Effectuation and Causation have been intriguing theories which have assisted in understanding entrepreneurs. However, due to the rapid technological advances in recent years, this has spurred an increase in technology ...

Denne studien ser på hva som kjennetegner innovasjonsmodellene til nyetablerte bedrifter innenfor helsesektoren. Studien skiller mellom teknologidrevet innovasjon, markedsdrevet innovasjon og den interaktive innovasjonsmodellen. ...

Purpose - This thesis aims to study how business incubators support new ventures and how they help their tenants handle the liability of newness and smallness. Specific metrics have chosen to examine the external and ...

Formålet med denne studien er å undersøke fenomenet ”Word of mouth” (WOM), som handler om kommunikasjonsprosessen der et budskap spres muntlig fra en person til en annen. Hensikten er å undersøke hva som motiverer til, og ...

Formålet med denne studien er å undersøke fenomenet ”Word of mouth” (WOM), som handler om kommunikasjonsprosessen der et budskap spres muntlig fra en person til en annen. Hensikten er å undersøke hva som motiverer til, og ...

Does the entrepreneur’s personal behavior play a major role when attracting angel investment? To answer this question, the opinions and experiences of two angel investors, a business developer for an angel investor network ...

Corporate entrepreneurship (CE) is an institutionalised process, where a broad range of employees and managers act as entrepreneurs in the innovation process. CE needs to be nurtured and managed as a strategic, deliberate ...

I statsbudsjettet 2017 legger regjeringen til rette for bruk av velferdsteknologi og mobil helseteknologi. Studien ser på hvordan utviklingen av velferdsteknologi gjennomføres i helse- og omsorgsbransjen. Oppgaven fokuserer ...

Academic entrepreneurship research puts incubators' effectiveness under scrutiny from many different perspectives and in many different ways. In order to achieve a good understanding of what renders the incubation process ...

My exploratory research gave interesting insights about innovations and how they are influencing and changing human resources in Norwegian construction industry. To answer my research question and sub-questions, I have ...

Renewable energy resources are highly desirable and inevitable choice from sustainability perspective. Norway, being rich in both the fossil fuel and renewable energy resources is positioned in policy dilemma which is ...

Denne oppgaven studerer hvilke faktorer som påvirker vekst og innovasjon ved norske håndverksbryggerier. Studien har tatt utgangspunkt i faktorene kunnskap, nettverk og innovasjonsevne, og hvordan disse har sammenheng med ...

Denne oppgaven tar for seg Bergen kommunes RPA-prosjekt. Robotic Process Automation er en type automasjon hvor en programvare kommuniserer med annen programvare på samme måte som et menneske gjør. Pilotering av RPA i Bergen ...

Entrepreneurs form new ventures guided by their vision and the formation of a clear opportunity to make it a reality. Their probability of successfully going from an idea to business is heavily dependent on the effective ...

Entrepreneurs form new ventures guided by their vision and the formation of a clear opportunity to make it a reality. Their probability of successfully going from an idea to business is heavily dependent on the effective ...

ABSTRACT Renewable energy resources are highly desirable and inevitable choice from sustainability perspective. Norway, being rich in both the fossil fuel and renewable energy resources is positioned in policy dilemma which ...

The maritime industry has a long history of innovation, dating back to 3000BC with the first written evidence of such. It’s been known for its frequent disruptions in the sailing and navigation technologies, making it ...

The thesis investigates three trends in the development of jobs in the PV industry in Norway; one growth from 2001-2010 (trend 1), followed by a rapid decline in 2010/2011 (trend 2), and then a growth again in 2011-2014 ...

Etter et vedtak fra NVE skal smarte målere, eller avanserte måle- og styringssystemer (AMS), installeres i hver husstand innen 1. januar 2019, og utrullingen er allerede i gang. AMS er en strømmåler med tilført intelligens, ...

Denne studiens hensikt er å studere endringsledelse ved fusjon mellom to teknologibedrifter. Oppgaven ser på hvorvidt ledelsen har en innvirkning på resultatet av de endringsprosessen som oppstår ved en fusjon. Med særlig ...

Denne oppgaven omhandler faktorer som fremmer eller hindrer implementering av ny teknologi i en medisinsk kontekst. Implementering av impedansspektroskopi, celleundersøkelse, er undersøkt ved intervju av studieobjekter ved ...

The purpose of this thesis is to examine how entrepreneurial firms use external actors to create value in their companies in an entrepreneurial ecosystem. Of particular importance is how an intermediary organisation can ...

The traditional view of environmental regulations had been that environmental regulation has a negative effect on firms’ innovation and competitiveness. However, this was disputed by Michael Porter in his hypothesis by ...

Denne oppgave tar for seg hvordan reguleringer påvirker teknologisk utvikling i lakseoppdrettsindustrien, med særlig fokus på bruken og utformingen av ulike konsesjoner. Ved hjelp av intervjuer med myndigheter og aktører ...

