Browsing Working papers (SNF) by Author "Gooderham, Paul N."
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The development of social capital for knowledge-sharing purpose in multinational corporations
Gooderham, Paul N. (Working paper, Working paper, 2008-01)The major challenge for MNCs that contain knowledge-rich foreign subsidiaries is to utilize those resources and capabilities for the MNC as a whole. While structure has a role to play there is a growing acceptance that the ... -
The double challenge of AFF
Rønning, Rune; Gooderham, Paul N.; Stensaker, Inger G. (Working paper, Working paper, 2009-05)This paper explores the present status and future options of a Norwegian management consultancy company, AFF, with respect to serving Norwegian multinational enterprises (MNEs). The case of AFF is also employed to illustrate ... -
Educating small firm accountants in counselling SME client
Bulukin, Kristijane Cook; Gooderham, Paul N.; Lund, Jørgen (Working paper, Working paper, 2005-09)The purpose of this paper is two-fold: first it delineates those competencies that are required by accountants who aspire to function as small-firm business advisers, and second it specifies a programme that secures the ... -
Global leadership development programs as a means to develop the social capital necessary for knowledge sharing in multinational enterprises
Espedal, Bjarne; Gooderham, Paul N.; Jordahl, Atle (Working paper, Working paper, 2010-09)This working paper explores if Global Leadership Development programs (GLD programs) can be a vehicle for developing the social capital of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) and ultimately enhance knowledge sharing across ... -
Hvilke muligheter har regnskapsbyråer til å bli rådgivere i SMB-sektoren?
Tobiassen, Anita Ellen; Gooderham, Paul N. (Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2002-10)Dette arbeidsnotatet er skrevet som et ledd i prosjektet ”Økt verdiskapning i SMB-sektoren: styrking av påvirkningen fra autoriserte regnskapsførere”. Rapporten presenterer resultater basert på to undersøkelser: en mindre ... -
The impact of management development on the organizational performance of European firms
Mabey, Christopher; Gooderham, Paul N. (Working paper, Working paper, 2003-07)Although management development is generally regarded as a key element in a strategic approach to human resource management, there is still little empirical evidence that this it actually contributes significantly to ... -
Internasjonalisering av telesektoren : generelle lærdommer og spesielle utfordringer for Telenor
Ulset, Svein; Gooderham, Paul N. (Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2000-04)Notatet beskriver og analyserer strategiske og organisasjonsmessig utfordringer i forbindelse med internasjonalisering av teleselskap generelt og Telenor spesielt. Siden internasjonalisering av telesektoren er av nyere ... -
Knowledge transfer between parent and developing country subsidiaries : a conceptual framework
Gooderham, Paul N.; Ulset, Svein (Working Paper, Working paper, 2001-03)The aim of this working-paper is to summarise the literature on knowledge transfer with particular focus on transfer to low-knowledge subsidiaries in developing country settings. We do this without reference to TMC or to ... -
Leadership development programmes and the development of social capital in MNEs
Gooderham, Paul N.; Rønning, Rune (Working paper, Working paper, 2008-01)The setting of this paper is the internal training programme of a major Norwegian multinational enterprise (MNE). The programme is aiming at greater MNE-wide integration in order to promote knowledge sharing. It is shown ... -
Ledelsesutvikling i norske bedrifter : HR-ledernes og linjeledernes sprikende oppfatninger
Haueng, Anne Cathrin; Gooderham, Paul N.; Lange, Birthe Kåfjord (Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2002-12)Et hovedfunn er at det er et relativt stort gap mellom HR-ledernes og linjeledernes oppfatning omkring ledelsesutvikling. Stort sett er linjeledernes oppfatninger atskillig mindre positive enn HR-ledernes. Ikke minst gjelder ... -
“The local taste champion” Rieber & Søn ASA
Gooderham, Paul N.; Rønning, Rune (Working paper, Working paper, 2008-06)Rieber & Søn is a Norwegian multinational food company that currently has fully-owned production units in seven European countries and sales and market offices in a further six countries. The purpose of this rich case study ... -
Making the transition from a multi-domestic to a glocal strategy : The Initial Phase of Rieber & Søn’s Purchasing Transformation Project
Gooderham, Paul N.; Rønning, Rune (Working paper, Working paper, 2009-06)The immediate purpose of this paper is to assess the progress Rieber & Søn had made with the initial phase of a project aimed at significantly integrating its international purchasing operations. This purchasing project ... -
Pedagogiske utfordringer i fjernutdanning av regnskapsførere som småbedriftsrådgivere
Madsen, Bjørn-Emil; Gooderham, Paul N. (Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2005-03)Dette arbeidsnotatet er første ledd i utviklingsdelen av prosjektet Økt verdiskapning i SMB-sektoren: Styrking av påvirkningen fra autoriserte regnskapsførere. Målsettingen til utviklingsdelen er å bidra til at flere ... -
Regnskapsføreren som verdiskapingsagent : status og muligheter
Gooderham, Paul N.; Nordhaug, Odd (Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2000-01)Dette arbeidsnotatet er skrevet som ledd i prosjektet ”Kompetansestyring for verdiskaping” som er finansiert av Norges Forskningsråd gjennom TYIN-programmet og Norske Autoriserte Regnskapsføreres Forening. Formålet med ... -
Small firm accountancy practices as business advisors : a dynamic capabilities view of the scope of their services
Døving, Erik; Gooderham, Paul N. (Working Paper, Working paper, 2005-11)We propose that differences in the scope of services accountancy practices provide can be accounted for by differences in their dynamic capabilities. In order to test this we analyze 254 Norwegian small firm accountancy ... -
Small firm accountants as business advisers : accounting for the differences in their provision of business advisory services in Norway and Scotland
Døving, Erik; Gooderham, Paul N.; Morrison, Alana; Nordhaug, Odd (Working paper, Working paper, 2004-04)The European business scene is dominated by the SME sector. One important characteristic of smaller SMEs is that they rarely have the resources to conduct accounting duties in-house. Consequently they often seek external ... -
Small firms and business advisory services : variations in small firms' use of authorized accountants
Gooderham, Paul N.; Tobiassen, Anita Ellen; Nordhaug, Odd (Working Paper, Working paper, 2002-11)The paper takes as its starting point the relatively high failure rate of small firms. It is argued that this might be lowered if small firms had improved access to external sources of business advice. It is further argued ... -
Strategisk innstilling og kompetanseutvikling i norske regnskapsbyråer
Gooderham, Paul N.; Nordhaug, Odd (Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2000-01)Arbeidsnotatet er skrevet som del av forskningsprosjektet ”Kompetansestyring for verdiskaping”, som er finansiert av TYIN-programmet i Norges Forskningsråd og Norske Autoriserte Regnskapsføreres Forening. Det belyser ... -
The turn-around of Uninor
Gooderham, Paul N.; Ulset, Svein (Working paper;06/13, Working paper, 2013-01)On October 29, 2008, Telenor of Norway announced its plans to enter the Indian mobile telecom market. Despite a strong start, revenue did not grow in line with business projections. In a highly congested market, price war ...