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17 Ways To Kill Ideas:: An Empirical Study of Termination Strategies and Their Impact on Key Organizational Outcome Variables
(Master thesis, 2013)This thesis investigates 17 termination strategies for terminating ideas and project initiatives, building on Daly, Saetre, and Brun?s (2012) prior research. By surveying decision-makers and proponents in both Norwegian ... -
2D-packing with an application to stowage in Roll-on Roll-off liner shipping
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) ships represent the primary source for transporting vehicles and other types of rolling material over long distances. In this paper we focus on operational decisions related to stowage of cargoes ... -
5G and its Economic Aspects - Literature Review and Selection of a Connection Portfolio Under Risk
(Master thesis, 2017)In this master s thesis we explain how 5G is currently defined, identify the most important economic aspects of 5G, and formulate an optimization planning problem for a mobile network operator operating in the 5G context, ... -
A bit risky? A comparison between Bitcoin and other assets using an intraday Value at Risk approach
(Master thesis, 2014)The promising cryptocurrency Bitcoin has attracted a lot of attention recently, but the high volatility of the Bitcoin price has so far been a barrier to widespread adoption. Given the way Bitcoin transactions work, users ... -
A blueprint paradox: Successful but unintended cross-national translation of total productive maintenance
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate if a manufacturing concept such as total productive maintenance (TPM) can be copied from one location to another. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative data ... -
A branch-and-bound method for discretely-constrained mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)We present a branch-and-bound algorithm for discretely-constrained mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints (DC-MPEC). This is a class of bilevel programs with an integer program in the upper-level and a ... -
A branch and price approach for deployment of multi-tier software services in clouds
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)This paper considers a service deployment problem that combines service placement and replication level decisions in a cloud computing context. The services are composed of multiple components that are to be placed on nodes ... -
A Case Study: action based Entrepreneurship Education
(Master thesis, 2011)This paper contributes by providing suggestions on how to analyze business ideas forexploitation in an entrepreneurial education context, and how the institution can provide support activities to enhance the chance of ... -
A case study of the merger between DnB and Gjensidige NOR.
(Master thesis, 2012)M&A is a widespread growth strategy that has continually developed through the years. In it’s current phase, industry consolidation seems to be the primary driver behind the M&As. Banks need to consolidate to be able to ... -
ACCELERATORS: A study looking at accelerator’s strategic focus in order to investigate the alignment between resources provided and the needs of different entrepreneurs.
(Bachelor thesis, 2019)Det finnes mange forskjellige aktører som støtter oppstartsbedrifter i et økosystem, hvor akseleratorer ofte er en av de første som assisterer oppstarter i en sentral fase av utviklingen. Flere elementer ligger til grunn ... -
Accident and disease prevention in working life: Common grounds and areas for mutual learning
(Chapter, 2018)Globally, there are more than six times more fatalities caused by a poor working environment than due to occupational accidents. In this paper we compare the basic strategies involved in accident and disease prevention. ... -
Accident types and barrier failures in the construction industry
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The paper identifies frequent accident types in the construction industry, characterises the accident sequence, and identifies barrier failures for the most frequent accident types. 176 accidents in the Norwegian construction ... -
Accountability in the Value Chain: Product Declarations as a Tool for Measuring, Managing and Communicating CSR Performance
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2013:9, Doctoral thesis, 2013)Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept applied to business organisations that choose to behave beyond the legal requirements for their impacts on society and the environment. A central activity of CSR is to ... -
A Column Generation Heuristic for the Dynamic Rebalancing Problem in Bike Sharing Systems
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis examines the dynamic rebalancing of a bike sharing system (BSS). A BSS is a service where bicycles are made available to users on a short-term basis. However, imbalanced systems is a significant challenge and ... -
A Combined Liquefied Natural Gas Routing and Deteriorating Inventory Management Problem
(Chapter, 2015)Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is becoming a more crucial source of energy due to its increased price competitiveness and environmental friendliness. We consider an inventory routing problem for inland distribution of LNG ... -
A Combined Optimization-Simulation Framework for a Maritime Inventory Routing Problem Under Uncertainty
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne masteroppgaven presenterer et rammeverk som kombinerer optimering og simulering for å løse et maritimt ruteplanleggings- og lagerstyringsproblem (MIRP) under usikkerhet for en global aluminiumsprodusent. Hensikten ...