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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
This article provides an overview of the literature on demonstration projects and trials, and accounts for how insights drawn from this literature can contribute to the development of a sustainable bioeconomy. The article ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
Car sharing is an emerging innovation that may contribute to a transition to a more sustainable mobility system. Although it does not represent a radically new technology, car sharing challenges the foundations of the ...
Brokers and Bottlenecks- A qualitative case study on how grid bottlenecks are delaying the sustainability transition in Western Norway Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
With increased attention to climate change and deliberate efforts to mitigate its cascading consequences, political goals on electrification put the grid infrastructure centre stage to lower CO2 emissions in Norway. In ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2023)
Avhandlingen undersøker et kjent norsk naturfenomen i et historisk perspektiv, de høye fossene, som har fått mye oppmerksomhet i det moderne Norge, men av ulike grunner til ulike tider. Fra et tidlig tidspunkt ble de ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
This paper presents a new taxonomy of green innovators. Using firm-level data from the Korea Innovation Survey, this paper investigates different types of eco-innovations, how these relate to each other, and what their ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Do the additionality effects of R&D tax credits vary across sectors? The paper presents a micro- econometric analysis of this question for three countries: Norway, Italy and France. We use a panel of firm-level data from ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
This article analyzes the determinants of job satisfaction among knowledge workers (KWs). Data from a representative sample of 14,096 employed workers from the European Social Survey (2010) are used for an empirical analysis ...
(Chapter / Bokkapittel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Over the last century, Paraguay was among the top countries worldwide regarding absolute and relative natural forest loss. According to FAO data, in 2011 66.8% of GHG emissions in Paraguay came from landuse change and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
We propose that foresight can contribute to inclusive development by making innovation systems more inclusive. Processes of developing future oriented innovation policies are often unsuccessful and rarely inclusive. We ...
(Chapter / Bokkapittel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
This chapter focuses on the role of demand-oriented innovation policies in supporting the global green shift. Three specific cases, all from Europe, in which change has been very quick indeed, are considered: wind energy ...
Implementering av forskningsresultater i Statkraft: En analyse av tre forskningsprosjekter Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
The Circulations of WannaCry - Following a digital object into an uncertain future Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
Hvordan ta forskning i bruk? Betydningen av interaksjon mellom interessenter. En casestudie av IPS-metodikkens vei ut i praksis Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
Drivers, barriers and learning in parcel delivery innovation A case study of the parcel delivery unit of Bring at Alnabru in Oslo Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
This study presents an analysis of 2 216 European higher education institutions (HEIs) from 27 countries. It investigates determinants of participation in the European Union’s Framework Programme for research and innovation ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
Trafikksystemet i Oslo, som i resten av Norge, er preget av høy personbilbruk. I 2015 viste Samferdselsdepartementet til en prognose som tilsa at befolkningsveksten ville fortsette å øke i Norges hovedstadsregion ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
Produktivitetskommisjonens andre rapport har bidratt til å aktualisere en debatt som handler om hva som gir høyest kvalitet – tematisk bestemt forskning eller fri forskning. Denne oppgaven handler om hvordan forskning blir ...
Crossing Business Barriers and Minding the Cultural Gap - A case study of barriers Norwegian companies face in China and Innovation Norway’s role in helping them Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
Masteroppgaven handler om måten målstyring gjøres i skolen igjennom informa- sjonsinfrastruktur som muliggjør dens måle-praksis; organisering og evaluering av undervisning og læring. I tillegg til å basere seg på et ...
How can Web TV serve as a tool to enhance an organization's innovation capability?
