Keywords: Norwegian student incubators, startups, early sales, startup success factors, customer feedback, need for capital, startup reputation, startup motivation. The research question we seek to answer in this thesis ...

This paper examines the link between the earnings announcement premium and Google searches for company tickers prior to the announcements. We use Google searches as a proxy for information demand. The analysis are performed ...

The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the development and understanding of ecoefficiency assessments for extended supply chains. Using a methodological approach, the main outcome is a consistent methodology to ...

Hydrogen energy is expected to become an important part of the energy system in Norway and play a significant role in transition to green fuels in the near future. The global attempt to protect the environment against ...

This work aims at the economic evaluation of a semi-underground pumped hydro storage power plant erected in an abandoned open-pit mine. For the exploratory model-based analysis, we develop and apply both a simple deterministic ...

The increased share of inflexible, renewable energy sources in power systems is challenging the balancing of demand and supply. Rapid and unpredictable load variations might require large power grid capacities to ensure ...

Continuous improvement teams play an essential role when implementing a corporate improvement programme, the success of which is significantly dependent on the organization of such teams. This paper specifically addresses ...

Integrated oil companies face major challenges in their businesses: While the world s demand for oil is rising, easy and cheap field exploitation is declining. In particular, the average volume of oil from the discovered ...

Background Goal-oriented communication of risk of hazards is necessary in order to reduce risk of workers' exposure to chemicals. Adequate training of workers and enterprise priority setting are essential elements. Cleaning ...