Browsing Doctoral Dissertations (SOL) by Title
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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 ... -
Business Incubators and Entrepreneurial Perfomance: The Influence of Network Value and Absorptive Capacity
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-02)The vast majority of businesses are either small- or medium-sized enterprises (OECD, 2003; Reijonen & Komppula, 2007; Small Business Administration, 2008). Most larger companies also started out as small businesses, sometimes ... -
Business Model Innovation : the Role of The Top Management’s Composition, Cognition, and Knowledge Sourcing Strategy
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A change in plans : a sensemaking perspective on strategy implementation
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Change processes: heading in the right direction? : a power perspective on progress measurment
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Collaborative Digital platform Ecosystems: A Governance Perspective - A Literature Review Combined with Insights From the Norwegian Aquaculture Industry
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-06)Digital platform ecosystems are increasingly shaping how business is conducted in all industries. However, building them is far from straightforward. Specifically, building a digital platform ecosystem refers to the ... -
Collective employee narratives and responses to subtractive change
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Communication effects in sponsorships : an assessment of how different communication strategies can enhance incongruent sponsorships
(Ph.D. thesis NHH, Doctoral thesis, 2010)Collateral communication of sponsorships is considered a prerequisite for sponsorship success. Sponsorship is a communication form that is passive and indirect by nature and is therefore increasingly leveraged with ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
En studie av mekleratferd i norske rettsmeklinger
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ERP system implementation: How top managers' Involvement in a change project matters
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-06)