The case of Apotek 1 TV Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
Norway is experiencing a demographic shift, caused by an ageing population. The shift will result in an increased proportion of inhabitants with chronic Non-communicable diseases (NCDs). One of the innovations tested to ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
The capability concept is commonly used in analyses of firms; however, as this paper shows, it may also be used at the level of nations. Factor analysis is used on a broad set of relevant indicators to derive composite ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
The aim of this article is to complement research on transformations towards sustainability by drawing upon the innovation systems (IS) framework. The IS framework already serves as a suitable and influential basis for ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Purpose: This paper investigates how a combination of diverse sources of knowledge is important for the generation of new ideas, and it addresses how institutional infrastructures and practices support integration of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
We ask whether academic employees with non-academic work experience differ from their colleagues with respect to interaction with external stakeholders and research performance. We use a science and technical human capital ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
This article investigates the construction of laboratory animal science as a version of “good science.” In the 1950s, a transnational community of scientists initiated large-scale standardization of animals for biomedicine, ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
Norway is in the unique position of being the only country in Europe that is a significant energy exporter of oil and gas, while its domestics energy needs are met by hydropower. This combination of renewable energy use ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
The promotion of conservation agriculture (CA) for smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa is subject to ongoing scholarly and public debate regarding the evidence-base and the agenda-setting power of involved stakeholders. We ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2013)
The previous evaluation (Borlaug et al. 2009) of FORNY, a Norwegian policy scheme to promote commercialization of research results from academic institutions, described the program’s engagement with academic spin-off ...
(Working paper / Arbeidsnotat, 2002)
De siste å rene er det skrevet og sagt mye om dårlig sikkerhetskultur i oljevirksomheten, og våren 2001 konkluderte OD med følgende: Utviklingen for sikkerheten på norsk sokkel synes generelt negativ de siste to årene. ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2013)
This thesis is a comparative case study of the phenomenon of facilitated inter-organisational networks (FIN). FINs constitute a type of inter-organisational learning network that is publicly facilitated and that sets out ...
(Working paper / Arbeidsnotat, 2003)
De siste åra har et nytt sikkerhets- og beredskapspolitisk konsept vært under utarbeidelse i Norge -- tidvis med en del oppmerksomhet, tidvis nesten helt ubemerket. Dette er samfunnssikkerhetspolitikken, som med en medisinsk ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
The focus is on the role of users in the development of Opera Software’s technology, and I aim to analyze how communication and interaction happen through social media, with focus on the MyOpera community. MyOpera has ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
This thesis builds on the theoretical framework developed by Cohen and Levinthal as well as Zahra and George and Jansen et al. on absorptive capacity to analyze the process of internalizing externally purchased knowledge ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2005)
Synopsis
Key words: global network, Internet, expectations, practice, transformation
The case in this thesis is the 2001 e-conference initiated by the Dutch development organization Novib, and organized by the International ...
(Working paper / Arbeidsnotat, 2004)
In such complex industries as the petroleum industry, the effect and quality of SHE management will to an increasing extent be dependant upon the interaction between many different actors from different cultures and ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2000)
This thesis investigates university-industry collaboration in certain science-based and high technology sectors in Norway. University-industry interactions have received increased attention from both politicians, academics ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2000)
The European Union reveals through policy documents concerning the European Information Society a technological determinist stance. It can be argued that the adaptation of such a stance can be apprehended as part of a ...
(Working paper / Arbeidsnotat, 2004)
På julaften, 24. desember 2000, ble en oljearbeider drept i en kranulykke på Oseberg-feltet i Nordsjøen.1 Det var Norsk Hydro som var operatør på feltet. Ulykken fikk stor offentlig oppmerksomhet. Norsk Hydro hadde som de ...
The Norwegian nuclear power debate revived? : an evaluation of thorium's opportunities and obstacles
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
Denne oppgaven ser på thoriums foreløpig uavklarte skjebne i Norge. Målene er å få frem koblinger til historie og omgivelser; kaste lys over kontroversen som omgir thorium; løfte sløret på den sanne størrelsen og dimensjonen ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
Studien omhandler hvilken betydning bruk av utenlandsk arbeidskraft kan ha for entreprenørbedrifter i Norge. Utgangspunktet for oppgaven var en forventning om at arbeidsinnvandring i kjølvannet av EU-utvidelsen kan påvirke ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
The goal of the thesis is to study reasons and motivations for Norwegian maritime firms to operate and cluster in Singapore. Several theories for the localization of economies relate these motivations to market reasons, ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
This thesis investigates knowledge transfer at trade fairs and examines how private and official actors are involved in these processes. The thesis analyzes empirical findings from two case studies. Casa Pasarela which is ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2005)
The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami disaster caused the deaths of 300.000 people, forced over one million to displacement, and estimated property damage results in billions of dollars. Images of drowned bodies, whole cities ...
