Browsing Institutt for industriell økonomi og teknologiledelse by Document Types "Doctoral thesis"
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Internationalization and Innovation: Growth Strategies for SMEs
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:331, Doctoral thesis, 2019)This dissertation studies internationalization and innovation as two of the main growth strategies pursued by SMEs and investigates the relationship between them. Adopting these strategies can create numerous opportunities ... -
Investment planning under uncertainty in energy systems: Modelling and algorithms
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2024:21, Doctoral thesis, 2024)This thesis applies operational research methods for the investment planning of energy systems under uncertainty for the energy transition. We develop new models and solution methods. On the modelling side, we first ... -
IS IT EASY BEING GREEN? The Role of Venture Capital Investors in Green Venture Financing
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2022:80, Doctoral thesis, 2022)This dissertation examines and explains the role of venture capital investors when financing green ventures. Venture capital, early equity invested in high-growth ventures, has proven to be a valuable tool that stimulates ... -
Janusian Liminality: A key to the accountability of the equality between users and professionals in patient education in Norway
(Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2015:156, Doctoral thesis, 2015)Summary: In 1999, patient education became legislated as one of the four main tasks of Norwegian hospitals. Today, patient education resource centres are to be found at all Norwegian hospitals, committing themselves ... -
Kvalitetsledelse i kvasiorganisasjoner - en studie av verdikjeden for matpotet
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Large Systems Change. Integrated Leadership Development and Reflexible Machnineries
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2007:100, Doctoral thesis, 2007)To start with a caricature and physical metaphor, this text is about how to turn a supertanker by the force of a mixmaster. More literally, it is about how a project group varying in size between two and five researchers ... -
Lean implementation in Norwegian public service sector
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:102, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Summary of the thesis Norwegian public service organizations (PSOs) are under political pressure to deliver more and better services for less cost. At a time when the public sector is open to ideas and solutions from ... -
Learning as a liminal process. A student perspective of action-based entrepreneurship education
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2024:140, Doctoral thesis, 2024)English summary This thesis explores the phenomenon of learning challenges in action-based entrepreneurship education (EE) and how students learn from coping with such challenges. Action-based approaches comprise experiential ... -
Learning from failure in organizational innovation activities: Easier said than done
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:158, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Summary of the thesis This dissertation examines the topic of learning from failure in the context of organizational innovation activities. The motivation for this work comes from the observation that many firms fail ... -
Legitimate Leadership Functions in Partnership Development Processes
(Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2015:237, Doctoral thesis, 2015)Summary of the thesis. This action research study highlights the need for legitimate leadership functions to succeed in order to make partnership development processes successful. The main research question is What are ... -
Looking out and looking ahead How Norwegian renewable energy companies can thrive going forward despite a predictable past
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU;2020:3, Doctoral thesis, 2020)This dissertation explores topics on reducing and handling uncertainty in a situation of environmental change, with a particular focus on incumbent companies in the Norwegian renewable energy industry. I aim to investigate ... -
Making Sense of "the New Way of Organizing": Managing the Micro Processes of (Planned) Change in a
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Managing End-user Flexibility in Electricity Markets
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2004:17, Doctoral thesis, 2004)Over the past couple of decades, electricity markets across the world have been deregulated. When the electricity systems were being developed, governments exercised extensive control over the industry to ensure reliable ... -
Managing innovation processes in eldercare: Lessons from Norwegian municipalities
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:114, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Summary of the thesis Eldercare policies are being dramatically reshaped due to demographic shifts worldwide. The elderly are living longer and healthier, and their infrastructural impacts on society are well known ... -
Managing Organisational Change and Technology: The Case of Introducing Electronic Patient Records in Hospitals
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Managing Suppliers in Business Networks:: Exploring Innovation, Capability Development, and Network Pictures
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2013:306, Doctoral thesis, 2014)Avhandlingen fokuserer på tre sentrale tema knyttet til leverandørhåndtering i bedriftsnettverk. Det første temaet er involvering av leverandører i innovasjonsprosesser. Innovasjon oppstår i økende grad i skjæringspunktet ... -
Managing Uncertainty and Flexibility in Supply Chain Optimization
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Managing Uncertainty in Design and Operation of Natural Gas Infrastructure
(Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2016:128, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Summary of the thesis: This thesis concerns the management of uncertainty in design and operation of natural gas infrastructure by means of mathematical programming. The export of natural gas is an important industry in ... -
Managing uncertainty in strategic planning : cases from telecommunication /
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2003:3, Doctoral thesis, 2003)We have described decision models for the three modules internal to a virtual IP-network provider: Sales, network planning and trading. To coordinate decisions we have taken advantage of the dual solutions from a stochastic ... -
Maritime fleet planning and optimization under uncertainty
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2012:25, Doctoral thesis, 2012)