videreutvikling av det nasjonale forskningsprosjektet “Et kunnskapsbasert Norge” (2012). Felles for de to prosjektene er klyngeperspektivet på næringsutvikling. ...
    • Kjøpesenteret og dets logistikksystem: dagens praksis og potensiale for forbedring 

      Bjørnland, Dag; Bjerkelund, Rune; Granquist, Tom (Research Report, Research report, 2001)
      Forsknings- og utviklingsprosjektet "Effektiv og miljøvennlig vareforsyning til kjøpesentre og andre butikkonsentrasjoner" har analysert hele den verdiskapende kjeden ved distribusjon av utvalgte forbruksvarer fra den ...
    • 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 IT & software 

      Andersen, Espen (Forskningsrapport;9/2011, Research report, 2011)
      Abstract This report describes and analyzes the Norwegian IT industry, focusing on two categories of companies: Those that provide information technology as a product largely developed by themselves, and those that provide ...
    • 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 ...
    • Knowledge-based Telecom Industry 

      Vinje, Villeman; Nordkvelde, Marius (Forskningsrapport;13/2011, Research report, 2011)
      BI Norwegian School of Management is conducting a national research project entitled “A knowledge-based Norway”. Thirteen major knowledge-based industries in Norway are being analyzed under the auspices of the project. This ...
    • En kunnskapsbasert finansnæring 

      Grünfeld, Leo A.; Jakobsen, Erik W.; Eide, Lars E.; Mellbye, Christian S. (Forskningsrapport;11/2011, Research report, 2011)
      Prosjektet ”En kunnskapsbasert finansnæring” inngår som delprosjekt i det store nasjonale forskningsprosjektet ”Et kunnskapsbasert Norge” som gjennomføres ved Handelshøyskolen BI under ledelse av professor Torger Reve. Norsk ...