Mobile phone usage and the effect of internationalisation in the Vietnamese telecommunication market
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
Recent research has shown that mobile phones can have a large impact in reducing digital divides and increasing economic growth in developing countries. It has be argued that the degree of liberalisation and open competition ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)
This paper is a case study of a learning arena from the energy sector in Norway. The theoretical background for the thesis is the concept of The Learning Economy where learning is the most important process. The learning ...
(Working paper / Arbeidsnotat, 2004)
The history of capitalism from the industrial revolution onwards is one of increasing differences in productivity and living conditions across different parts of the globe. According to historian David Landes, for instance, ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)
This paper looks at the feasibility of different mechanisms for disseminating innovations; understood in this paper to mean the planned and directed transfer effort by an agent. The agent is in this case illustrated by ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2013)
What does the political look like in the digital realm of the lobby organisation? This thesis is based on a stint of fieldwork within the Communications department of a Brussels lobby organisation that promotes wind power ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2004)
This thesis examines the impact technological innovation has had on the newspaper business. The advent of computers in particular has greatly changed the way
newspapers are made, as the discrete steps in the production ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
The case of SMS Application-to-Person in Norway documents how SMS has re-emerged as a significant channel for customer dialogue: SMS is increasingly used for everything from dentist appointments to communicating with tax ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2001)
The creation of sustainable cities is believed to solve all our urban problems, whether the problems are environmentally, socially or economically. ‘Sustainable cities’ have gained widespread scientific and political ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2000)
With per capita GDP ca. $1,500 and 20% poverty rate, Palestine is desperately in need of growth and development. In the global competition for investments, Palestine trails because of political unrest, low infrastructure, ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2001)
This thesis investigates context specific properties of codebooks, which is a concept introduced by Cowan, David and Foray, in their paper published in Industrial and Corporate Change, June 2000. The conditions for transfer ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2001)
The garbage management project "Christmas Duck" which is meant realized within the ecological experimental area in Halkaer Aadal in Denmark is meant to change people’s behaviour into being more sustainable in order to ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
I dette studiet utforsker jeg hvordan deltagelse i støtte ordningen "Research for SMEs" påvirker innovasjon i SMB'er. Studiet bruker en explorativ multippel case studie tilnærming for å analysere the FoU prosjekter som ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2000)
The main conclusion of this text is that the development of systemic innovation in Metropolitan Bilbao is hampered by a fragmented effort. This conclusion is reached by a study of OTRI, Euskoiker, Cluster Conocimiento and ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
This study examines how Business Incubators are facilitating the entrepreneurial process. A case study on IT Fornebu has been applied to answer and analyze this research question. The findings highlight that a hybrid between ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2002)
Food security is one of the major challenges facing human development cooperation today. Genetically modified organisms (GMO`s) are among key human development agencies, as the United Nations and CGIAR, advocated as potential ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2000)
Development of technology is related to several considerations and is not reserved for R&D facilities, because corporate boardrooms and governmental institutions are also involved in technology development. The field of ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2001)
The world is facing increasing energy and global climate change problems. Facing future depletion of fossil fuels and the threat of increased temperatures on earth due to air pollution from the burning of fossil fuels, ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)
This paper studies the emergence of natural gas powered ferries in Norway and their diffusion as a means to reaching the goals of reducing NOx emissions. Though experiences with natural
gas powered ferries have been good, ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2000)
This thesis is written as part of a case study in a Spanish information technology company, called Indra. The aim of the case study was to implement a method develop by the MERITUM (Measuring Intangibles to Understand and ...
(Master thesis / Hovedoppgave, 2003)
Synopsis:
This thesis endeavors to study the living conditions of Norwegian pre-trial prisoners subject to restrictions. These prisoners were virtually never permitted to associate with each other, nor allowed contact with ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
In this thesis, an attempt to incorporate cross-cultural research to an innovation-oriented approach to technology transfer is made. As cultural aspects of international technology transfer long have been neglected, an ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
This thesis discusses the joint initiative for creating a test and demonstration park for the development of Norwegian offshore wind power, a working programme coined Demo2020. The project aims to gain necessary experience ...
