Browsing Centre for Applied Research at NHH (SNF) by Title
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Corporate versus contractual knowledge transfer : the case of mobile communication services
(Report, Research report, 2002-12)In the paper a combined governance-capability model for knowledge transfer is developed with the purpose of critically examining the prophecy of consolidation of the mobile network industry. According to this prophecy, ... -
Cost allocation and pricing in a supply chain : an application for Aumann-Shapley prices
(Working paper, Working paper, 2004-11)We consider the problem of choosing among different distribution channels for combinations of different products, and how to price, or share the costs under the various alternatives, in an efficient and fair way. The problem ... -
Cost estimates and investment decisions
(Report, Research report, 2001-08)When evaluating new investment projects, oil companies traditionally use the discounted cashflow method. This method requires expected cashflows in the numerator and a risk adjusted required rate of return in the denominator ... -
Cost overruns and cost estimation in the North Sea
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2001-10)Recently, a Norwegian government report on the cost overruns of projects in the North Sea was presented (NOU 1999:11). It concluded that there was a 25% increase in development costs from project sanction (POD, Plan for ... -
Cost structure and capacity in the Norwegian pelagic fisheries
(Working paper, Working paper, 2004-11)The parameters of the short-run cost function are estimated for three vessel types taking part in the Norwegian pelagic fisheries: purse seine vessels, trawlers, and coastal vessels. The generalised translog functional ... -
Cost-effectiveness of Fondaparinux vs Enoxaparin as venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in Norway
(Report, Research report, 2003-05)Patients undergoing major orthopaedic surgery face considerable risk of venous thromboembolic complications (VTE), which may be fatal, unless they receive prophylactic treatment. Fondaparinux (Arixtra®) is a new antithrombotic ... -
Country and destination image : similar or different image objects
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2001-12)Country Image and Destination Image research exist as two parallel research tracks with almost no cross-references although the concepts refers to almost the same area of applied marketing, namely export products to ... -
Creative SMC in a Norwegian ICT company : managerial interaction with sources of realised strategies
(Report, Research report, 2002-08)In recent years, telecommunications have represented one of the world's most dynamic industries. This report describes a study of the Strategic Management Control (SMC) of a software supplier in this sector. Over the ... -
Crisis, restructuring and growth : a macroeconomic perspective
(Report, Research report, 2010-04)This report surveys the major aspects of financial crises and the restructuring and growth process of economies in the aftermath of crises, and discusses possible directions for future research in this area. The first ... -
Critical factors in transnational oil companies localisation decisions : clusters and portfolio optimisation
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2001-10)Enhanced understanding of the factors determining transnational companies’ localisation decisions is important for regulators and other stakeholders concerned about maintaining current activity levels in a petroleum producing ... -
Current materiality guidance for auditors
(Working paper, Working paper, 2000-09)Auditors have to make materiality judgments on every audit. This is a difficult process, as both quantitative and qualitative factors have to be evaluated. Additionally, there is no formal guidance for how to implement the ... -
Customer ignorance, price cap regulation and rent-seeking in mobile roaming
(Working paper, Working paper, 2009-03)Mobile phone usage when travelling abroad is expensive. In contrast to domestic voice call prices, entry of new firms does not put a downward wholesale and retail price pressure on mobile usage abroad. The network connection ... -
Customer poaching with differentiated products and switching costs
(Working paper, Working paper, 2003-06)We consider a dynamic two-period model where two firms offer products that are differentiated a la Hotelling. Consumers purchase products in a first period, and in a second period consumers are locked-in to their first-period ... -
Dagligvareportal. Til forbrukernes beste?
(Arbeidsnotat;28/13, Working paper, 2013-08)Selv om norske forbrukere har det dårligste utvalget av dagligvarer i Norden, møter de det høyeste prisnivået. Dagligvaremarkedet i Norge består i hovedsak av fire store grupperinger, og har en konsentrasjon av markedsmakt ... -
The Danish green certificate system : some simple analytical results
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2001-05)We formulate a simple static equilibrium model for the electricity market taking account of both Green Certificates and CO2-emission permits. The objective is to investigate the relationship between these markets under the ... -
Darwin, recessions and firms : an evolutionary perspective on firms in recessions
(Working paper;05/13, Working paper, 2013-01)Evolutionary theory is well suited for studying how firms are affected by recessions, but little focus has been given, both theoretically and empirically, to this phenomenon. In this paper I draw on evolutionary theory and ... -
Data for a steel industry model
(Working paper, Working paper, 2000-12)SNF has recently developed a new model of the steel market and some of the major factor markets connected to the steel industry. The aim of the model has been to study how regulations of the emissions of carbon dioxide ... -
Decentralization and reliance on the controllability principle in the public sector : an exploratory study
(Working paper, Working paper, 2000-03)Despite the growing devolution of budgetary responsibility in public sector organizations, little attention has been paid to the key notion of the controllability principle in this context. This paper explores the relationship ... -
A decision-tool for adaptation of reindeer herds to rangelands : the user`s manual
(Report, Research report, 2003-06)The management of reindeer ranges is a complicated task as indicated both by the complexity of the normative analyses required and the mismanagement observed in real and laboratory settings. The present report is a user’s ... -
Delegated bargaining and competition
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2004-08)In this paper, we analyze a two-producers two-agent model in which producers delegate sales and price negotiations to exclusive, separate, and independent agents. Producers first choose a pricing arrangement (two-part ...