Browsing Centre for Applied Research at NHH (SNF) by Title
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Ulovleg omsetnad i fiskeri- og havbruksnæringa
(Rapport;2015:4, Research report, 2015-05)Samfunns- og næringslivsforskning (SNF) AS har fått i oppdrag av Skatteetaten og Fiskeridirektoratet å undersøke utbreiinga og omfanget av under- og feilrapportering av fangstar i fiskeria og under- og feilrapporteringa ... -
Understanding risk appetite : what is it, what pressures shape it and how is it institutionalized
(Report;2016:9, Research report, 2016-10)The purpose of this thesis is to understand the concept of risk appetite in terms of what it is, what institutional pressures influence it, and how it is institutionalized in an organization. We try to understand what risk ... -
Understanding the production and consumption of design expertise by small medium-sized firms : some evidence from Norway
(Working paper, Working paper, 2005-06)This paper explores the ways in which industrial design services are organised, produced, and consumed by Norwegian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This includes exploring the geographies of this performance in ... -
Understanding the relationship between Enterprise Resource Planning systems and ‘Beyond Budgeting’
(Report;2014:3, Research report, 2014-09)Today, several companies are implementing Beyond Budgeting (BB) in order to become more flexible. At the same time, most companies also invest heavily in Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERPs) because of a need for a ... -
Understanding the stochastics of nodal prices : price processes in a constrained network
(Working paper, Working paper, 2004-11)Network congestion in competitive electricity markets may be managed by geographically differentiated nodal prices. The stochastics of an unconstrained equilibrium price reflect the underlying fundamentals of demand and ... -
Unemployment clusters across European regions and countries
(Working paper, Working paper, 2000-03)European regions experienced a polarisation of their unemployment rates between 1986 and 1996. Regions with high or low initial unemployment saw little change, while regions with intermediate unemployment moved towards ... -
Unge voksnes flyttevalg : en gjennomgang av koblede flyttedata for seks norske kommuner
(Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2001-08)Distriktskommuner som er preget av industri, fiskeri og landbruk, har over lang tid hatt det størst netto flyttetapet blant unge. Med dette som bakgrunn, tar arbeidsnotatet utgangspunkt i seks slike kommuner og analyserer ... -
Unionized oligopoly, trade liberalization and location choice
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2001-08)In a two-country reciprocal dumping model, with on country unionized, we analyze how wage setting and firm location are influenced by trade liberalization. We show that trade liberalization can induce a unionized firm to ... -
Up the Ante on Bioeconomic Submodels of Marine Foodwebs : a data assimilation-based approach
(Working paper;13/14, Working paper, 2014-09)While economists have discussed ecosystem-based management and similar concepts, little attention has been devoted to the art of modeling. Models of ecosystems or foodwebs that make economic analysis viable should capture ... -
Upstream merger in a successive oligopoly : who pays the price?
(Working paper;48/13, Working paper, 2013-12)This study develops and uses a successive oligopoly model, with an unobservable non-linear tariff between upstream and downstream firms, to analyze the possible anti-competitive effects of an upstream merger. We find that ... -
Upstream partnerships among competitors when size matters
(Working paper;2017:6, Working paper, 2017-06)In several industries, downstream competitors form upstream partnerships. An important rationale is that higher aggregate upstream volume might generate efficiencies that reduce both fixed and marginal costs. Our focus is ... -
The upstream petroleum industry and local industrial development : a comparative study
(Report, Research report, 2003-05)The report analyzes local industrial development related to the upstream petroleum sector in six selected oil-exporting countries. It focuses on local content in the supply and services industry, and how policies to enhance ... -
The urban system of Eastern Norway
(Working paper, Working paper, 2000-12)This working paper reports from a study carried out as part of the Interreg IIC project «Urban Systems and Urban Networking in the Baltic Sea Region», and has also been published as part of a seminar report by the VASAB ... -
Using ISO 26000 to implement a learning and knowledge creating process in two SMEs
(Working paper;2011:26, Working paper, 2011-10)The target group of this research singles out two companies in Norway belonging to the NCE-Subsea cluster in the Bergen region, who are also objects of a larger research project investigating SMEs’ internationalization ... -
Using mobile services to strengthen brand relationships : the effects of SMS and MMS channel additions on brand knowledge, satisfaction, loyalty and main channel use
(Report, Research report, 2003-07)The purpose of this report is to study effects of SMS and MMS as channel additions on customers’ relationships with brands. Empirical studies are reported for three brands in which have added SMS and MMS as brand channel ... -
Utbygging av digitalt bakkenett i Norge : NRK og TV 2s motiver
(Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2005-02)Målet med utredningen er å analysere NRK og TV 2s motiver ved utbyggingen av det digitale bakkenettet. Vi identifiserer både mediepolitiske- og økonomiske motiver. I forhold til medievitenskap finner vi at hensynet til ... -
Utforming av anbudskonkurranser i samferdselssektoren
(Rapport, Research report, 2000-04)I stadig større grad bruker myndighetene markedsmekanismer for å allokere eksklusive rettigheter til private aktører. Samferdselssektoren er intet unntak. En viktig utfordring blir da å utforme arenaen for konkurranse om ... -
Utforming og bruk av KPP i norsk helsevesen
(Rapport, Research report, 2005-11)Denne utredningen prøver å belyse hva som er bruksområder, riktighet og nytteverdi av kostnad per pasient tankegang innenfor norsk helsevesen. I denne sammenheng settes det søkelys på hvordan man beregner kostnader tilknyttet ... -
Utlendinger og spillerutvikling i norsk fotball
(Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2006-03)Det har vært en sterk økning i importen av utenlandske spillere til norsk toppfotball de siste årene, noe som nødvendigvis må fortrenge norske spillere. Med bakgrunn i data hentet fra VGs Eliteguide, Aftenpostens oversikt ... -
Utnytting av kraftkundar i sluttbrukarmarknaden : analyser av konkurransetilhøvet mellom norske kraftavtalar
(Arbeidsnotat;2011:30, Working paper, 2011-11)Masteroppgåva omhandlar konkurransetilhøvet mellom norske kraftavtalar i sluttbrukarmarknaden. Som forventa finn ein tydelege bevis på utnytting av innelåste kundar gjennom dyre standard variabelprisavtalar. Ein finn også ...