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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 ... -
"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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
What characterizes the work culture at a hospital unit that successfully implements change – a correlation study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background To successfully achieve change in healthcare, a balance between technology and “people ware”, the human recourses, is necessary. However, the human aspect of the change implementation process has received less ... -
What Determines the Level of Natural Gas Demand? An Empirical Analysis Across and Within Aggregated Regions of the World
(Master thesis, 2020)Vi lever i en tid hvor vi ser et økt fokus på å begrense miljøpåvirkningen vi har på jorden. Effektiviseringstiltak rettet mot energiforbruk og utslipp av uønskede klimagasser kan bidra til å bekjempe disse utfordringene. ... -
What elements contribute to the success of a venture creation program?
(Master thesis, 2021)Venture creation programs (VCP) er kategorisert som utdanningsprogrammer i entreprenørskap med et særlig høyt fokus på erfaringsbasert læring. VCP-studenter bruker utviklingen av ekte, reelle selskap eller organisasjoner ... -
When Green Procurement Meets Complexity: The Case of Sustainable Neighborhood Projects
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In a rapidly urbanizing world, cities form the key context for a sustainable transition. The neighborhood scale is suggested as a successful scale to realize cross-sector, inter-organizational collaborations. The multifaceted ... -
Why competence in teleworking matters
(Master thesis, 2020)Teleworking (also referred to as remote working) is currently rising in popularity, and based on the recent COVID-19 pandemic this trend appears likely to continue. The existing theoretical literature on teleworking indicates ... -
Why do Incumbent Firms enter into Agreements with Startups? - A case study of how and why three incumbent firms enter into agreements with startups.
(Master thesis, 2017)The aim for this study is to investigate why incumbents enter pilot agreements with startups. This will be done through the development of an overarching model of the initiation process that includes the incumbent's ... -
Why Do Non-Investment Grade Rated Companies Issue Convertible Bonds Instead of Bonds in Norway?
(Master thesis, 2011)I find non-investment graded companies motives for issuing convertible bonds in the Norwegian market by evaluating logistic regression results from a two-step security choice model from samples of 28 convertible bond-, ... -
Why do they do it? Corporate venture capital investments in cleantech startups
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Sustainable startups commercializing a clean technology provide an opportunity for a greener future. Despite their high investment risks, cleantech startups increasingly attract corporate venture capital. This paper explores ... -
Why include impacts on biodiversity from land use in LCIA and how to select useful indicators?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Loss of biodiversity is one of the most severe threats to sustainability, and land use and land use changes are still the single most important factor. Still, there is no sign of any consensus on how to include impacts on ... -
Will an implementation of “Joy of Life in Nursing Homes” have positive effect for the work culture? A comparison between two Norwegian municipalities
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Wind Power Investment under Uncertainty and Simultaneous Electricity and Green Certificate Equilibrium
(Master thesis, 2014)This paper introduces the combination of an equilibrium model for electricity- and certificate supply and demand of and real options valuation theory for evaluating the effectiveness of support schemes applied in the ... -
Work environment factors and work sustainability in Norwegian cooks
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Objectives: Cooks have increased morbidity and mortality. A high turnover has also been reported. We aimed to elucidate work environment and work sustainability in Norwegian cooks. Material and Methods: A questionnaire ... -
Yara Porsgrunn og kvalitetsledelse
(Bachelor thesis, 2015)NORSK: I denne oppgaven har vi ønsket å se på hvordan kvalitetsledelse kan bidra til at Yara Porsgrunn er verdens største gjødselsprodusent, selv om de holder til i høykostlandet Norge. At det ble akkurat kvalitetsledelse ... -
Ytre motivasjon og kontinuerlig forbedringsarbeid
(Bachelor thesis, 2013)NORSK: Formålet med denne bacheloroppgaven er å belyse om ytre motivasjon påvirker de ansattes forhold til å delta i det kontinuerlige forbedringsarbeidet. Dette har blitt diskutert ved bruk av data fra Ringnes Bryggeri, ...