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Causes and effects of FDI by the Norwegian maritime industry
(Report, Research report, 2000-12)In this paper we analyse foreign direct investments (FDI) in Asia by the Norwegian maritime industry. We focus on three topics: - Why do Norwegian maritime companies invest abroad? - What are the effects of maritime foreign ... -
CGE-modellering : CES-produktfunksjoner, modellanvendelse og norsk jordbruksbasert næringsmiddelindustri
(Rapport, Research report, 2001-04)Denne rapporten er en del av to prosjekter som er utført ved Stiftelsen for samfunns- og næringslivsforskning (SNF): (i) "Kartlegging og modellering av norsk landbruksbasert næringsmiddelindustri" finansiert av ... -
Changes in the distribution of the world fleet, 1970-87
(Report, Research report, 2000-12)The international shipping crisis of the 1970s and 1980s coincided with massive changes in the distribution of the world fleet. Emerging Maritime Nations and countries offering Flag of Convenience-facilities became more ... -
The Chinese seafood industry : structural changes and opportunities for Norwegians
(Report, Research report, 2005-09)This report contains papers from Norwegian and Chinese researchers on Chinese seafood production and seafood trade. The papers were presented at The International Workshop on Chinese-Norwegian relations in the Seafood ... -
Climate change and productivity in the aquaculture industry
(Report, Research report, 2006-01)It is anticipated that global warming will increase the future temperature in the waters off Norway. The objective of this report is to analyse the potential economic effect a general increase in sea temperature can have ... -
Climate policy and the international steam coal demand
(Report, Research report, 2003-11)This paper analyses the impact of climate policies on the international steam coal demand, focussing particularly on Western Europe and Japan. Steam coal consumption is heavily concentrated on a few industry sectors (power ... -
Commitment i team
(Rapport;2014:4, Research report, 2014-09)I denne masterutredningen utforskes forløperne til commitment til teamarbeid. Det handler om hvordan commitment etableres og utvikles i team, noe som er et hittil lite utforsket område. Det faktum at det er en positiv ... -
Commodity taxation and international trade in imperfect markets
(Report, Research report, 2000-12)This paper studies non-cooperative commodity taxation in a trade model with imperfect competition and trade costs. Nationally optimal tax policy simultaneously tries to correct the domestic distortion from imperfect ... -
Company versus country branding : "Same, same but different"
(Report, Research report, 2002-10)The aim of this study is to investigate whether countries can be branded like companies. Company brands are managed according to clear ownership and top-down control of brand management. In contrast, countries are governed ... -
Comparative evaluation of the fisheries policies in Denmark, Iceland and Norway : multispecies and stochastic issues
(Report, Research report, 2008-01)In this report the fisheries policies in Denmark, Iceland and Norway are subject to evaluation in a comparative perspective with particular emphasis on multi-species interaction and uncertainty. The actual harvest and ... -
Comparing pharmaceutical prices in Europe : a comparison of prescription drug prices in Norway with nine Western European countries
(Report;2011:11, Research report, 2011-10)In this report we compare prices of pharmaceuticals between Norway and the following nine Western European countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and United Kingdom. We use ... -
Competing for foreign direct investments : a real options approach
(Report, Research report, 2003-10)This paper uses the Bad News Principle to study how the ability of multinationals to shift profits by transfer pricing affects both the timing of foreign direct investment decisions and government tax policy. A main finding ... -
Competition and collusion with exhaustible resources : the case of the crude oil market
(Report, Research report, 2003-06)In this thesis I analyze the dynamics of competition and collusion in exhaustible resource markets, with a special focus on the market for crude oil. Theoretical models with perfect competition, monopoly, and Cournot duopoly ... -
Competition in the Bergen taxi market : model simulations
(Report;2011:14, Research report, 2011-11)By building up simulation models using WEBGPSS language, this report provides an investigation on the taxi business in Bergen, Norway, in the perspective of a large market participant, Norgestaxi. The author gives suggestions ... -
Congestion management in the Nordic power market : nodal pricing versus zonal pricing
(Report;2012:15, Research report, 2013-05)In the Nordic day-ahead electricity market zonal pricing or market splitting is used for relieving congestion between a predetermined set of price areas. This congestion management method represents an aggregation of ... -
Contradictory formalisations in a management control system
(Report;2016:10, Research report, 2016-12)The formalisations that exist in an organisation are thought to have a substantial influence on how employees interpret the organisation’s Management Control System (MCS) (Malmi & Brown, 2008). Previously, researchers ... -
Controllerens rolle og bruk av styringsverktøy : en studie av hvordan controllerens rolle i organisasjonen og bruk av forskjellige styringsverktøy bidrar til å skape verdi
(Rapport;2012:5, Research report, 2012-08)Denne utredningen er en casestudie av et norsk selskaps virksomhet både i og utenfor Norge. Målet med utredningen har vært å bli bedre kjent med controlleres rolle i organisasjonen og deres holdninger til forskjellige ... -
Coordination of refinery production and sales planning
(Report, Research report, 2008-11)Coordination of activities in the supply chain is important in order improve the overall performance. The best approach is to use integrated planning of such activities. However, in many cases it is not possible to use ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) : a participatory approach to implementing CSR in a cluster
(Report, Research report, 2010-12)This report is focused on why and how a participatory approach to implement Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in a cluster would be beneficial for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the Norwegian Center of ... -
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, ...