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    • Muligheter og trusler i delingsøkonomien. En strategisk analyse av Airbnb i Nord-Norge 

      Ødegård, Katrine Alm; Øverland, Marie (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-31)
      Denne matsterutredningen diskuterer muligheter og trusler ved delingsøkonomien og presenterer en strategisk analyse av Airbnb i Nord-Norge, spesielt i vår empiriske kontekst Tromsø. Ny teknologi har skapt nye markeder og forretningsmodeller som gjør det mulig å dele og utnytte underutnyttede ressurser og Airbnb er den største suksessen innen delingsøkonomien. Det teoretiske rammeverket i oppgaven ...
    • Verdien av reindriftsnæringen i Norge. Har næringen en samfunnsmessig verdi? 

      Hætta, Kai-Rune (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-31)
      Formålet med denne masteroppgaven var å finne ut om reindriftsnæringen i Norge har en samfunnsmessig verdi, i et økonomisk konsept. I tillegg er det undersøkt om det er noen regioner innad i næringen som gjør det bedre enn andre, og hva dette kan skyldes. Med dette som utgangspunkt ble følgende problemstilling utarbeidet: ”Hva er den samfunnsmessige verdien av reindriftsnæringen i Norge?” Metodene ...
    • Aspects and Dynamics of Contingent Convertible Bonds. Pricing Norwegian CoCo Issuances With Equity Derivative Approach 

      Johansen, Even Lian (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-31)
      Contingent convertible bonds have emerged as a going-concern loss-absorbing instrument in response to the last financial crisis. These hybrids, commenced by the new Basel III regulation, might be able to substitute the prevailing subordinated debt instruments that failed to effectively absorb losses during the last crisis. Issuing CoCos present an effective way to provide automatic recapitalizing ...
    • Bedre føre var... En undersøkelse av hvordan foretak kan styre og kontrollere prestasjonen innenfor et målområde 

      Fredriksen, Christian; Martinsen, Bjarne (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-31)
      De siste tiårene har rammeverk for styring og kontroll blitt popularisert, eksempelvis gjennom ISO-standarder. Det er derimot flere ulemper med disse standardene. De stiller gjerne omfattende krav til dokumentering og er i enkelte tilfeller utformet for å vise etterlevelse, snarere enn å forbedre prestasjon. Formålet med denne undersøkelsen er derfor å utforme et rammeverk for styring og kontroll, ...
    • Mens vi venter på at Bitcoin skal ta over verden. Finnes det faktorer som kan forklare Bitcoins avkastning og handelsvolum? 

      Larssen, Ole Martin; Blindheim Thrygg, Magnus (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-31)
      Teamet for denne oppgaven er å undersøke forhold som påvirker avkastning og handelsvolum for kryptovalutaen Bitcoin. Vi forsøker å si noe om årsak og virkning i denne sammenhengen. Det er gjort liknende studier, men de fleste er to til fem år gamle, og kun et fåtall tar for seg årsak og virkning. Dersom en investor kjenner til om avkastningen og handelsvolum kan forklares av realøkonomiske variabler ...
    • Internet Startups’ Profit Dilemma. A Theoretical Paper on Using Two-Sided Markets Theory as a Framework in a Valuation Setting. 

      Erlandsen, Håvard (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-06-01)
      A Theoretical Paper on Using Two-Sided Markets Theory as a Framework in a Valuation Setting.
    • Diverging assessments of learning organizations during reform implementation 

      Borge, Baard Herman; Filstad, Cathrine; Olsen, Trude Høgvold; Skogmo, Per Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      <p><i>Purpose</i>: This study aims to explore whether hierarchical position and organizational size affect perceptions of a learning organization (LO) during reform implementation.</p> <p><i>Design/methodology/approach</i>: An electronic survey was distributed in four Norwegian police districts at an early stage of reform implementation. One of the objectives of the reform was to develop the ...
    • Hvordan få flere til å bli igjen? En studie om hvordan man kan motivere flere unge til å bli igjen på bygda for å arbeide 

      Olsen, Michelle Kristiansen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-31)
      Fraflytting og sentralisering er ikke ukjente fenomener, og som vi vet er det enormt mange unge som flytter fra bygda til byen når de er ferdig med videregående skole. Formålet med denne studien var derfor å se på hva som kunne motivere unge til å bli igjen på bygda for å arbeide, i stedet for å flytte til storbyen. Valg av case falt på Sortland, en bygd i Nordland hvor handel står som ...
    • Keep on fighting: The dynamics of head starts in all-pay auctions 

      Clark, Derek J.; Nilssen, Tore (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-22)
      We investigate a model of a series of contests in which a contestant's past and present success gives a head start over a rival in the future. How this advantage from winning affects contestants' efforts, whether the laggard gives up or keeps on fighting, and how the head start develops over time, are key issues. We find that the expected effort of the laggard will always be higher than the rival ...
    • The reciprocal aspect of the experience value: tourists and residents celebrating weddings in the rural village of Petritoli (Italy) 

