Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Aspelund, Arild"
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Managerial rationales for investing and divesting under uncertainty
Platou, Rikke Stoud; Aspelund, Arild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This study examines the strategic investment and divestment decisions of fifteen Norwegian power companies that were made in response to an increasingly uncertain business environment. The objective is to investigate the ... -
Managing Company-Specific Production Systems: The Critical Success Factors for Implementation
Eide, Thomas Laurentius Haaskjold (Master thesis, 2013)Multinational corporations, in their continuous pursuit to improve the productivity of their global manufacturing networks, increasingly develop and deploy lasting process improvement programmes. These improvement programmes ... -
Market Validation in Established Companies
Kittelsen, Fredrik Hjartsjø (Master thesis, 2020)Innovasjon er svært viktig for at en bedrift skal overleve. En utfordring mange står overfor er å få på plass strukturer, prosesser og atferd som trengs for å utvikle nye ideer. Én tilnærming som har vist seg å kunne bidra ... -
Marketing Sustainable Innovation - How Sustainable Innovation Creates Growth Opportunities for SMEs in International Markets
Suhr, Elisabeth Våland (Master thesis, 2017)An increasing global focus on socio-ecological problems, stricter policies and regulations and advanced technological innovations are putting pressure on companies to develop and market more sustainable products and ... -
Measuring R&D in a multinational company
Stemland, Kristin Mürer (Master thesis, 2013)This thesis has found out that if a company wants to optimize their R&D portfolio, the process must be conducted as a portfolio review. This is because there are interrelationships between projects, and there are needs to ... -
Micro-Firm Internationalisation: A Case Study of Three Norwegian Fashion Brands
Soland, Benedicte (Master thesis, 2021)I løpet av de siste 30-40 årene har verden blitt stadig mer globalisert, og store multinasjonale selskaper har en sentral rolle i vår hverdag. I begynnelsen av globaliseringen ble små bedrifter antatt å være for små og ha ... -
Models for Internationalisation of After-Sales and Support Function of Engineering Derived Company in the Oil Service Market
Sørhage, Arne (Master thesis, 2011)During the last couple of decades the "oil service" industry, which evolved around the North Atlantic oil & gas exploration and production market, has to an increasing extent cast its eyes on new and often emerging markets. ... -
Nordsjøen som plattform for grønn omstilling
Mølnvik, Mona J.; Tande, John Olav Giæver; Tomasgard, Asgeir; Torsæter, Malin; Gardarsdottir, Stefania Osk; Korpås, Magnus; Skjølsvold, Tomas Moe; Heidenreich, Sara; Korsnes, Marius; Tangen, Grethe; Karlsen, Asbjørn; Aspelund, Arild; Bjørgum, Øyvind (Research report, 2021) -
Næringsutvikling i romsektoren - utfordringer og muligheter
Olsen, Ole Morten (Master thesis, 2021)Stortingsmeldingen Høytflyvende satellitter – jordnære formål: En strategi for norsk romvirksomhet har fokus på at norske investeringer skal være nytteorientert, med hovedfokus på næringsutvikling og konkrete nasjonale ... -
Offshoring & the aftermath: Implications for the management of the purchasing and supply function
Mugurusi, Godfrey (Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2016:217, Doctoral thesis, 2016)This thesis investigates the broad question: what happens to the purchasing and supply management (PSM) function when the firm engages in production offshoring? This question emerges from varied and contemporary ... -
On International Technology Diffusion: A Case Study of the Norwegian Microelectronics Industry
Aglen, Andreas Flåt; Graff, Sondre Gullord (Master thesis, 2013)The study identifies two knowledge networks through which firms can identify and absorb new knowledge. One such knowledge network is nationally oriented, and constitutes of commercial and non-commercial actors situated in ... -
On Technology and Internationalisation: An Empirical Study of Norwegian International SMEs
Bakke, Morten Urdal; Hjørnevik, Erik Askheim (Master thesis, 2014)This empirical study investigates the relationship between technology and the internationalisation process of small- and medium-sized enterprises. First, a theoretical overview of globalisation, internationalisation, and ... -
Opening up Legacy Business Models - A single-case study of a Norwegian electricity retailer
Hansen, Kjetil Høie; Slettvoll, Runar Andre (Master thesis, 2015)Industry convergence, defined as the blurring of boundaries between industries by converging value propositions, technologies and markets is a frequent phenomenon in modern economy and entails profound challenges for firms ... -
Opnar fusjonar potensiale i verksemder til innovasjon og korleis?
Sjøholt, Randi Marie (Master thesis, 2017)SAMANDRAG Med ei regjering som har fokus på sentralisering og effektivisering for å skapa meir robuste einingar, kjem studentsamskipnadane inn som ei gruppe private verksemder som blir med i dette dragsuget av fusjonar ... -
Optikere i møte med fremtidens øyehelseutfordringer
La, Kim Chi (Master thesis, 2023)Denne masteroppgaven tar for seg muligheter og bekymringene det har på optikerne rundt løsningsforslaget hvor de kan få tildelt et større pasientansvar ved hjelp av teknologi. Bakgrunnen for studiet er den økende demografien ... -
Personnel attraction and selection through gamified psychometrics: A game changer for the recruitment industry
Marøy, Lars Leegaard (Master thesis, 2019)Businesses are fighting in a “war for talent,” and every single hire of a key employee is a battle of increasing strategic importance. Recruiters working in the $200 billion a year global recruitment industry help their ... -
Pricing Approach for B2B SaaS Startups
Arveng, Magnus; Krokan, Jonas; Zamini, Zobeir (Master thesis, 2021)Software-as-a-service (SaaS) er en programvarelisensierings- og leveringsmodell der software blir “hostet” sentralt av en tjenesteleverandør og lisensiert ut til kun- den som en abonnementsløsning. Prising av slike tjenester ... -
Pricing Approach for B2B SaaS Startups - A Qualitative Multicase Study
Arveng, Magnus; Krokan, Jonas; Samimi, Zobeir (Master thesis, 2021)Software-as-a-service (SaaS) er en programvarelisensierings- og leveringsmodell der software blir “hostet” sentralt av en tjenesteleverandør og lisensiert ut til kun- den som en abonnementsløsning. Prising av slike tjenester ... -
Radical Innovations in the Norwegian Banking Industry: A historical study through 50 years
Ostmo, Astri Agnalt; Bakken, Martha Gjessing (Master thesis, 2014)In this thesis we look at radical changes and its effects in the banking sector in Norway. The objective is to study the outcome of radical technological change in a regulated-, compared to a non-regulated, industry which ... -
Realisering av vekst: Utfordringene sett fra lederes ståsted
Munkeby, Svein Olav (Master thesis, 2009)Denne oppgaven tar for seg de utfordringene som møter ledere i konsern som er satt til å realisere vekststrategier, og oppgaven faller dermed inn under tema innovasjon og endringsledelse. I kapitel 2 beskriver jeg tema ...