Browsing Department of Strategy and Management by Title
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A Multilevel Analysis of the Use of Individual Pay-for-Performance Systems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-10-21)Compensation systems, such as individualized pay-for-performance (I-PFP) schemes for employees, represent an important approach to aligning employer-employee interests. However, the adoption of I-PFP is much less common ... -
A Taste Of "Nextopia"
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)This paper investigates consumer response to advertising for future, to-be-released products. Drawing on recent consumer psychology research on the optimism bias, positive uncertainty, and affective (mis-)forecasting, we ... -
A tool kit for measurement of organisational learning: Methodological requirements and an illustrative example
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2003)Few studies attempt to measure organisational learning. Measurement is critical to evaluate relationships between initiatives to support learning and organisational performance. This paper proposes a theory-based tool kit ... -
Acquisition of competences in the workplace : human resource development in Statoil
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Advice seeking network structures and the learning organization
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Organizational learning can be described as a transfer of individuals’ cognitive mental models to shared mental models. Employees seeking the same colleagues for advice are structurally equivalent, and the aim of the paper ... -
After-sales services of offshore crane technology : a case study of TTS’ business model and their after-sales services
(Report;2014:8, Research report, 2014-10)This master’s thesis is a case study concerning after-sales services in the offshore crane industry. The case in question looks at the different service models that TTS Group ASA offers their customers. This company has ... -
Alternative research strategies in the knowledge movement : from macro bias to micro-foundations and multi-level explanation
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2009-01)The emergence over the last two decades or so of “knowledge” as an important part of the explanatory structure of management research is an intellectual breakthrough that is comparable in terms of its transforming ... -
Are individualistic orientations collectively valuable in group negotiations?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)This experiment examines how members' individualistic or cooperative motivational orientations affect the processes and outcomes of negotiating groups. A total of 228 students participated in a three-person negotiation ... -
Atmosphere as a tool of enhancing organizational performance: An exploratory study from the hospitality industry
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)Purpose – The concept of atmosphere is often considered vague and difficult to capture, which hampers adequate feedback on atmospheric investments. This paper aims to report a systematic effort to capture the concept and ... -
Attitudes to prenatal screening among Norwegian citizens: liberality, ambivalence and sensitivity
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Attitudes towards assisted dying are influenced by question wording and order: a survey experiment
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Bad weather ahead: Pre-recession characteristics and the severity of recession impact
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This paper addresses a simple question: why are some firms more severely affected by recessions than others? Using the Norwegian financial crisis of 2008 as an empirical setting, I find that firms pursuing pre-recession ... -
Behavioral Disinhibition Can Foster Intentions to Healthy Lifestyle Change by Overcoming Commitment to Past Behavior
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)To curb the trend towards obesity and unhealthy living, people may need to change their entire lifestyle to a healthier alternative, something that is frequently perceived to be problematic. The present research, using a ... -
Beslutninger om humankapital under en økonomisk nedgangsperiode : en case-studie av nedgangen i norsk olje- og gassbransje
(Master thesis, 2016-03-29)Formålet med denne studien har vært å avdekke hvordan beslutninger om de ansatte blir tatt under den pågående nedgangsperioden i norsk olje- og gassbransje, og hvilke faktorer som påvirker disse beslutningene. Denne ... -
Beyond money : intrinsic work motivation in profit and nonprofit organizations
(Doctoral thesis, 2007)The purpose of this study is threefold. Firstly, the antecedents of intrinsic work motivation are investigated. The role of job autonomy, relatedness at work, perceived competence and the individual difference of autonomy ... -
Beyond uniqueness: developing and testing a new typology of brand benefit differentiation
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-08)Customer-based brand equity (CBBE) theory, the dominant theory of branding, holds that unique associations are the main source of brand differentiation (Keller, 1993, 2012). However, the focus on unique associations as the ... -
Brand extensions: brand concept congruency and feedback effects revisited
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2005)Abstract Purpose – The aim of this research is to examine the effects of congruent and incongruent brand concept extensions on consumer attitudes towards the extended product and feedback effects on the parent ... -
Building Brand Relationships Online: A Comparison of Two Interactive Applications
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2002)Due to its potential for interactive communication, the Internet is considered a promising tool for relationship marketing. In this study, two of the most common applications for interactive communication - personalized ... -
Building micro-foundations for the routines, capabilities, and performance links
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2007-06)Micro-foundations have become an important emerging theme in strategic management. This paper addresses micro-foundations in two related ways. First, we argue that the kind of macro (or “collectivist”) explanation that ...