Innovation capacity depends on the effective building and transfer of knowledge, commonly referred to as the firms' innovation mode. In this study I join the debate on what constitutes the most effective innovation mode, ...

How can it be that entrepreneurial activity changes in different regions? The small island municipality Austevoll have many entrepreneurs and a high level of entrepreneurial activity. From growing up there, I have always ...

Norge surfer på en gründerbølge. Aldri før har flere nordmenn hatt et ønske om å satse på egenhånd, og aldri før har det vært bedre tilrettelagt for samarbeid med aktører i privat og offentlig sektor. Denne oppgaven studerer ...

Denne masteroppgaven ser på endring av kompetansekrav i Industri 4.0. For å utforske problemstillingen gjøres en litteraturstudie om kompetanse i Industri 4.0. For å illustrere funnene i litteraturstudiet gjøres en komparativt ...

The uncertainty is of great significance to the entrepreneurship. The existence of the contradictory views about the nature of uncertainty makes it an ambiguous construct in the entrepreneurship. The presence of uncertainty ...

Digitalisering har en økende påvirkning på vår arbeidshverdag. For olje og gas industrien påvirker den Helse, Miljø og Sikkerhet (HMS) for arbeiderne ved å skape et tryggere arbeidsmiljø. Tilstandsbasert vedlikehold kom ...

The financial industry has been facing heavy regulatory changes since the global financial crisis in 2008. Several kinds of rules have been mandated across the financial industry in the European Union Area (EEA). Among the ...

Poverty eradication and realizing sustainability are the most important global issues, what made the United Nations implements the 2030 Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Due to the UN’s agenda creation, ...

Blockchain er en distribuert databaseteknologi som muliggjør digitalt eierskap og verditransaksjoner gjennom å tilrettelegge for tillit mellom brukerne. I denne studien har vi undersøkt etablerte virksomheters arbeid med ...

Blockchain er en distribuert databaseteknologi som muliggjør digitalt eierskap og verditransaksjoner gjennom å tilrettelegge for tillit mellom brukerne. I denne studien har vi undersøkt etablerte virksomheters arbeid med ...

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 ...

Som følge av klimaendringene har flere land i verden økt sin produksjon av fornybar energi de siste årene. Ny fornybar energi slik som sol- og vindkraft er ledende. I Norge er fremdeles solenergi lite utbredt sammenlignet ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The number of start-up company joining business incubator are increasing as studies show entrepreneurs that are associated with business incubator are performing better than non-incubated start-up company. A large number ...

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 ...

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 ...

This study explores how organizations deal with divergent institutional logics when designing new products. Specifically, we investigate how organizations approach and embody institutional complexity in their product design. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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

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, ...