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Wage Bargaining and Employer Objectives
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2002:24, Research report, 2002)This paper compares union wage bargaining outcomes across different types of employers. Five different employer objectives are discussed; profit–, welfare– and output maximization, and two specifications of a Leviathan. ... -
Wage Bargaining and Monopsony
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2004:8, Research report, 2004)This paper identifies three possible outcomes of higher relative firm bargaining power in a unionized firm facing an upward sloping labor supply curve. The conventional regime with reduced wage and higher employment ... -
Wage Bargaining and Political Strength in the Public Sector
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2003:6, Research report, 2003)This paper analysis the link between political strength and public sector wages using a unique matched individual-employer data set for Norwegian local governments during the period 1990-1998. The results indicate that ... -
Wage Formation, Regional Migration and Local Labour Market Tightness
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2003:3, Research report, 2003)Economic theory predicts that local labour market tightness affects local wage setting as well as individuals' migration decisions. But how should we measure local labour market tightness? In this paper we show that the ... -
Wage inequality and union membership at the establishment level: An econometric study using Norwegian data
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)We model the empirical relationship between the within-establishment union membership rate and wage inequality in Norway. The data set is a panel of 2,285 private-sector establishments observed in the period 2000–18. The ... -
Wages and Subjective Assessments of Regional Labour Market Pressure
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2002:20, Research report, 2002)We utilise a rich set of regional labour market variables to explain regional variation in Norwegian manufacturing wages. In particular, regional indicators of labour market pressure are computed from survey data in which ... -
WANTED: Strømmetjenestenes samfunnsansvar?
(Bachelor thesis, 2018)Hypotesen ”lineær-TV er død” har vært omdiskutert i lengre tid. Det interessante er å kunne avdekke om dette er sant eller ikke. Derfor har man satt fokuset over på strømmetjenester og konkurransen mot lineær-TV. Problemene ... -
Waste Management in Norway - A study of possible application of "ISO 37120 Sustainable Development in Communities - Indicators for city services and quality of life"
(Master thesis, 2016)As a contribution in reaching the UN SDGs and towards a circular economy ISO 37120:2014, Sustainable Development in Communities Indicators for city services and quality of life, has been explored to assess its possibility ... -
Water Management and Corporate Social Responsibility: Norwegian companies' experiences and strategies of water usage in India as a response to international water initiatives
(Master thesis, 2014)Climate change exacerbates already pressing challenges for the global water situation. Reports by the UN and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), states that climate change is likely to exacerbate many of ... -
The Way Forward
(Chapter, 2023)This chapter points to the way ahead by introducing five recommendations to meet the requirements set forward by the Stockholm+50 agenda. The requirements identify co-working as vital to addressing the planetary crisis of ... -
"We are at day one of a new life": translation of a management concept from headquarter to a production team
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze how implementation of a management concept is interpreted by a team within a multinational company. The headquarter “rolls out” a standardized version of teamwork within a ... -
"We put teamwork back on the agenda again and again". The role of support systems in autonomous teamwork
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the literature on teamwork by focusing on the influence support systems, like industrial relations, have on teamwork. Teamwork is conceptualized through three ... -
Weather effects on the Oslo Stock Exchange: An empirical analysis
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Weaving a strategy for a base-of-the-pyramid market: The case of Grundfos LIFELINK
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper explores the development of strategies by multinational corporations (MNCs) for serving markets at the base of the economic pyramid (BoP). MNCs play an important role in meeting the Sustainable Development ... -
Welfare Competition in Norway
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2004:7, Research report, 2004)Local redistribution policy creates incentives for welfare migration that may result in 'underprovision' or even a 'race to the bottom'. This paper evaluates the empirical importance of welfare competition. Our contribution ... -
Welfare Effects of Changing Technological Efficency in Regulated Open-Access Fisheries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Small-scale fisheries often operate under conditions of regulated open access; that is, the fishery is subject to natural or regulatory constraints on fishing technology, including regulations of fishing gear and fishing ... -
We’re only in it for the money? Developing sustainable literacy through management accounting curriculum
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This article addresses how and why introductory management accounting courses could contribute to sustainable literacy. Drawing on pragmatic constructivism we develop a course design. We base our discussions on teaching ... -
What Are Demanding Operations In Subsea Work?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)In recent years, offshore operations have changed from a focus on anchor handling and rigging to more subsea installation and IMR (inspection, maintenance, repair). Situations where large and heavy modules are placed on ... -
What can schools do to increase the entrepreneurial intentions among young women? Analysis of data from Norway and Slovakia.
(Chapter, 2019)In this paper we document and analyze gender differences in entrepreneurial intentions (EI) among Norwegian and Slovak youths. We have collected data from high schools in Norway and Slovakia. In total, we have 1457 respondents ... -
What Characterizes the Candidate Selection Process at Venture Creation Programs
(Master thesis, 2016)Abstract Purpose - There are an increasing number of entrepreneurship educations at universities and a specific type of education where the students learn entrepreneurship through actual venture creation are called venture ...