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    • Supply risk and EPD 

      Midtun, Øyvind; Kluver, Daniel (Master thesis, 2023)
      Denne forskningen avslører hvordan miljø- og bærekraftige kriterier satt av kunden påvirker leverandørkjeden til Brunstad. Videre har denne oppgaven som mål å avdekke mulige risikoer som kan kobles direkte til livssyklus ...
    • Supportive Elements of a Long-Term B2B Communication: The Case of a Norwegian SME 

      Hjelmeland, Karoline Vinnes; Panteleeva, Elena (Chapter, 2021)
      A successful relationship marketing requires a company to manage the communication with its customers in a way that it creates value for all parties. Therefore, the strategic role of communication has become a managerial ...
    • Sustainable Business Model - A Case Study of Mørenot 

      Jøsok, June Christin Valland (Master thesis, 2022)
      Purpose: Mørenot is a Norwegian company from Søvik, that provides solutions to the global fishing-, aquaculture- and seismic industries. In Mørenot’s vision, they state that they want to drive the development of fishing ...
    • Sustainable business model innovation: A multiple case study of three Norwegian firms in the aquaculture industry 

      Førde, Lena; Skarbø, Marte (Master thesis, 2022)
      Hovedformålet med denne masteroppgaven er å øke kunnskapen om hvordan bedrifter innoverer sin forretningsmodell for å bli mer bærekraftig. For å gi et svar på dette, ble en konseptuell litteraturgjennomgang kombinert med ...
    • Sustainable Development Goals and Sustainable Business Models 

      Lunde, Hanne Iren Hoem; ; Trengereid, Christine (Master thesis, 2020)
      Sammedrag Denne masteroppgaven tar sikte på å opplyse leserne i emner relatert til mål om bærekraftig utvikling (SDGs) og bærekraftige forretningsmodeller. I tråd med agendaen for bærekraftig utvikling og vedtakelsen av ...
    • Sustainable Development Goals and the CapSEM Model 

      Fet, Annik Magerholm; Knudson, Haley Michele; Keitsch, Martina Maria (Chapter, 2023)
      This chapter discusses the links between Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the CapSEM Model. It suggests placing these SDGs along the four Levels of the model to serve as a starting point for organizations’ engagement ...
    • Sustainable tourism in Geiranger: A qualitative study on how hotels in Geiranger practice sustainability 

      Hjelvik Christian; Islam Saiful (Master thesis, 2020)
      Bærekraftig turisme har vært et av de mest diskuterte emnene innen bærekraftsforskningen gjennom det siste tiåret. De tre dimensjonene av bærekraft, de sosiale, økonomiske og økologiske dimensjonene, er alle viktige å ta ...
    • Sustainable tourism in Geiranger: A qualitative study on how hotels in Geiranger practice sustainability 

      Hjelvik, Christian; Islam, Saiful (Master thesis, 2020)
      Bærekraftig turisme har vært et av de mest diskuterte emnene innen bærekraftsforskningen gjennom det siste tiåret. De tre dimensjonene av bærekraft, de sosiale, økonomiske og økologiske dimensjonene, er alle viktige å ta ...
    • Systems Engineering 

      Haskins, Cecilia; Fet, Annik Magerholm (Chapter, 2023)
      The value of systems science approaches to address sustainability topics has been formally recognized since the publication of Limits to Growth (1972) and the application of system dynamics to investigate the synergies ...
    • Teamwork orientation and personal learning: The role of individual cultural values and value congruence 

      Ghulam, Mustafa; Glavee-Geo, Richard; Maria Rice, Paula (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Orientation: There is a growing body of research that indicates that personal factors such as collectivist value orientation play an important role in individuals’ preference for teamwork, and an individual’s propensity ...
    • Technological Innovation Capability and Interaction Effects in a Scandinavian Industry Cluster 

      Strand, Øivind; Wiig, Michelle; Torheim, Tobias; Solli-Sæther, Hans; Nesset, Erik (Journal article, 2017)
      How do innovation ecosystems affect the technological innovation capabilities (TICs), as defined by Yam et al. (2004), and company performance? Empirical data was acquired through a survey of 75 maritime equipment suppliers ...
    • Technological Innovative Capabilities of Maritime Equipment Suppliers in Møre and Romsdal. 

      Torheim, Tobias; Wiig, Michelle (Master thesis, 2016)
      Recent studies advocate the utilization of different technological innovative capabilities (TICs), and discuss their impact on firm competitive performance. Nevertheless, there is limited research on the topic in a Norwegian ...
    • Term Premia in Norwegian Government Bond Yields 

      De Lange, Petter Eilif; Risstad, Morten; Westgaard, Sjur (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The typically observed upward sloping nominal yield curve implies that investors demand positive risk premia – or term premia – to hold long-term nominal bonds. Fundamentally, the term premium is compensation to investors ...
    • Term Premia in Norwegian Interest Rate Swaps 

      de Lange, Petter Eilif; Risstad, Morten; Semmen, Kristian; Westgaard, Sjur (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Fundamentally, the term premium in long-term nominal yields is compensation to investors for bearing interest rate risk. There is substantial evidence of sizable and time-varying term premia. As opposed to yields, term ...
    • Textile and clothing exporting firms’ evaluation of LSPs’ capabilities and logistics outsourcing performance 

      El Meladi, Yasmine Mohamed Salem; Glavee-Geo, Richard; Buvik, Arnt (Chapter, 2017)
      Using resource-based view (RBV) as the main theoretical framework, this chapter examines the impact of logistics service providers’ capabilities on logistics outsourcing performance from the perspective of textile and ...
    • The antecedents of student satisfaction and loyalty in higher education institutions : an empirical study of students of the University of Ghana 

      Egyir, Isaac Kwasi (Master thesis, 2015)
      Purpose: The purpose of this research is to analyze the antecedents of student satisfaction and loyalty in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Ghana, using the University of Ghana (UG) as an empirical setting. The ...
    • The Backsourcing Process – A case study 

      Slyngstad, Andrea Blindheim (Master thesis, 2017)
      This study examines the backsourcing process in detail. Previous research regarding backsourcing has mainly focused on the process before the decision to backsource has been made. Research regarding what happens after ...
    • The balanced scorecard : use and business performance of businesses in Møre and Romsdal 

      Engeskar, Andreas; Wennersberg, Christoffer (Master thesis, 2015)
      Although ‘The Balanced Scorecard’ (BSC) has been a popular tool amongst companies for some decades, its use and benefits have been little researched in Norway. This thesis focuses on companies in Møre and Romsdal. It ...
    • The benefits of consumer-brand awareness 

      Abelseth, Eirin (Bachelor thesis, 2021)
      Heniskten med denne oppgaven var å identifisere fordelane og grunner til at en en merkevareiger burde fokusere å øke den observerte veriden av deres merkevarer. Undersøkelses metodene var gjort ved å undersøke eksisterende ...
    • The CIVETS countries, an explorative study of patent networks and export data 

      Frøyen, Eirik (Master thesis, 2018)
      In modern time the world economies are more dependent on knowledge and immaterial property rights in order to obtain economic growth (Barkhordari, Fattahi and Azimi, 2018). For several years the BRIC countries have been ...