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    • The meaning of institutional logics for performance assessment in boards of municipal companies 

      Olsen, Trude Høgvold; Solstad, Elsa; Torsteinsen, Harald (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-11)
      Municipal companies are hybrid organizations hosting multiple institutional logics operating at the interface between the public and private sector. The authors present a new analytical framework inspired by the institutional logics perspective, which can improve our understanding of how performance assessment in municipal corporate boards develops as they navigate between the interests of the owner, ...
    • Measuring impact through experimental design in entrepreneurship education: A literature review and research agenda 

      Longva, Kjersti Kjos; Foss, Lene (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-16)
      True experimental design and quasi-experimental design are considered to be rigorous research designs appropriate for assessing the impact of pedagogical interventions. This study explores the extent and application of experimental design in impact research on entrepreneurship education (EE) based on a systematic literature review. The findings reveal a substantial lack of methodologically rigorous ...
    • Measuring inventory turnover efficiency using stochastic frontier analysis: building materials and hardware retail chains in Norway. 

      Breivik, Jørgen; Larsen, Nils Magne; Thyholdt, Sverre Braathen; Myrland, Øystein (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-26)
      Operational efficiency in the retail business is vital in order to be profitable in a competitive environment. This paper investigates how environmental factors, firm size and time trends are linked to inventory performance. We use location data, demographic data and 16 years of financial accounting data from small and medium-sized home improvement retailers to explain inventory performance at a ...
    • Memorable tourism experiences and critical outcomes among nature-based visitors: a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis approach 

      Akhshik, Arash; Rezapouraghdam, Hamed; Ozturen, Ali; Ramkissoon, Haywantee (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-11)
      Intense global competition for natural resources, manifesting in negative environmental externalities, has forced hospitality and tourism stakeholders to adopt strategies that may result in economic growth in tandem with environmental conservation. One such strategy is to cultivate travellers’ loyalty to the tourism destinations and encourage them to participate in environmentally friendly ...
    • Merger and bilateral bargaining : A note 

      Clark, Derek J.; Musy, Olivier; Pereau, Jean Christophe (Working paper; Arbeidsnotat, 2008-02-05)
      In a context of bilateral bargaining between an upstream supplier and several downstream buyers, this note determines the conditions under which two buyers have an incentive to merge depending on whether (i) the bargaining process is simultaneous or sequential and (ii) the post merger buyer becomes pivotal or not. We also determine conditions under which the players will prefer to bargain ...
    • Merkeambassadører - Ditt sikreste kort i sosiale medier 

      Wien, Anders Hauge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2012)
      Inntoget av sosiale medier har gjort vareprat til en stadig viktigere metode for markedsføring. Du må dermed planlegge hvordan du skal få fornøyde kunder til å skryte av din bedrift.
    • Methodological issues in estimating the profit of the core catch business unit of a fishing vessel firm 

      Vassdal, Terje; Bertheussen, Bernt Arne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-10)
      In fisheries, only the strategic business unit (SBU) of a firm that exploits a common-property natural resource can yield a resource rent. Hence, we discuss issues in isolating the economic return of the catch business unit (CBU) of a fishing vessel firm based on public accounting data. Furthermore, if detailed data on the CBU are available, some of its profit may stem from financing activities. ...
    • Michael Polanyi on creativity 

      Festré, Agnès; Østbye, Stein (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      We can know more than we can tell. In this paper we discuss how Polanyi applied his tacit knowledge concept to approach creativity. As a first step, Polanyi’s epistemological position is briefly discussed. Then his conceptualisation of tacit knowledge is presented, followed by a discussion of how Polanyi relates tacit knowledge to creativity in general and creativity in science in particular. We ...
    • Middle managers' roles after a hospital merger 

      Solstad, Elsa; Petterson, Inger Johanne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-09)
      <i>Purpose</i> - Mergers are important and challenging elements in hospital reforms. The authors study the social aspects of management and the roles of middle managers in the aftermath of a hospital merger. Especially, the purpose of this paper is to investigate how professional staff and middle managers perceive their relationships with top managers several years after the merger.<p><p> <i> ...
    • Minimum Quality Standards and Novelty Requirements in a One-Short Development Race 

      Prokop, Jacek; Rockett, Katharine E; Regibeau, Pierre (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2010)
    • Mistillitsfakturaen 