      Bertella, Giovanna; Cavicchi, Alessio; Bentini, Teresa (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-28)
      The purpose of this study is to focus on the experience value of tourism in those cases where tourists and residents experience a closer interaction with each other. The aim is to contribute to a better understanding of the concept of experience value in terms of reciprocality and relations-building. Drawing upon central concepts from the co-creation literature, tourist–resident interactions ...
    • Business Models and Sustainability in Nature Tourism: A Systematic Review of the Literature 

      Sahebalzamani, Samira; Bertella, Giovanna (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-10)
      This study explores the business model literature within nature tourism, focuses on its sustainability-related aspects, and adopts some of the results of the literature review by Reinhold et al. The research questions concern how scholars use and operationalize the business model concept in the context of nature tourism, and to what extent sustainability-related aspects are included and discussed. ...
    • Women's entrepreneurship policy: a 13 nation cross-country comparison 

      Henry, Colette; Orser, Barbara; Coleman, Susan; Foss, Lene (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      <p><i>Purpose</i>: Government attention to women’s entrepreneurship has increased in the past two decades; however, there are few cross-cultural studies to inform policy development. This paper aims to draw on gender and institutional theory to report on the status of female-focused small and medium-sized enterprises/entrepreneurship policies and to ask how – and to what extent – do women’s ...
    • Evoking premiumness: How color-product congruency influences premium evaluations 

      Lyons, Sarah Joy; Wien, Anders Hauge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-10-13)
      Green is commonly used in marketing to evoke utilitarian and environmental cues, whereas red is regularly found on food logos to induce arousal and excitement. This paper investigates how these colors may contribute to consumer evaluations of premiumness through congruence and incongruence between the marketing message and color on product packages. The literature suggests that, although congruence ...
    • Prestasjonsbasert avlønning i norsk tunnelbransje. Resulterer bruk av akkord under driving av norske tunneler til forventet produktivitet og en kvalitet som samsvarer med gitte kvalitetskrav? 

      Monsen-Abelseth, Torill Kristine (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-09-01)
      Tema for denne oppgaven er å undersøke om akkord bidrar til at entreprenører i norsk tunnelbransje oppnår forventet produktivitet og om de samtidig klarer å imøtekomme kvalitetskrav fra byggherre. Hovedfokuset er på utfordringer som kan oppstå ved inngåelse av en akkordordning og et prinsipal-agent forhold. I utredningen legges det frem resultater fra et kvalitativ studie der jeg har gjennomført ...
    • Differences in international opportunity identification between native and immigrant entrepreneurs 

      Vinogradov, Evgueni; Jørgensen, Eva Jenny Benedikte (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-12-07)
      The aim of this study is to understand more about how identification of international opportunities differs between native and immigrant entrepreneurs. Based on a survey of 116 immigrant and 864 native Norwegian entrepreneurs with newly registered firms, we show that immigrant entrepreneurs are more likely to identify international opportunities than native entrepreneurs are. We reveal important ...
    • How police leaders learn to lead 

      Filstad, Cathrine; Karp, Tom; Glomseth, Rune (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-06)
      This article examines how Norwegian police leaders learn to lead and what constitutes police practices. Twenty-seven police leaders were shadowed during and interviewed about their daily practices of policing. We found that police leaders learn foremost through their experiences by practising leadership within the context of police culture. We therefore argue for a shift from teaching to acknowledging ...
    • Whale Watching in Norway Caught Between More Traditional Hunting Canons and the Lucrative Promise of Seismic Airguns 

      Bertella, Giovanna; Vester, Heike Iris (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-01)
      This research note concerns the role of whale-watching tourism providers in the debate over protection of the marine environment. The case reported is about northern Norwegian whale-watching organizations. Based on the analysis of local newspapers and on the direct experience of one member of our research team, this research note concludes that the whale-watching companies, and more in general the ...
    • Learning to learn differently 

      Olsen, Trude Høgvold; Glad, Tone; Filstad, Cathrine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      <p><i>Purpose</i>: This paper aims to investigate whether the formal and informal learning patterns of community health-care nurses changed in the wake of a reform that altered their work by introducing new patient groups, and to explore whether conditions in the new workplaces facilitated or impeded shifts in learning patterns.</p> <p><i>Design/methodology/approach</i>: Data were collected ...
    • Patterns of Vietnamese buying behaviors on luxury branded products 

      Tuu, Ho Huy; Olsen, Svein Ottar; Cong, Le Chi (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      <p><i>Purpose</i>: The purpose of this paper is to discuss and test the combined effects of openness to experience (OE) and power, and the moderator effects of social norms (SN) and perceived resources on the choice of luxury attributes for branded products in Vietnam.</p> <p><i>Design/methodology/approach</i>: Based on a self-administered survey data of 207 Vietnamese consumers, a structural ...
    • Analyzing the returns of the first transaction satisfaction on intention to purchase and willingness to pay: Evidence for new food products 

      Tudoran, Ana Alina; Olsen, Svein Ottar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-12-22)
      The present study sheds light on the kind of relationships that link first transaction consumer satisfaction (CS), purchase intention (PI), and willingness to pay (WTP) for new food products. The article presents a comparative evaluation of linear and nonlinear quadratic and cubic specifications used to assess the relationships involved. The study uses empirical evidence from three product-testing ...