Doctoral Dissertations (SOL): Recent submissions
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En studie av mekleratferd i norske rettsmeklinger
(Ph.D. thesis, Doctoral thesis, 2010) -
Strategic flexibility and alliances
(Doctoral thesis, 1999) -
Forhandlinger i grupper : effekter av målorientering på resultat
(Doctoral thesis, 1999) -
Psychological determinants of household saving behaviour
(Doctoral thesis, 2002)This dissertation reports the results of a study that examined the impact of psychological variables on household saving and borrowing behaviour. Understanding saving behaviour is important for policy makers and financial ... -
Performance measurement in local government: organisational control in political institutions
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-11-23)This thesis deals with how asymmetric information and uncertainty affect performance measurement in local government organisational control. Performance measurement was found to be extensively studied in the classics of ... -
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 ... -
Three papers on evaluations : the "what if" in the evaluation of public programs
(Ph.D. thesis NHH, Doctoral thesis, 2010)SUMMARY: The “What if” in the evaluation of public programs: An appraisal of methodologies and practices Three papers on related topics concerning methodologies and practices of the evaluations of public ... -
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 ... -
Essays on middle management responses to change initiatives
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Measuring the effects of strategic change on safety in a high reliability organization
(Doctoral thesis, 2008)This study explores how strategic organizational change affects safety as an outcome variable in a high reliability organization (HRO). High reliability organizations are defined as organizations operating in high-risk ... -
Governance and asset specificity as facilitators and sources of innovation and value creation
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-08)Drawing on transaction cost theory and relational exchange theory, this dissertation examines the different performance effects of formal and relational governance mechanisms, project specific investments, and the interaction ... -
Toppledelsens troverdighet ved kriser : en studie av legitimitetsprosesser ved Åsgard-overskridelsene og Åsta-ulykken
(Doctoral thesis, 2004-11)I denne avhandlingen settes søkelyset på hvordan symbolske sider ved toppledelsens respons på ulike kriser, påvirker deres legitimitet. Dette undersøkes gjennom to kvalitative case- studier: (1) Statoil i forbindelse med ... -
Trust in initial encounters : a motivational, cognitive theory
(Doctoral thesis, 2007)In this dissertation I develop a theoretical model on the effects of risk on the formation of trust in the initial stages of a relationship. Risk is proposed to influence trust in two ways: First, risk exerts a direct ... -
Governance of IT sourcing relationships : an empirical investigation of the influence of contract mechanisms and behavior
(Doctoral thesis, 2006)This work is an empirical investigation of IT sourcing contracts and relationships, and on a general level, it is about the relationship between formal contract governance and relational governance of business relationships. ... -
A grammar of motives for understanding individual toursit behaviour
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-03-29)The present thesis is about tourist motivation and choice of destination and activities. The idea is to examine how, and to what degree, motivation relates to travel behaviour and subsequent toursit satisfaction, as such ... -
Medvirkning : mer enn medvirkning : effekter av ulike medvirkningsformer
(Doctoral thesis, 2006-07)Formålet med avhandlingen har vært å bidra til økt kunnskap om relasjonen mellom ulike former for medvirkning og utfall av endringsprosjekter. For det første ønsket jeg å teste om det er hold i antakelsen om at ulike ...