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Data-Driven Decision-Making in the Public Procurement System: The Case of Norway
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2024:70, Doctoral thesis, 2024)The thesis explores into Data-Driven Decision Making (DDDM) in public procurement in Norway. Public procurement is crucial for the efficient use of collective resources, to foster competition in the supplier market, and ... -
Consequences of Uncertainty from Intraday Operations to a Capacity Expansion Model of the European Power System
(Chapter, 2023)The European Energy Transition envisions a high deployment of variable renewable energy sources (VRES) by 2050. Some estimates expect that 60-to-70% of power generation will be entirely covered by VRES technologies (i.e., ... -
Exploring the grounds for cyber resilience in the hyper-connected oil and gas industry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This paper explores the offshore oil and gas industry as a case of an industry operating in demanding conditions with an imminent potential for catastrophic failure, undergoing major transformations driven by advances in ... -
Manufacturing backsourcing: a case study of a company's process framework
(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 ... -
Designing a Zonal Flexibility Market and Modelling Strategic Behaviour in Combination with the Intraday Market: Combining Optimization and Machine Learning Approaches
(Master thesis, 2023)Mens samfunnet jobber mot en overgang til bærekraftige økonomier for å begrense virkningen av klimaendringer, står kraftnettet overfor økende utfordringer. Integreringen av elektrifisering og fornybare energikilder fører ... -
Exploring the use of a technology driven procurement strategy in stimulating circular value chains for post-consumer plastic in Norwegian aquaculture
(Master thesis, 2023)Sirkulærøkonomien har i nyere tid vært sentralt i å redusere miljøpåvirkningen av industrier. Dette oppnås ved å lukke material- og energikretsløpet i samsvar med prinsippene gjenvinning, resirkulering og verdibevaring. ... -
Public sector wage compression and wage inequality: Gender and geographic heterogeneity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Studies of wage inequality concentrate on private wages. Public sector wages are typically assumed to contribute to the overall wage equality. We challenge this understanding in an analysis of the relative skill premium ... -
Impact of dynamic working capital management on operational efficiency: empirical evidence from Scandinavia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Purpose - Consumer goods firms often tie up inventory and accounts receivable resources, creating cost and liquidity issues. Dynamic working capital management (DWCM) can mitigate these concerns and enhance operational ... -
Who should own the PV? Assessment of ownership structures for local energy production in zero emission neighbourhoods
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Quadruple Helix Relational Approach to Recycling Fishing Nets: Cluster Development in the Norwegian West Coast Region
(Chapter, 2023)The study presented in this chapter takes the quadruple helix relational perspective to develop a regional innovation cluster for fishing nets recycling and upcycling. A multi-method approach is proposed—triangulating ... -
Ramping up the hydrogen sector: An energy system modeling framework
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)With the transition towards a decarbonized society, energy system integration is becoming ever more essential. In this transition, the energy vector hydrogen is expected to play a key role as it can be produced from ... -
Emergency exit layout planning using optimization and agent-based simulation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Evacuation preparedness includes ensuring proper infrastructure, resources and planning for moving people from a dangerous area to safety. This is especially important and challenging during mass gatherings, such as large ... -
Electrolysis as a flexibility resource on energy islands: The case of the North Sea
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Energy islands are meant to facilitate offshore sector integration by combining offshore wind energy with power-to-x technologies and storage. In this study, we investigate the operation of electrolysers on energy islands, ... -
Decarbonizing the European energy system in the absence of Russian gas: Hydrogen uptake and carbon capture developments in the power, heat and industry sectors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Hydrogen and carbon capture and storage are pivotal to decarbonize the European energy system in a broad range of pathway scenarios. Yet, their timely uptake in different sectors and distribution across countries are ... -
The Role of Non-profit Organisations (NGOs) in Value Creation: Lessons from the Recycling of Fishing Gear in Norway
(Chapter, 2023)Value chain collaboration and volunteering by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are success factors that enhance fishing gear recycling. Using multiple cases of NGOs from the Norwegian value chain of recycled plastic ... -
Bank lending policies and monetary policy: Some lessons from the negative interest era
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)What is the long-term impact of negative interest rates on bank lending? To answer this question, we construct a unique summary measure of negative rate exposure by individual banks based on exclusive survey data and banks’ ... -
Mitigating the lack of prior entrepreneurial experience and exposure through entrepreneurship education programs
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose To increase the understanding of how entrepreneurship education impacts entrepreneurial careers, the purpose of the paper is to investigate the role that a venture creation program (VCP) might have in mitigating ... -
The demise of branch banking – Technology, consolidation, bank fragility
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)We study bank branching dynamics across 3,143 US counties and 26 years. During the last decade, banks closed their branches at an unprecedented rate. At its peak in 2009, there were 90,783 branches. By 2020, this number ... -
Fixed rate versus adjustable rate mortgages: Evidence from euro area banks
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Why do residential mortgages carry a fixed or an adjustable interest rate? To answer this question we study unique data from 103 banks belonging to 73 different banking groups across twelve countries in the euro area. To ... -
External wealth of nations and systemic risk
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)External imbalances played a pivotal role leading to the global financial crisis and were an important cause of turmoil. While current account (flow) imbalances narrowed in the aftermath of the crisis, the net international ...