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Creating organizational change and innovation: An action research oriented study of participative organizational change and innovation in the Norwegian AEC industry
(Dr.ingeniøravhandling, 0809-103X; 2002:93, Doctoral thesis, 2002)This thesis contributes to the understanding of how to create organizational change and innovation in companies of the Norwegian Architects, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. The thesis, then, inquires into the ... -
Creating relationship continuity across projects in the construction industry: Deliberate, emergent and deliberately emergent strategies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship continuity across projects among actors in the construction industry, and to discuss why and how such continuity takes place. Design/methodology/ap ... -
Creating Responsive Learning Environments to Develop Students’ Reflective Capacity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)In today’s society, rapidly changing conditions and expectations mean that students need to learn how to make reflective judgments, and there is a clear need to better understand how to create learning environments that ... -
Creativity in smaller Organizations
(Master thesis, 2016)Three smaller organizations of different sizes are being investigated in order to find out what promotes creativity in smaller organizations. A case study of an immature startup, a mature startup and an established company ... -
Credit Rating and Capital Structure for Norwegian Listed Firms
(Master thesis, 2012)We examine how credit ratings affect capital structure of Norwegian listed firms. The data sample comprises 216 companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in the period 2004 to 2010. Three concerns for credit rating are ... -
Crew resource management training in the maritime industry: a literature review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The study is based on a literature review of recent empirical research on crew resource management (CRM) training in the maritime industry, organised around what non-technical skills to learn and how. The review indicates ... -
Critical components of business models for renewable energy based rural electrification
(Master thesis, 2014)The research question in this thesis is What are the critical business model components to prioritize in order for an early stage company to become viable when delivering renewable energy to the rural population of ... -
Critical factors and challenges for building and managing marketing and distribution channels in rural, emerging markets - A case study on the Greenway cookstove company in rural India
(Master thesis, 2016)There are 2.7 billion people in today s world that do not have access to clean cooking facilities, leading to immense human and environmental costs in many developing countries. Cleaner, improved biomass cookstoves (ICS) ... -
A critical look at the methodology of quantitative studies on entrepreneurial competencies and business success
(Master thesis, 2018)The entrepreneurial competencies of owner-managers of small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are seen as causes for the survival and success of their SMEs. There is a research literature of quantitative studies providing ... -
Critical Success Factors for Implementation of Modular Design: A case study concerning EFD Induction's efforts to develop a common product platform
(Master thesis, 2012)Increasing globalization leads to tougher competition than ever. Organizations previously sheltered in specialized niche markets, today face newfound competition from international actors. For many MNCs the optimal response ... -
Critical success factors for offshore field development projects - A study of contracts on the Norwegian Continental Shelf awarded to South Korean yards
(Master thesis, 2017)This study examines Norwegian oil companies offshoring EPC-contracts on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to South Korean yards. Delays and cost overruns have stirred a public debate about this offshoring practice, yet ... -
Cross-boundary relationships: The object, the social, and the health professional
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2008:268, Doctoral thesis, 2008)This thesis is about how health professionals at hospitals collaborate across professional boundaries. Societal and political reforms demand for more transparency and efficiency in health care work, yet history tells us ... -
Cross-Cultural Knowledge Transfer within Multinational Companies - A Case Study
(Master thesis, 2014)Teamwork, knowledge and globalisation are all words that have been used more and more in recent decades, in relation to how companies and organisations are managed all over the world. It is interesting to examine not only ... -
Crowdsourced Customer Acquisition: A Conceptual Framework for Freemium and Propositions for Future Research
(Master thesis, 2011)Freemium has grown tremendously in use and importance the last years, butresearch is still in its infancy. This thesis explore how companies that usefreemium acquire customers through their existing users and customers. ... -
CSR in International Business - Creating Shared Value
(Master thesis, 2015)The world is experiencing several global issues of economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian characters, and they are continuously increasing in scale. Multinational corporations (MNCs) are considered as both contributors ... -
Cultural differences, participative leadership and communication style - A study of two international software companies
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis looks at the influence of cultural differences on software development teams. It consists of two articles. The first article explores employee expectations and preferences towards participative leadership (PL), ... -
Cultural Oversight: HSE Culture in the Norwegian Petroleum Industry
(Master thesis, 2014)The price society has to pay for modernization comes in the form of increased risks (Beck, 1992). As a result, risk management and regulations were developed to systematically deal with the consequences of modern-day ... -
Currency Hedging in Norwegian Listed Companies: Strategies and Effects on Exposure
(Master thesis, 2012)We investigate hedging strategies and foreign exchange rate exposure of Norwegian companies in the seafood and offshore support industries. Factor models building on the Capital Asset Pricing Model are used to analyze stock ... -
Current status and future operational models for transit shipping along the Northern Sea Route
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The Northern Sea Route (NSR) has received increased international attention during the recent years as an alternative transit corridor for shipping between Europe and East Asia. In 2015, the project “Feasibility and ... -
Customer - Supplier Relationship and Knowledge Management: A Value Creation Process in SCM
(Master thesis, 2013)The emergence of global markets has opened international sourcing opportunities for firms to seek for the best customer value derived from suppliers scattered around the globe. These new opportunities raise the importance ...