Cluster theory reveals that, there exist benefits to be gained from inter-firm cooperation. This is suggestive that cluster-related benefits supersede mere co-location, and that firms must actually cooperate to reap these ...

Background: Strategic alliances enable businesses to gain competitive advantage by providing access to the each other s resources which can be utilized to ensure the business profitability of the firms in the alliance. ...

There is an urgent need for a more renewable energy source to reduce the effect of the greenhouse gas emissions in the world (EU 2010). This need for a renewable energy source as an alternative to fossil fuel has given ...

BACKGROUND: The electric vehicle is an environmental innovation that is perceived by many governments and organizations as a valuable zero-emission replacement of traditional fuel cars. The adoption of electric vehicles ...

Recognizing the knowledge and opportunities that customers and users can provide, a shift toward user-centered approaches to innovation has been gaining a large interest. Design thinking has been introduced as an innovation ...

Due to falling oil price, Norway is looking towards entrepreneurs to create new jobs and revitalize its economy. In such a scenario, ensuring students take up entrepreneurship as a career is more important than ever before. ...

In the past, a gap has existed in the entrepreneurship literature regarding where future opportunities will come from. The finite nature of natural resources, combined with irresponsible human utilization, is affecting ...

Collapsing scaffolds pose a constant danger in today’s construction industry and can result in serious injuries and substantial financial losses. To avoid the occurrence of such incidents on scaffold structures, a solution ...

The increasing globalization, homogenization of markets and growth of international and cultural awareness throughout the past decades is commonly seen to accelerate the internationalization of SMEs. The recent years have ...

Sea Lice has the greatest economic impact of any parasite in salmonid fish farming and the cost of control may become limiting factor on farm productivity as well as profitability. So, it is very necessary to foster ...

For at vi skal ha noen mulighet til å reversere det økologiske forfallet, er det bred aksept for at bedrifter er nødt til å forbedre seg. Planetens tilstand påvirker ikke bare menneskers velferd, men også samfunnets ...

Mobile gaming is an emerging industry with promising potential of growth in the Asian emerging markets. The mobile gaming ecosystem falls within the mobile data value network and the success of mobile gaming has strong ...

This research project endeavors to determine the primary drivers which affect the variation of EV adoption between the 422 municipalities in Norway. It then utilizes panel data regression with fixed effects and robust error ...

En studie av prosjekter gjennomført mellom designbedrifter og bedrifter i havnæringene. Oppgaven ser på hvordan ekstern strategisk designkompetanse kan bidra i bedrifters innovasjonsprosesser. Oppgaven har et dyadisk ...

Denne oppgaven handler om viktigheten av en robust sikkerhetskultur i norsk petroleumsnæring. Følgende hovedproblemstilling har blitt undersøkt: Hvor viktig er sikkerhetskultur i norsk petroleumsnæring for å forhindre ...

This study seeks the explanation behind the Brazilian wind power success. Since the beginning the industry have turned out to be a success by becoming the cheapest source of electricity. This study discusses three different ...

This study explores the best practices that could be used for outsourcing for Entrepreneurial and startup companies

Entrepreneurs are important citizens. By means of creating new businesses, entrepreneurs can create new job positions and pay more taxes to the State, which both contributes to the social well-being. If entrepreneurs are ...

Denne oppgaven ser på digitaliseringsprosjekter som prosessinnovasjon i olje- og gassnæringen. Oppgaven baserer seg på innovasjon og organisasjonsteori. Den setter opp organisasjonsstruktur, organisasjonskultur, ...

Denne oppgaven studerer hva som kjennetegner innovasjonsmodellene til spillbedrifter i Bergen. Studien skiller mellom teknologidrevet innovasjon, åpen innovasjon og markedsdrevet innovasjon. Oppgaven fokuserer på hvordan ...

Background: Small service businesses face the challenge of differentiating themselves in increasingly competitive markets, such as Norway. While customers are always important to any business, how do the firms act differently ...

Tema for denne oppgaven er sammenhengen mellom bedriftsalder og innovasjon. Målet for oppgaven er å studere hva som kjennetegner eldre bedrifters innovasjonsarbeid og hva som skiller disse fra gründerbedrifter. Dette har ...

This paper investigates the intersection of two important research areas: branding and entrepreneurship. Managed properly, brand can be a valuable asset for a company. However, many startups do not put enough efforts and ...

Lean Startup is a framework for entrepreneurship that has gained considerable popularity among entrepreneurs, yet the framework has not been thoroughly scrutinized in academic circles. This thesis aims to fill this gap in ...

Lean Startup is a framework for entrepreneurship that has gained considerable popularity among entrepreneurs, yet the framework has not been thoroughly scrutinized in academic circles. This thesis aims to fill this gap in ...

Although academic entrepreneurship is increasingly catching the attention of scholars, the relationship between technology transfer offices (TTOs) and academic spin-off companies (ASOs) is relatively unexplored. Therefore, ...

The trend of energy change affects the Norwegian energy sector. Due to the relatively nascent and rapid advancing nature of the industry, BMI in the energy sector is a new domain that has not been explored much in the ...