      Bertheussen, Bernt Arne (Chronicle; Kronikk, 2013-11-15)
    • Mobility and Conflict 

      Kundu, Tapas; Bhattacharya, Sourav; Deb, Joyee (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-02)
      We study the role of intergroup mobility in the emergence of conflict. Two groups compete for the right to allocate society's resources. We allow for costly intergroup mobility. The winning group offers an allocation, which the opposition can accept or reject, and wage conflict. Agents can also switch group membership. Expropriating a large share of resources increases political strength by attracting ...
    • Modeling the importance of biomass qualities in biomass supply chains for bioenergy production 

      Upadhyay, Thakur; Greibrokk, Jørund Haldor (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      A tactical-operational level quantitative model can be an important decision support tool for bioenergy producers. Goal programming approach can help analyze the costs and volume implications of various competing goals in terms of biomass characteristics on part of the bioenergy producers. One cost and six quality characteristics goals, namely moisture and ash contents, and thermal values of two ...
    • The moderator effects of perceived risk, objective knowledge and certainty in the satisfaction–loyalty relationship 

      Tuu, Huy Ho; Olsen, Svein Ottar; Linh, Pham Thi Thuy (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
    • A multi-criteria, composite index methodology to measure the suitability of target markets for the hotel industry 

      Gallego, Inma; González-Rodríguez, M. Rosario; Font aulet, Xavier (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-13)
      This article presents a multi-criteria methodology to identify target markets for the hotel industry, based on objective and quantitative criteria from official statistical sources, using five dimensions: volume, evolution, seasonality, length of stay and expenditure. The methodology allows tourism organisations to: i) identify market indicators that respond to their organisational goals; ii) ...
    • Mutual coupling between stock market and cryptocurrencies 

      Ahmed, Maruf Yakubu; Sarkodie, Samuel Asumadu; Leirvik, Thomas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-10)
      We examine the relationship between the top five cryptos and the U.S. S&P500 index from January 2018 to December 2021. We use the novel General-to-specific Vector Autoregression (GETS VAR) and traditional Vector Autoregression (VAR) model to analyze the short- and longrun, cumulative impulse-response, and Granger causality test between S&P500 returns and the returns of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, ...
    • Nasjonalt kvalifikasjonsrammeverk - riktig intensjon, men feil virkemiddel 

      Ottesen, Gunnar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011-02-11)
      Artikkelen stiller spørsmål om standardiserte læringsutbyttebeskrivelser på nasjonalt nivå kan hjelpe studenter til å oppnå et bedre kognitivt læringsutbytte. En endring i måten å utforme læreplaner på (input til undervisningsprosessen) leder ikke til økt læringsutbytte (output for studentene).<p> <p>Bruk av ISO 9001 som rammeverk for å styre en utdanningsinstitusjons tjenesteproduksjon avdekker ...
    • The nature of entrepreneurs’ engagement with a layered rural context 

      Jørgensen, Eva Jenny B.; Mathisen, Line (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-01-22)
      Rural entrepreneurship has recently been reconceptualised as engagement with contexts. However, our knowledge of the nature of this engagement remains limited. In this paper, we explore the engagement of entrepreneurs hired as part-time industry mentors at regional universities. Using a qualitative approach based on grounded theory and self-ethnography, we interviewed five entrepreneurs in adjunct ...
    • Nature reserves as a bioeconomic management tool. A simplified modeling approach 

      Flåten, Ola; Mjølhus, Einar (Working paper; Arbeidsnotat, 2006-02)
      This paper demonstrates analytically how a nature reserve may protect the total population, realize maximum sustainable yield (MSY), maximum economic yield (MEY) and consumer surplus (CS) and how this depends on biological growth, migration, reserve size and economic parameters. The pre-reserve population is assumed to follow the logistic growth law and two post-reserve growth models are discussed. ...
    • The networked handling of rush orders in customer services 

      Engelseth, Per; White, Brian E. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Rush orders are characterised by time constraints and organisational priority. They are handled by the supplier with the aim of meeting customer requirements in as limited a timeframe as possible. Rather than focusing on rush orders as a deterministic planning problem, this paper takes an inter-organisational perspective that highlights the complex networked interactions between the supplier and the ...