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External consultants and knowledge sharing : a comparative study of permanent employees and external consultants
(Report;2012:8, Research report, 2012-09)This research is an examination of permanent employees and external consultants in the oil and gas industry in Norway. It aims at answering the research question: What factors enhance knowledge-sharing behavior of external ... -
Externalizing the Core : explaining firms’ use of employment intermediaries in the information- and communication technology industries
(Working paper, Working paper, 2005-01)Recent research on non-standard employment relations indicates that these arrangements may be a source of innovation and competitive advantage for the firm. In this paper, we analyze firms’ motives for using two types ... -
Extracting value from lightweight IT : a new approach to benefits management? : a case study of the implications lightweight IT has on benefits management
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis aims to answer the following research question: “What are the implications of lightweight IT on benefits management?”. The motivation to this thesis is that there is extensive literature on how to conduct ... -
Én valutaunion, to tilsynelatende ulike land: En empirisk analyse av offentlig gjelds bærekraft i Portugal og Tyskland
(Master thesis, 2016)Formålet med oppgaven er å studere gjeldsutviklingen i Portugal og Tyskland fra et bærekraftig perspektiv. En beskrivelse av forløpet til tapet av finansiell stabilitet i de nevnte landene, samt to teoretiske rammeverk ... -
Effects of timing and multiple entries in hotelling : a one-sided and two-sided market analysis
(Master thesis, 2018)The purpose of this paper has been to study how timing and multiple entries affect the equilibrium outcome in a Hotelling model for one-sided and two-sided markets. After reviewing relevant theory, we present two models: ... -
Face-saving or fair-minded : what motivates moral behavior?
(Discussion paper;5/2013, Working paper, 2013-02)We study the relative importance of intrinsic moral motivation and extrinsic social motivation in explaining behavior in the dictator game. We introduce a novel design that manipulates these two dimensions. The paper ... -
Facilitating & inhibiting effects of comparative & non-comparative advertising on recall of competing brands
(Master thesis, 2010)This research examines the role played by comparative and non comparative advertising formats on recall inhibition of competing brands in a product category. Category characteristics of open (awareness of multiple brands) ... -
Facilitating innovation in an ecosystem :an exploratory case study
(Master thesis, 2019)This study has examined the research question; In what way can the establishment of an ecosystem facilitate innovation in the construction and real estate industry? by conducting an exploratory case study of a recently ... -
Facing the crowd : an assessment of credit quality in crowdlending platform portfolios
(Master thesis, 2018)Crowdlending is a new form of lending, where platforms act as intermediaries between borrowers and lenders. The industry is gaining traction across Europe and the US. However, there has been little research into this ... -
Factor Momentum in the U.S. and Norwegian Markets : An emprical study investigating momentum in factor returns using stock data of the U.S. and Norwegian markets
(Master thesis, 2023)Factors exhibit momentum as strong as that in individual stocks. Importantly, momentum in factor returns has strong and robust predictive power for future performance of factors. This thesis finds that the impact of ... -
Factors affecting the probability of bankruptcy: a panel data approach
(Master thesis, 2015)This paper investigates the importance of firm-specific factors in determining or explaining bankruptcy. By studying Norwegian firms from the period 2005-2012, we are able to examine this using binary regression models. ... -
Factors determining the performance of private equity funds : a litterature review and an empirical study of the effects of industrial and geographical specialization
(Report, Research report, 2007-08)The purpose of this report is to explore factors determining the performance of private equity (PE) funds. The first part of the report discusses performance measurement in the PE industry and reviews literature aiming at ... -
Factors influencing the adoption of self-service technologies : a study of the benefits and risks of self-service technologies and trust beliefs of service providers
(Master thesis, 2016)Self-service technologies (SSTs) are largely introduced and promoted to replace traditional service encounters and researchers have been investigating the influencers of SST adoption. This paper incorporates the fresh ... -
Factors influencing the willingness to pay for insurance in Norway : An empirical study of the willingness to pay for small insurance contracts
(Master thesis, 2023)The purpose of this study is to investigate how the choice of deductible, degree of risk aversion and the level of income influence the willingness to pay for small insurance contracts in Norway. We use data from a ... -
Fagbevegelsen i et nytt århundre
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Fagbokforlaget : an offshoring case study
(Master thesis, 2011)This thesis is written as part of Master’s degree of Science in Economics and Business Administration at the Norwegian School of Economics. Inspiration for this thesis came when attending a course in Outsourcing and ... -
Fagkunnskap og fagspraklig kompetanse - to sider av samme sak?
(Journal article, 2001)There seems to be a growing tendency in Norway to regard English as sufficient means of communication, not only internationally, but also in Norwegian trade and industry. -
Fagkunnskap og språkkunnskap. Uatskillelige eller lykkelig separert? - Om oversettelse av juridisk materiale
(Journal article, 1998)Feiltolkning av kildeteksten, til dels alvorlige misforståelser, som nok skyldes at oversetteren helt klart ikke hadde forstått det han/hun oversatte. Dette var kanskje den alvorligste typen feil. Terminologiske feil ... -
Faglig grunnlag for pilot-studier
(Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2005)Bakgrunnen for dette notatet er et prosjekt finansiert av Kommunal– og regionaldepartementet. Siktemålet med prosjektet er å studere effektivitet og effektivitetsutvikling innenfor sentrale kommunale og fylkeskommunale ...