• Building Organizational Resilience Through Organizational Learning: A Systematic Review 

      Evenseth, Lise Lotte; Sydnes, Maria; Gausdal, Anne Haugen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-02-25)
      With organizational environments becoming increasingly complex and volatile, the concept of “organizational resilience” has become the “new normal”. Organizational resilience is a complex and multidimensional concept which builds on the myriad of capabilities that an organization develops during its lifecycle. As learning is an inherent and essential part of these developments, it has become a ...
    • International Cooperation on Search and Rescue in the Arctic 

      Sydnes, Are K.; Sydnes, Maria; Antonsen, Yngve (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-09)
      SAR in the Arctic is a complex and dynamic cross-disciplinary activity that requires the combined effort of multiple actors with specialized human and technical resources. Due to limited resources and infrastructure in the Arctic, international cooperation is particularly important. This article applies a conceptual framework drawn from regime-theory to study SAR cooperation in the Arctic. More ...
    • Lean Production – One path to organizational Resilience? 

      Sydnes, Maria; Gausdal, Anne Haugen; Åssveen, Ingrid Dahl (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-11-07)
      In this in­depth single­case study from a large international aerospace and defence company, we ask the following research question: In what ways does lean production influence organizational resilience? Our findings suggest that various lean practices, such as lean meetings, using lean tools and a lean production­inspired organizational culture promote the development of organizational capabilities ...
    • Learning from crisis: the 2015 and 2017 avalanches in Longyearbyen 

      Sydnes, Are K.; Sydnes, Maria; Hamnevoll, Helle (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-27)
      Longyearbyen has been hit by two avalanches in 2015 and 2017 causing severe damages to housing and two fatalities. In this study we investigate organised learning processes regarding emergency preparedness and response following the avalanches. Longyearbyen provides a case of particular interest as climatic change rapidly is altering the environmental conditions, including the risk of avalanches.< ...
    • SARINOR WP 3 "SØK". (Norut rapport 11/2015) 

      Antonsen, yngve; Sivertsen, Agnar Holten; Grydeland, Tom; Johansen, Kjell-Sture; Storvold, Rune; Rognmo-Hodge, Andrew; Hagen, Snorre; Sørensen, Geir-Arne; Sydnes, Maria; Sydnes, Are K.; Hansen, Bernt Inge (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2015)
      Arbeidet analyserer tilgjengelig søk og redningskapasitet (SAR), med fokus på søk, med sikte på å avdekke forbedringspunkter. Arbeidet er begrenset til Norges ansvarsområde i henhold til Arktisk råds avtale om søk og redning i Arktis. Redningshelikopter på SAR beredskap består av 2 AS332L1 AWSAR på Svalbard, et Sea King på Banak og et i Bodø. I tillegg har Bristow et EC225 AWSAR helikopter i Hammerfest. ...