Browsing Working papers (SNF) by Author "Lien, Lasse B."
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Innovation, human capital and exogenous shocks
Knudsen, Eirik Sjåholm; Lien, Lasse B. (Working paper;33/13, Working paper, 2013-12)Strategic entrepreneurship is about the simultaneous exploitation of existing advantages and the creation and exploitation of new opportunities. These are often referred to as the strategy-and the entrepreneurship dimension, ... -
Investments in recessions
Knudsen, Eirik Sjåholm; Lien, Lasse B. (Working paper;03/13, Working paper, 2013-01)We argue that the strategy literature has been virtually silent on the issue of recessions, and that this constitutes a regrettable sin of omission. A key route to rectify this omission is to focus on how recessions affect ... -
Knowledge investments in recessions : the effects of demand and credit
Knudsen, Eirik Sjåholm; Lien, Lasse B. (Working paper;34/12, Working paper, 2012-10)We examine how recessions change firms’ knowledge investments. Unlike existing work we split the effects of recessions into demand reductions, and problems with access to credit. Our main findings are that investments in ... -
Recession, HR and growth
Lien, Lasse B.; Hillestad, Tore (Working paper, Working paper, 2011-07)We document how the recession in the wake of the financial crisis created a general surge in pro-change attitudes and behavior. Next, we examine variation across firms with respect to this change boost. In particular, we ... -
Recessions across industries : a survey
Lien, Lasse B. (Working paper, Working paper, 2010-04)This paper surveys existing knowledge about how and why industries differ with respect to the impact of recessions and credit crunches. While this question is of obvious relevance in today’s business environment the relevant ... -
Skjev eller bare hard? Økonomisk seleksjon i utider
Knudsen, Eirik Sjåholm; Lien, Lasse B. (Arbeidsnotat;52/13, Working paper, 2013-12)Økonomisk seleksjon foregår ved at bedrifter konkurrerer seg i mellom i et marked. Konkurransen mellom dem – konkurransekreftene – danner en seleksjonsmekanisme som bestemmer hvilke selskaper som overleverer og vokser, og ... -
Why there? Decomposing the choice of target industry
Lien, Lasse B.; Klein, Peter G. (Working papers;34/13, Working paper, 2013-12)How do diversifying firms chose their target industries? We explore target-industry choice empirically by focusing on the relative importance of target-market characteristics and the focal firm’s resources and capabilities. ...