Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Solli-Sæther, Hans"

Capitalising on Socialising: Studying the Social Aspect of Business Relationships through Socioeconomic Interaction in Corrupt Exchange

Bondeli, Julia V. (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2021:26, Doctoral thesis, 2021)

SUMMARY Based on a longitudinal single case study of one firm’s business network in Russia, this thesis aims to explore the social aspect of business relationships. The issue at hand is investigated through the phenomenon ...

Digitalization trends and organizational structure: bureaucracy, ambidexterity or post‑bureaucracy?

Mustafa, Ghulam; Solli-Sæther, Hans; Bodolica, Virginia; Håvold, Jon Ivar; Ilyas, Anam (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

Nowadays, the vast majority of forward-looking organizations is activating under the imperative of embracing digital transformation. This study aims to contribute to a more fine-grained understanding of the relationship ...

Does organizational learning pay off? A case study of Norwegian and German firms regarding the link between organizational learning and the maturity of Industry 4.0 implementation.

Sirotek, Stefanie; Firlus, Benjamin Hans (Master thesis, 2016)

The fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), which currently is the most important process innovation, is of high relevance for Norway and Germany. For the Norwegian economy, which has been facing deindustrialization, ...

Foreign acquisitions' effects on local supply networks

Tangen, Håkon Aure; Torset, Maren (Master thesis, 2022)

Formål: Formålet med denne studien var å undersøke hvordan utenlandske oppkjøp påvirker det tidligere leverandørnettverket/leverandørbasen av oppkjøpte bedrifter. Ved å se på ulike typer oppkjøp og oppkjøpsstrategier, hadde ...

Human side of digitalization: A study of organizational structure, leader and employee competencies, and work-life balance

Solli-Sæther, Hans; Håvold, Jon Ivar; Ilyas, Anam; Mustafa, Ghulam; Danielsen, Antoni Vike; Nujen, Bella (Working paper series;, Research report, 2019)

Intersecting Knowledge Dynamics and Strategic Partnerships: A Pathway to International Market Expansion

Degirmenci, Jan Fredrik; Lape Åsemyr, Anders Christopher (Master thesis, 2024)

Masteroppgaven utforsker hvordan kunnskapsdynamikk i strategiske partnerskap påvirker global ekspansjon for robotikkfirmaer. Gjennom intervjuer med representanter fra både vårt hovedfirma og eksterne selskaper, analyseres ...

Kriseledelse i UH-sektoren

Olsen, Alv Reinhart Weiberg Olsen (Bachelor thesis, 2021)

Oppgaven finner ved bruk av kvalitative intervjuer ut at endringene og rutinene ledelsen av institusjonen innførte som tiltak på pandemien, opplevdes i all hovedsak som gode og rasjonelle. Det kommer frem en god underliggende ...

Manufacturing backsourcing: a case study of a company's process framework

Solli-Sæther, Hans; Karlsen, Jan Terje; Slyngstad, Andrea Blindheim (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

The purpose of this study is to examine the backsourcing process. Based on previous research and lessons learned from a case study of a supplier of maritime equipment in a Scandinavian cluster, important drivers, activities ...

Onshore-offshore location decision for high-tech shipbuilding projects

Devold, Edvard Anders; Solli-Sæther, Hans; Nesset, Erik (Chapter, 2021)

Innovative shipbuilding projects are relatively complex in design and equipped with advanced on-board systems. Vendors with different nationalities and cultures supply these systems, making the onshore-offshore location ...

Organizational learning to leverage benefits realization management; evidence from a municipal eHealth effort

Askedal, Kirsti; Flak, Leif Skiftenes; Solli-Sæther, Hans; Straub, Detmar W. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)

While work with benefits realization requires organizational learning to be effective, emphasis on organizational learning is hard to find in benefits realization studies. To remedy this research gap, we study how ...

Placing Social Capital in Business Networks: Conceptualisation and Research Agenda

Bondeli, Julia Vevenko; Havenvid, Malena Ingemansson; Solli-Sæther, Hans (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

Purpose This paper aims to refine conceptual treatment of the social facet in business relationships and reinforce its significance in the industrial marketing and purchasing (IMP) research tradition by integrating the ...

Socially Responsible Human Resource Management in Mergers and Acquisitions: A Case Study on Employees’ Multilevel Identities in Post-M&A Integration

Vatne, Marcus Nikolay (Master thesis, 2023)

Sammendrag Formål: Til tross for viktigheten av sammenslåinger og oppkjøp som strategier i dagens forretningsmiljø, kan deres ofte betydelige organisasjonsmessige endringer true ansattes pre-M&A identiteter. Slike ...