Browsing Centre for Applied Research at NHH (SNF) by Title
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An exploration of two perspectives on global leadership and the potential consequences for global leadership development
(Working paper, Working paper, 2010-02)The paper explores two logics of global leadership; the logic of instrumentality and the logic of appropriateness. These two logics and their relation to multinational enterprises are traced in organizational theory and ... -
An exploratory study of business model design and costumer value in heterogeneous network services
(Report, Research report, 2008-06)This report presents the results of an exploratory study of two service areas believed to represent important issues in the design of business models and the assessments of customer value in heterogeneous network services. ... -
An exploratory study of the relationships between mobile data services business models and customer value
(Report, Research report, 2005-03)A model integrating mobile data service providers’ business models decisions with end-users’ perception of customer value is presented and empirically tested. Business model decisions affect the extrinsic and intrinsic ... -
Extended prophylaxis with fondaparinux versus enoxaparin against venous thromboembolism
(Working paper, Working paper, 2004-06)Patients undergoing major orthopaedic surgery face considerable risk of venous thromboembolic complications (VTE). This paper presents cost-effectiveness analysis of extended prophylaxis with fondaparinux and enoxaparin ... -
External consultants and knowledge sharing : a comparative study of permanent employees and external consultants
(Report;2012:8, Research report, 2012-09)This research is an examination of permanent employees and external consultants in the oil and gas industry in Norway. It aims at answering the research question: What factors enhance knowledge-sharing behavior of external ... -
Externalizing the Core : explaining firms’ use of employment intermediaries in the information- and communication technology industries
(Working paper, Working paper, 2005-01)Recent research on non-standard employment relations indicates that these arrangements may be a source of innovation and competitive advantage for the firm. In this paper, we analyze firms’ motives for using two types ... -
Factors determining the performance of private equity funds : a litterature review and an empirical study of the effects of industrial and geographical specialization
(Report, Research report, 2007-08)The purpose of this report is to explore factors determining the performance of private equity (PE) funds. The first part of the report discusses performance measurement in the PE industry and reviews literature aiming at ... -
Faglig grunnlag for pilot-studier
(Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2005)Bakgrunnen for dette notatet er et prosjekt finansiert av Kommunal– og regionaldepartementet. Siktemålet med prosjektet er å studere effektivitet og effektivitetsutvikling innenfor sentrale kommunale og fylkeskommunale ... -
Family stability and labor market gender convergence
(Working paper, Working paper, 2009-05)The present paper examines the historical development in the structure of the family in terms of marriage, divorce, fertility and labor 1886/2007 in order to map quantitative changes. The paper draws new information from ... -
Fastpris på bøker
(Arbeidsnotat;47/13, Working paper, 2013-12)Det er omstridt hvorvidt bokbransjen skal tillates å benytte fastpriser (bindende videresalgspriser). Et premiss hos mange som er skeptisk til faste bokpriser er at det fjerner konkurranse og leder til høyere sluttbrukerpriser. ... -
FDI in LDCs : facts, theory and empirical evidence
(Working paper, Working paper, 2000-11)One of the most striking signs of globalization is the strong growth in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the last two decades, and particularly since the second half of the 1980s. The present paper describes recent ... -
Feasibility in finite time
(Working paper, Working paper, 2007-10)It is common to tolerate that a system`s performance be unsustainable during an interim period. To live long however, its state must eventually satisfy various constraints. In this regard we design here differential ... -
Financial Centers in Belgium : a comprehensive case study of multinationals’ financial centers in Belgium
(2010:31, Working paper, 2010-06)This thesis explores the tax regime and environment for financial centers of multinational companies in Belgium. I show that the taxation of such activities have been and still is beneficial in Belgium and conclude that ... -
Financing of media firms: does competition matter?
(Working paper, Working paper, 2005-01)This paper analyses how competition between media firms influences the way they are financed. In a setting where monopoly may lead the media firms to be completely financed by consumer payments, competition may lead the ... -
Finansiering av helseforetak basert på relative prestasjoner
(Rapport, Research report, 2002-11)Hovedspørsmålet i denne rapporten er om regionale helseforetak kan forbedre ressursbruken ved å utnytte informasjon om relative prestasjoner mellom egne helseforetak, dvs. om målestokkonkurranse kan brukes som utgangspunkt ... -
Finansieringssystem for dekning av fellesgoder i reiselivet
(Rapport, Research report, 2001-12)Fellesgoder har den egenskap at bruken og nytten av godet ikke kan gjøres eksklusiv for den eller de som investerer i eller betaler for at godet skal være tilgjengelig eller bli vedlikeholdt. Alt fra benker, turistinformasjon ... -
Finanspolitisk regelstyring : mindre fleksibilitet - bedre resultater?
(Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2004-11)Normativ teori for optimal finanspolitikk tilsier at skatteratene bør utjevnes over tid. Egenskaper ved de politiske budsjettprosessene skaper imidlertid en tendens til offentlig formuestæring eller gjeldsakkumulasjon som ... -
Fish processing in Portugal : an industry in expansion
(Working paper;2016:4, Working paper, 2016-05)This paper analyses developments in the Portuguese fish processing industry from the 1960s to the present as well prospects for future expansion. Fish processing has expanded in recent decades gaining market share in the ... -
Fish wars on the high seas : a straddling stock competition model
(Working Paper, Working paper; Working paper, 2001-04)The post World War II era saw the development of powerful self-contained fishing fleets, so-called distant-water fleets (DWFs), which roamed the world’s oceans, seeking out rich harvesting targets wherever they might be ... -
Fish wars on the high seas : erecting economic barriers to entry
(Working paper, Working paper; Working paper, 2000-10)The 1993 U.N. Straddling Stock Agreement prescribes a multi-national organizational structure for management of an exploited marine fish stock, one whose range straddles both “Extended Economic Zones” (EEZs) and high seas ...