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Risikoeksponering og risikohandtering i matproduksjon. Sammenligning av havbruk og jordbruk.
(NILF-Report;2008-4, Research report, 2008)Denne rapporten er et sammendrag av resultater fra det strategiske forskningsprogrammet «Risikoeksponering og risikohandtering i matproduksjon – sammenligning av havbruk og jordbruk». Hovedmålene for programmet var å: 1 ... -
«Føre var» i laksenæringen: Tid for kollektiv håndtering av underdekning av fiskeolje
(NILF Notat;2011-14, Research report, 2011)Tilgangen på fiskeolje fra tradisjonelle kilder styres i dag av naturgitte beskrankninger for pelagiske fiskearter. En raskt voksende andel av oljen vil bli brukt til direkte humant konsum. Laksenæringen står derfor overfor ... -
The geographical dimension of innovation collaboration: Networking and innovation in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)This paper looks at the geographical dimension of firm networking in Norway, by examining the impact of manager-level, firm-level and regional-level variables on the decisions of firms to collaborate with partners at ... -
Interaction and Innovation across Different Sectors: Findings from Norwegian City-Regions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Interaction and innovation across different sectors: findings from Norwegian city-regions, Regional Studies. This article examines how different types of interaction are related to the capacity of firms to innovate in ... -
Institutions and spin-offs: determining factors for etablishment and early market entry success for innovation based spin-offs from KIBS. In "Knowledge Intensive Business Services and Regional Competitiveness", ISBN 9781138859364
(Chapter, 2016)Over the past few decades, activities of Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS) can be interpreted as an important trend in the economic evolution of industrialised nations. KIBS firms are private sector companies ... -
Advancing regional innovation systems: What does evolutionary economic geography bring to the policy table?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)The evolutionary turn in economic geography has shed new light on historically contingent regional preconditions for innovation and economic growth, which has the potential of improving the analytical input to regional ... -
Innovasjonsinvasjon – og hvorfor det?
(Chapter, 2016)I dette essayet tar forfatterne opp fenomenet innovasjon. Hvordan og hvorfor det kan synes som om samfunnet og særlig offentlig sektor for tiden invaderes av krav om innovasjon. Innovasjon knyttes her særlig til følgende ... -
Et sic operatur? : Exploring outcomes of organizational change in comtemporary hospitals
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Background and aims: Emergent trends in society and the expectations of authorities influence activities in public hospitals. The thesis has an overarching aim to contribute to knowledge on how changes in task management ... -
«Big Fish»: Valuation of the world’s largest salmon farming companies
(Others, 2017)The recent five years have seen a nearly tenfold increase the salmon stock price index at the Oslo Stock Exchange. This paper tries to shed some light on the reasons why this substantial stock price appreciation has occurred. ... -
Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) on the Rise: A Conjoint Analysis of MAP’s Effect on Consumer Behavior in US, UK, French and German Markets
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2017-06)Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) is a food packaging technology that sees widespread use in an array of fresh food products, due to its positive effect on shelf-life and quality, and as a measure to reduce food spoilage. ... -
Increasing perseverance in math: Evidence from a field experiment in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12)Research by psychologists and economists demonstrates that many non-cognitive skillsare malleable in both children and adolescents, but we have limited knowledge on what schools can do to foster these skills. In a field ... -
Household Production in an Egalitarian Society
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Norwegian national policies strongly incentivize double-earner households and gender equality, but various gender gaps persist both at work and at home. In these seemingly contradictory situations, what are the mechanisms ... -
Samanhengar mellom utanlandskfødd arbeidskraft og innovasjon: er det kjønnsmessige og geografiske skilnader? The relationship between foreign-born workers and innovation: Are there gender and geographical differences?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Tidlegare studiar viser både positive og negative samanhengar mellom utanlandskfødd arbeidskraft og innovasjon. Desse studiane har ikkje teke høgde for kjønn. Derfor undersøker vi samanhengen mellom andelen utanlandskfødde ... -
Large buyers at a fish auction: The case of the Norwegian pelagic auction
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)This paper explores the role of large buyers at the Norwegian pelagic auction. The auction is electronic, with no product inspections and conducted on a first-price, sealed-bid basis. Hedonic price modelling was applied ... -
Knowledge networks and innovation among subsea firms
(Chapter, 2018)The chapter discusses the innovation of firms operating in the subsea industry. The subsea industry is a high technology industry making oil extraction possible and safer in deep seas and rough weather conditions. Norway ... -
When a good is a bad (or a bad is a good) - analysis of data from an ambiguous nonmarket valuation setting
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01)This paper analyses data from a contingent valuation experiment carried out in a context with large degree of preference heterogeneity and valuation ambiguity. Despite this challenge, by implementing estimation of an ... -
Identifying the perceptual role of cultural distance in Norwegian-Brazilian Business relationship conflict
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-02)Business to business relationships across cultures is growing in importance due to improved transportation, communication technologies and globalisation thus making it easier for businesses to trade across national boundaries. ... -
What are the key barriers for increased automation in the seafood industry?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-02)Abstract This thesis aims to examine and explain the key barriers to increased use of automation in the Norwegian seafood industry. Increased use of automation is empowering technologies in the seafood industry where ... -
“I want to shake your hand before …”: The role of clients, knowledge exchange and market dynamics in southern Italian software firms
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02)This study aims to assess the importance of clients in multi-scalar networks leading to learning competence and knowledge exchange. Furthermore, the difficulties encountered by firms located in a peripheral and marginally ... -
Rogaland på børs - Hvorfor går ikke selskap på børs?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-02)«Bråstopp for børsnoteringer» lyder overskriften på Stavanger Aftenblads artikkel i 2012. Etter flere år med høy noteringsaktivitet i regionen har utviklingen stagnert. Siste lokale børsintroduksjon var i 2012. Per i dag ...