Browsing Department of Strategy and Management by Title
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COO advertising of export products : effects on perceptions of product-origin typicality and product evaluation
(Doctoral thesis, 2009)COO labels increasingly appear on food products as a response to the growing consumer demand for safety, traceability and authenticity. However, little research has been done to examine the effect of these labels. COO ... -
Coordinated action in reverse distribution systems
(Doctoral thesis, 2006-07)Reverse distribution systems are the topic of this thesis. The term 'reverse' refers to the collection ofproducts at end-of-life for the purpose ofrecovery and waste management. We specifically study the area of electrical ... -
Corporate governance in entrepreneurial firms: a systematic review and research agenda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This systematic review covers the extant literature on corporate governance in entrepreneurial firms. Using a sample of 137 research papers published from pre-1990 through June 2018 in 60 journals, we categorize outlets, ... -
Corporate performance in recessions : the effects of capital structure and growth
(Master thesis, 2015-09-16)The purpose of this study is to analyze how recessions affect the impact of prior growth and capital structure on corporate performance. Using multiple regression analysis on financial statement data from the period 2000-2012 ... -
The creative consumer : exploring consumer behavior from a creativity perspective
(Ph.D. thesis, Doctoral thesis, 2010)This research focuses on consumer creativity and uses frameworks from creativity theory to understand consumer behavior. Because this ... -
Crowdfunding Sustainability
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020) -
Crowdsourcing Innovation and Product Development: Gamification as a Motivational Driver.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016) -
Cultural Adaptation in Cross-National Buyer-Seller Relationships - a study of Russian Buyers and Norwegian Sellers of Seafood
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how buyers and sellers in cross-cultural business relationships manage cultural differences to ensure functional, successful business relationships. Failure to consider ... -
Customer reactions to acquirer-dominant mergers and acquisitions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)This article investigates consumer reactions to acquirer-dominant mergers and acquisitions (M&As) from the perspective of the (smaller) target brand and explores how marketing actions can mitigate negative effects. The ... -
“Cut me some slack”: the psychological contracts as a foundation for understanding team charters
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015) -
Dairy farmers` values and how their values affect their decision making
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Values affect humans’ perception of situations and problems and guide our actions. The objective of this study was to explore the values of dairy farmers, and whether their values influenced their decisions to maintain ... -
Data presentation formats And decision making effectiveness
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-06)The purpose of this thesis is to enhance the understanding of how data presentation formats may affect managerial decision processes. Compared to previous studies in this area, I have examined decision makers’ need for ... -
Decision-making on downsizing in an industry specific downturn: a qualitative study on the Norwegian petroleum sector’s decision-making on downsizing following the drop in the oil price
(Master thesis, 2015)This master thesis seeks to explore the decision-making processes in firms that follow a decrease in demand due to an external shock. Specifically, decision-making connected to human capital and downsizing in Norwegian ... -
The determinants of industry concentration : two new empirical regularities
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2009)This paper reports two new empirical regularities relating to industry concentration. First, concentration levels closely correlate in related industries. Second, the correlation is moderated by the degree of relatedness ... -
Diversification, industry structure, and firm strategy : an organizational economics perspective
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Do ‘soft law’ board gender quotas work? Evidence from a natural experiment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)In a new era of “open governance”, in which societal and corporate change is taking place, 15 predominantly European countries, including Spain, enacted board gender quotas to increase the share of women on boards. In ... -
Dual and unitary leadership : managing ambiguity in pluralistic organizations
(Ph.D.thesis, Doctoral thesis, 2010)This thesis is about different leadership models in pluralistic organizations such as hospitals, universities, cultural organizations and newspapers, the kind of competing logics leaders meet in such organizations, and ... -
Ecological and cultural factors underlying the global distribution of prejudice
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Prejudiced attitudes and political nationalism vary widely around the world, but there has been little research on what predicts this variation. Here we examine the ecological and cultural factors underlying the worldwide ... -
Effects of negative social information on the willingness to support charities: the moderating role of regulatory focus
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Donation campaigns that have an unsuccessful start often trigger negative social information in the social and mass media (e.g., “few others have donated so far”). Little research exists to shed light on the effects of ...