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Formation of research collaborations between universities and firms: Towards an integrated framework of tie formation motives, processes and experiences
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2006)The purpose of the study is to address the following research questions: What are the preconditions for forming ties between academic research environments and firms, and do such preconditions have anything to say for how ... -
The Relationship Between Intragroup Conflict, Group Size and Work Effectiveness
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2006)The relationship between dimensions of intragroup conflict and work group effectiveness (group delivery and work group job satisfaction), and the moderating effects of group size on this relationship, was investigated. ... -
The Capability to Commercialize Network Products in Telecommunication
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2007)When we consider buying food, clothes or furniture we normally appraise the goods based upon our personal needs independent of the number of other people who have bought or use the same type of item. Some types of goods, ... -
The Born Global - Redefined: On the Determinants of SMEs Pace of Internationalization
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2007)The objective of this study was to describe the process of internationalization of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and to explore the reason for the differences in the pace of internationalization of firms. This ... -
Organizing Local Democracy: The Norwegian Experience
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2007)The dissertation traces empirically certain prerequisites for effective local democratic politics as viewed in terms of the functioning of the local democratic chain of delegation and in terms of the functional organization ... -
Enhancing Intangible Resources in Professional Service Firms: A Comparative Study of How Competence Development Takes Place in Four Firms
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2007)Over the last two decades, there has been a tremendous interest in knowledge, or competence, as the principal source of value creation and economic rent. Inspired by this current, this research project started from curiosity ... -
Does Cultural Sensitivity Matter to Maintaining Business Relationships in the Export Markets?: An empirical investigation in the Norwegian seafood industry
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2007)The aim of this study is twofold. The first aim is to develop the cultural sensitivity concept. A review of literature, including literature focusing on international business, marketing, and adaptive selling, has provided ... -
The Role of the Package as an Information Resource in the Supply Chain: A case study of distributing fresh foods to retailers in Norway
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2007)The objective of this study is to investigate the role of the package as an information resource in a supply chain context. The package is a physical resource that is designed in accordance with principles of packaging ... -
Interacting Strategically within Dyadic Business Relationships: A case study from the Norwegian Electronics Industry
(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 ... -
Managing Adaptive Learning from the Middle
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2008)The main purpose of this study is to contribute to the understanding of how school organizations adapt their core technology to demands imposed from their external environments. Built on open system theories, schools are ... -
Managing Organizational Change during Institutional Upheaval: Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Higher Education in Transition
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2008)This study focuses on organizational change in non-stabile environments. Non-stabile environments are characterized by dramatic change at societal, economic and political levels caused by, for example, changes in political ... -
Creating a new role for an old central bank: The Bank of Norway 1945-1954
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2008)How does a central bank respond when the political, economic and institutional preconditions underlying its authority and autonomy fundamentally change? When its role traditionally has been characterized by independence ... -
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 ... -
Managing Adaptive Learning from the Middle
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2008)The main purpose of this study is to contribute to the understanding of how school organizations adapt their core technology to demands imposed from their external environments. Built on open system theories, schools are ... -
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 ... -
Shipshaped: Kongsberg industry and innovations in deepwater technology, 1975-2007
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2009)Shipshaped is a thesis on the emergence of an innovative offshore supplier industry. Multiple influences combined to the success of various techniques to extract oil and gas without fixed platforms; this thesis put particular ... -
The Contrary Forces of Innovation: An Ethnography of Innovation Processes in the Food Industry
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2009)The purpose of the study is to contribute to our understanding of innovation processes. The overarching research question has been: How do innovation processes evolve over time, and, in particular, how are knowledge and ... -
Asset pricing with multiple assets and goods
(Series of Dissertations;5/2009, Doctoral thesis, 2009)This dissertation consists of three papers; 'Asset Prices and Real Exchange Rates with Deep Habits', 'Financial Market Completeness in Multi-Good Economies' and 'Correlations'. The rest of the section is organized as ... -
The Role of Intermediaries in Evolving Distribution Contexts: A Study of Car Distribution
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2009)This study contributes to the understanding of the role of intermediaries in contemporary distribution systems. These systems are characterised by an increased variety stemming both from changes in customer demand patterns, ... -
A Bumper!? An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship between the Economy and the Environment
(Series of Dissertations, Doctoral thesis, 2009)This thesis is concerned with the relationship between the economy and the environment. The relationship is often portrayed as a conflict in public discourse, as if what is good for the economy is bad for the environment ...