Browsing PhD theses (UiS Business School) by Title
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Regional transformation; between policy intervention and knowledge dynamics?
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Regions have emerged as an important spatial scale through which to understand processes of economic development (Lundvall, and Borrás, 1997; Asheim and Isaksen, 2002; Boschma, 2005, 2015; Boschma et al., 2017; Isaksen and ... -
Responsible innovation as a driver of regional policies and innovation and entrepreneurial practices: The context of digitalisation of healthcare and welfare services
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)This thesis explores the concept of responsible innovation (RI) and its implications for regional policies, innovation, and entrepreneurship policies and practices in the context of healthcare and welfare services. RI is ... -
Risk, Luck and Deception: Three Essays in Behavioral Economics
(PhD thesis UiS;435, Doctoral thesis, 2019-02)Two of the pillars in the field of behavioral economics which we are concerned with are motivation and rationality. In this thesis, which consists of three papers, I explore both these topics, and each of these papers are ... -
Sailing through Uncertainty: The role of inter-organizational collaboration in addressing complex problems
(PhD thesis UiS;789, Doctoral thesis, 2024)The overarching theme of the PhD thesis is the dynamics of interorganizational collaboration under conditions of uncertainty. In this thesis, the term “environment” refers to the combination of micro- and macro-environments ... -
Three Essays in Financial Accounting
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2024)The global business landscape is undergoing a paradigm shift. As stakeholders increasingly prioritize not only financial returns but also social and environmental impact, the concept of Environmental, Social, and Governance ... -
To Believe or not to believe in what patients say: Theoretical position, measurement and relevance of patient-reported experience for healthcare quality
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2024)The concept of patient experience has gained traction in the past few decades regarding its relationships with patient outcomes and as an indicator of healthcare quality. Patient experience has been deemed a pillar of ... -
University-Industry Collaborations (UICs): A Matter of Proximity Dimensions?
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-03)Firms and universities interact with each other despite several barriers hindering their collaboration, such as distances in their worldviews, organizational structures and cognitive capabilities. This suggests that these ...