Denne oppgaven studerer hva som kjennetegner unge bedrifters innovasjonsmodell. Oppgaven skiller mellom teknologidrevet-, interaktiv- og markedsdrevet innovasjonsmodell. Videre ser oppgaven nærmere på hvordan dimensjonene ...

With changing markets and regulatory frameworks companies must adapt in order to stay competitive. Initiating innovative activities in large, well-established organizations can be a challenging process and theorists debate ...

Tema for min masteroppgave er studenters lederambisjoner. Hva forklarer studenters lederambisjoner? Gjennom analyse av et kvantitativt datamateriale legger jeg fram et forslag til en måte å måle lederambisjoner på – ...

This is a study of how ship-owning companies finance their investments. 27 ship-owning companies listed on Oslo Børs are included in the study, from both OSLO Shipping Index and OSLO Energy Index. The companies represents ...

The main purpose of this study was to investigate whether TEK10 has an effect on creativity in the engineering design. This thesis also targets to determine which among the six strategies; blackboxing, removing, revision, ...

I denne oppgaven blir kunnskapsdeling og kunnskapsoverføring i en norsk industribedrift studert. Problemstillingene i oppgaven går ut på hvordan kunnskap og læring behandles i et stor selskap, og hvordan kunnskapsdeling ...

Crowdsourcing is an online problem-solving model that employs collective wisdom. Applied by firms all over the world to harvest thousands of innovative ideas from the general public. Many of these firms discovered how ...

The objective of this research was to determine the reasons behind Norwegian angel investor s lack of investments to local technology based start-up companies. Understanding of this problem was done through a research ...

Economists are describing crises affect in numbers how crises has affected counties all over the world, but how do companies are finding solutions to overcome crises when financial resources are less available and does ...

An exploratory case study into the dynamic capabilities of the Norwegian IT Startups

In an increasingly globalized world, Norway s dominating industries exists because of natural resources and continues to be subject to heavy regulations. The biggest of these, the petroleum sector, stands for a substantial ...

Fjernvarmeanlegg blir i notid bygd ut med løysingar for energigjenvinning som er suboptimale for bevaring av energikvalitet. Korleis kan vedtaka og prioriteringane som har forma dagens praksis, forklarast rasjonelt, politisk ...

I denne oppgaven har jeg studert hvordan ulike sider ved teknologiledelse blir påvirket ved innføring av CNC- og robot-teknologi i produksjon. Jeg har valgt å studere tre små og mellomstore bedrifter på Osterøy som alle ...

I denne oppgaven studerer jeg konsekvenser av, og forutsetninger for, en vellykket implementering av Eurokodene med fokus på Eurokode 3 – prosjektering av stålkonstruksjoner. I undersøkelsen er det tatt i bruk tekstdata ...

In an increasingly globalized world, Norway s dominating industries exists because of natural resources and continues to be subject to heavy regulations. The biggest of these, the petroleum sector, stands for a substantial ...

Currently, there is a debate about the role government should play in a well-functioning innovation system. Some argue government should take a passive role, only intervening in the system when it fails while others argue ...

The present thesis aims to investigate how an entrepreneurship education program that incorporates internships in start-up companies can enhance the learning experience for students. The author examines internship and ...

I denne studien har jeg studert hvordan implementering av ny teknologi påvirker elektrobransjens kunnskap og kompetanse, spesielt vil fokuset være rettet mot teknologien smarthus. Jeg har valgt å bruke intervjuer og ...

I denne oppgåva er det undersøkt korleis gründerbedrifter arbeider med samansetjing og utviding av teamet. Det vert sett på korleis dei nyttar andre tilknytingsformer enn fast tilsetjing, kva måla med teamutvidinga har ...

Climate change presents a clear threat to modern civilization in both the near and long term. Nations with the ability to pursue cleantech research and development have a mandate to do so. The question of how best to ...

BACKGROUND: Microalgae firms face challenges of being in an emergent industry, such as adoption inertia, slow acceptance among potential customers, and opposition among incumbents in existing, shared markets. OBJECTIVE: ...

This thesis was written to examine how the established companies within the television industry in Norway deal with potential disruptive innovations. In this case the disruptive innovation is illegal streaming of sports, ...

The author investigated how the clinical trial process affected innovation in phar- maceutical start-up firms. An inductive qualitative case study methodology was uti- lized to investigate 3 pharmaceutical start-up firms ...

This thesis tries to answer the following question: How do entrepreneurship students’ perceptions of venturing, in the context of causation and effectuation, compare to experts and entrepreneurs’ paths to success? To answer ...

NCE Subsea (Norwegian Centre of Expertise Subsea) er en industriklynge lokalisert i Bergenregionen. Små og Mellomstore Bedrifter (SMBer) tilknyttet NCE Subsea har en lang historie for småstegsinnovasjoner, som i hovedsak ...

This research is written in order to answer what values and norms determine the way we distribute outcomes, such as rewards and punishment, in more specific money or shares etc, in organizations (e.g. in a company or ...