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Company Success and Social Progress - Transforming Agricultural Value Chains in Tanzania through Partnership Collaboration
(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 ... -
Company-specific production systems and competitive advantage: A resource-based view on the Volvo Production System
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Company-specific production systems: Managing production improvement in global firms
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2013:340, Doctoral thesis, 2013)How can a firm improve the production of all its plants simultaneously? Many multinational firms have suggested they can do so by developing strategic production improvement programmes and implementing them in their dispersed ... -
Comparative Analysis of Load Forecasting Models for Varying Time Horizons and Load Aggregation Levels
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Power system operators are confronted with a multitude of new forecasting tasks to ensure a constant supply security despite the decreasing number of fully controllable energy producers. With this paper, we aim to facilitate ... -
A comparative analysis of parsimonious yield curve models with focus on the Nelson-Siegel, Svensson and Bliss versions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)We shed light on computational challenges when fitting the Nelson-Siegel, Bliss and Svensson parsimonious yield curve models to observed US Treasury securities with maturities up to 30 years. As model parameters have a ... -
A comparative analysis of safety management and safety performance in twelve construction projects
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Safety management in construction is complicated due to the complex “nature” of the construction industry. The aim of this research was to identify safety management factors (e.g., risk management and site management), ... -
Comparative MFA of protein rich aquafeed ingredients: can Norwegian seaweed dethrone Brazilian soybean?
(Master thesis, 2017)Improving sustainability in agriculture and aquaculture production systems is paramount to global food security and maintaining healthy, diverse ecosystems. One way to reduce pressure on terrestrial food production systems ... -
Comparing career preferences of regionally oriented and internationally oriented students – A mixed methods study
(Chapter, 2018)The aim of the study is to gain an insight into the preferences of the future workforce in the region. Through focus group interviews and a survey, we examine the most important factor for students when reflecting upon ... -
Comparing competitive balance between genders in team sports
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Research question: Interest in women’s team sports has increased over time. However, there is still little research comparing competitive balance between genders in the bigger sports leagues. Against this background the ... -
Comparing individual and coordinated demand response with dynamic and static power grid tariffs
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper investigates cost-optimal operation of flexible electricity assets with a capacity-based power grid tariff involving power subscription. The purpose of this research is to identify the characteristics of a ... -
Comparing PM2.5, respirable dust, and total dust fractions using real-time and gravimetric samples in an exposure chamber study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Using an exposure chamber, we investigate the precision of the DustTrak DRX monitor by comparing its results to those obtained from taking traditional gravimetric samples of two stone minerals commonly used in asphalt and ... -
Comparing the primary energy and phosphorus consumption of soybean and seaweed-based aquafeed proteins – A material and substance flow analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This study compares the environmental performances of two protein sources for aquafeed production: Brazilian soy protein and Norwegian seaweed protein concentrates. The efficiency and sustainability of these two production ... -
Comparison of four nanoparticle monitoring instruments relevant for occupational hygiene applications
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background The aim of this study is to make a comparison of a new small sized nanoparticle monitoring instrument, Nanoscan SMPS, with more traditional large size instruments, known to be precise and accurate [Scanning ... -
Comparison of Three Real-Time Measurement Methods for Airborne Ultrafine Particles in the Silicon Alloy Industry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)The aim of this study was to compare the applicability and the correlation between three commercially available instruments capable of detection, quantification, and characterization of ultrafine airborne particulate matter ... -
Comparison of trihalomethanes in the air of two Indoor swimming pool facilities using different type of chlorination and different types of water
(Journal article, 2017)Certain aspects of the distribution of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in the air of indoor swimming pools, the exposure of the users, and possible health effects, have not been well documented. To determine the distribution ... -
Compartmental market models in the digital economy—extension of the Bass model to complex economic systems
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Compartmental models are widely used in epidemiology, engineering, and physics to describe the temporal behavior of complex systems. This paper presents how compartmental models may be applied to the digital economy—more ... -
The competition for government funding of major sports events: why do some applicants pass the needle’s eye?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Major event organisers apply for government financial support. This paper investigates the selection process of events in Norway based on empirical data from 2012 to 2018. In this period, 11 events were granted NOK 476 ... -
Competitive moves in new high-tech firms: The role of board heterogeneity and family ties
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Drawing on the entrepreneurial theory of the firm with dispersed knowledge, together with fundamental uncertainty, we examine what we label as heterogenous expectations through board members' imaginative faculties. ... -
Competitive sustainable manufacturing - Sustainability strategies, environmental and social innovations, and their effects on firm performance
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)It is important for practitioners, policymakers, and scholars to understand how the adoption of sustainability strategies and innovations influence firms’ overall performance. Practitioners obviously seek knowledge of the ... -
Complexity in Engineering R&D Projects.
(Master thesis, 2013)The Literature is busying itself much with the subject of complexities in project work from the early 2000. There are many definitions proposed about complexity, but still no one suggested the unique one way to name it, ...