Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Sætre, Alf Steinar"
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17 Ways To Kill Ideas:: An Empirical Study of Termination Strategies and Their Impact on Key Organizational Outcome Variables
Prestegaard, Marthe; Solheim, Ingrid (Master thesis, 2013)This thesis investigates 17 termination strategies for terminating ideas and project initiatives, building on Daly, Saetre, and Brun?s (2012) prior research. By surveying decision-makers and proponents in both Norwegian ... -
Building the High Growth Venture: An Exploratory Study on How to Build a High Growth Venture
Skoglund, Christian Magnus (Master thesis, 2011)Entrepreneurship is said to be the answer for job creation, but little explanation is offered on how to perform entrepreneurship. This thesis aims to reduce the gap by exploring how a high growth venture can be built. In ... -
Communication in Geographically Dispersed Innovation Teams
Bordal, Kaspar (Master thesis, 2017)The objective of this master thesis is to determine the most important factors for effective communication in geographically dispersed innovation teams. The relevance is pointed out by Leenders et al. (2003), who state ... -
Company Success and Social Progress - Transforming Agricultural Value Chains in Tanzania through Partnership Collaboration
Skogan, Solveig Wanvik; Karlsen, Caroline Riegels (Master thesis, 2016)In recent years, companies have recognized the importance of investing in social and environmental issues to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. Simultaneously, they assume that there is an inherent conflict between ... -
Drivers of innovation and strategic resilience in and between firms: The role of absorptive capacity, psychological safety and innovation capabilities.
Norheim, Kine Berild (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2018:312, Doctoral thesis, 2018)The focal point of the articles in this dissertation is on building innovative capabilities in and between firms in industry clusters in Norway. Top management teams and their members and has been the target group for both ... -
The Effects of Industrial IoT on Organizations - A Case Study on Decision Making and Information Access
Tvedten, Tord Emil Halle; Wold, Andreas Amundsen (Master thesis, 2018)The purpose of this thesis is to examine the effects of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) on organizations in terms of human behavior. More precisely, we investigate the influence of IIoT technology on information ... -
Exploring the microfoundations of analytical and synthetic processes - The key to balancing the productivity dilemma?
Morland, Steinar S; Liverød, Øystein (Master thesis, 2016)This master s thesis seeks to develop a novel suggestion for how to balance the productivity dilemma within firms having implemented a process improvement method. The productivity dilemma represents the constant tension ... -
Green Innovations, Black Numbers - A Qualitative Study of Shared Value Creation in Norwegian Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Benum, Julie Dahl; Gjærum, Ingeborg (Master thesis, 2016)The world is facing severe societal challenges. Globalization, resource scarcity and climate change, shifting economic and political power, technological advances and changing demographics are megatrends affecting lives ... -
How Ambidextrous Is Your Company's Culture?
Martinsen, Lasse; Enger, Øyvind; Tømmervik, Emil (Master thesis, 2015)Companies need to be more innovative in meeting the increasing demands of today s global competitive pressures and rapid market changes. In recent years, the need for innovation has made ambidexterity the ability to ... -
Inclusive innovation, business models and institutional strategies: On private sector engagement in the agricultural sector in Tanzania
Ohna, Ingrid Lunde (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2018:56, Doctoral thesis, 2018)SUMMARY The focus of this dissertation is private sector engagement in the agricultural sector in Tanzania. In academia, as well as in the public and private sectors, there is a growing discussion on how and what types ... -
Innovation and the role of problem formulation: capitalizing on the potential of collective intellect for value creation
Morais-Storz, Marta Angelica Oliveira (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2018:311, Doctoral thesis, 2018)The fundamental research question of this dissertation is: “How does problem formulation engender innovation, and what processes lead to formulating problems such that innovative solutions thrive?” A basic premise underlying ... -
Innovation Handovers: Investigating and Explicating the Phenomenon - A Cross-Case Analysis of Four Firms Across Industries
Dregelid, Oda Habberstad; Zimmer, Sofie Rud (Master thesis, 2017)The objective of this Master s thesis is to define, explicate and investigate the heretofore-underexplored phenomenon of innovation handovers. Given the complexity and interdisciplinary nature of many innovation projects, ... -
Is all balance created equal? - An analysis of how balance in the innovation process affects innovation success in Norwegian industrial firms
Buseth, Magnus; Skeide, Vebjørn; Halset Thorsnes, Thorvald (Master thesis, 2015)The business environment has evolved into a dynamic and fast-paced world where companies rely on innovation to grow and sustain profitability. As innovation has become a collective effort in the company, fostering a culture ... -
Knowledge Sharing with Augmented Reality - A Single Case Study of Remote Assistance in a Chemical Production Plant
Duong, Kim Hovden; Gravdal, Kristian (Master thesis, 2018)The goal of this master thesis is to determine in what ways Augmented Reality (AR) is valuable for knowledge sharing in remote assistance scenarios. No person can know everything or be everywhere at the same time. Thus, ... -
Learning from Experience in Intrafirm Technology Transfer - A Jotun Case Study
Engstrøm, Thomas Bulitia; Isaksen, Simon; Gjesdal, Erlend Gram (Master thesis, 2016)Jotun is a multinational enterprise (MNE) operating in the high-end paint- and coating industry. Headquartered in Sandefjord, Norway, the firm has operations dispersed across the world; Jotun is present on all continents, ... -
Learning from failure in organizational innovation activities: Easier said than done
Nguyen, Nhien (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:158, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Summary of the thesis This dissertation examines the topic of learning from failure in the context of organizational innovation activities. The motivation for this work comes from the observation that many firms fail ... -
Managing step-change innovation in Hydro: Problem-solving under resource constraints
Grønning, Silje Merete (Master thesis, 2016)The purpose of this thesis is to create the beginning of a theory of how to manage step-change innovation projects in process industries. Drawing on well-established definitions of different innovation types I present the ... -
New Product Development based on Environmental Sustainability
Pedersen, Anne Aspelund; Kallåk, Kristiane Lund (Master thesis, 2020)De seneste årene har vist en økende interesse og bekymring rundt utfordringer knyttet til klima. Dette er reflektert i litteraturen, gjennom konsumenters intensjoner om handling, og gjennom bedrifters prosesser for ... -
New-market disruption in the legal industry: A study of the market for home ownership change insurance in Norway
Halvorsen, Jens Rosendahl (Master thesis, 2014)This thesis investigates the role of home ownership change insurance companies in relation to law firms services within the niche of handling claims for home sellers. Based on a review of literature on disruptive innovation ... -
Organizing for Innovation and Innovation Processes - The Statoil Way of Innovation
Gavel-Solberg, Léonor (Master thesis, 2015)Increasing costs and a recent decrease in the oil price, challenge the profitability in the oil and gas industry and pressure the industry to think differently. Innovation is important for companies to be able to adapt in ...