(Working paper / Arbeidsnotat, 2002)
The tendency towards regional convergence that characterised most of the member states of the European Union from the 1950s onwards came to an end around 1980. To the extent that there has been any tendency towards convergence ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)
This study explores the of concept relational capital. Relational capital is a part of the intellectual capital or the intangible value of a company. The knowledge of the intangibles of a company has been receiving increasing ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)
This thesis examines the concepts of usability and vulnerability. Through the creation of a
new perspective, the ‘subtask perspective’, the concept of usability is transferred from the field of human-computer interaction ...
Kongsberg - a regional innovation system : a study of BUC and its relationship to the Kongsberg industry Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
This thesis examines where the Buskerud University College in Kongsberg is situated in relation to the third mission of academic entrepreneurship, which is a concept of the Triple Helix innovation model. Further, it ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2000)
Who has time to have a family ?
Scientists are the «heroes» of our time.
Science takes time - Families take time.
Who gives time ?
My case -study consists of interviews with scientific workers of both
sexes. They are ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2000)
IT Fornebu is an ambiguous attempt to build, more or less from scratch, a Norwegian IT-, knowledge- and innovation centre, with the overall objective to be a node in the national network, by amongst others providing support ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Offshore wind-parks have been in operation since the 1990s. Recent estimates for Norwegian offshore wind-power suggest a potential of up to 14 000 TWh. Yet, only one wind turbine has actually been placed in Norwegian waters; ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2004)
8. Synopsis of thesis
To sum up the arguments presented in this thesis, there is little doubt that some of the most optimistic expectations to the Internet in the 1990s were unfounded and exaggerated. The Internet is not ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)
During only a decade or so, the issue of climate and how it can be affected, positively or negatively, by technological change, has become one of the most debated issues on the global agenda. The Clean Development Mechanism ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
This study on the development of Solid State Lighting (SSL) technology is conducted with the help of the Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) as a theoretical framework. It analyzes the upcoming technological change ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2003)
Synopsis
This thesis discusses the international patent law system, in particular the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects on Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), in relation to inter alia development prospects in South ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2004)
Rapid diffusion of mobile phones in the last two decades has made mobile communication a part of everyday life of most people. Ever more areas, both public and private, are inevitably confronted with the technology. These ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
As its point of departure this paper takes that diffusion of research results from EU funded research consortia might face greater challenges than other collaborations due to the way diffusion to a higher extent depends ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
I denne studien blir det undersøkt hvilken innflytelse ulike mekanismer for kunnskapsoverføring og læring mellom organisasjoner og institusjoner i perifere regionale innovasjonssystemer, har på innovasjonsevnen til slike ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2005)
The thesis discusses professionalization processes of acupuncture in Norway, and the negotiations on acupuncture that these processes involve. The implicit perspective of the study is that of jurisdictional disputes within ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)
Synopsis: Computerised, networked systems are diverging, creating a society where humans are constantly connected to various systems, creating electronic traces of their actions throughout the day. Modern computers enable ...
(Conference object / Konferansebidrag, 2011)
Presented at:
2nd International Conference on Sustainability Transitions Diversity, plurality and change: breaking new grounds in sustainability transition research
June 13-15, 2011 Lund University, Lund, Sweden
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)
Synopsis
This thesis aims to explore how technology parks may function as innovation policy. Ever since the mid 1980s technology parks have been widely applied as policy instruments across Europe, and there is nothing ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)
The objective of this thesis is to examine the role of the Internet in knowledge processes at three universities in the South. Building on theories on knowledge transfer and knowledge creation, the thesis develops a ...
(Working paper / Arbeidsnotat, 2004)
This study focuses on the impact that the different methods of privatization implemented in Estonia and Slovenia had on the transfer
of technology to foreign affiliates and local spillovers to the domestic economy. We ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2004)
SYNOPSIS
This thesis shows how Apple’s mp3 player iPod can serve as an example for how people construct meaning and identity through the use of particular objects while living and participating in a consumption culture. ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2001)
The aim of this study is to tell the story of how one artefact, Napster, entered a network of music production and distribution and challenged the ‘status quo’ as well as opening up new opportunities for actors involved ...
Uncoupling safety and design : designing large screen displays for petroleum control rooms Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)
Innovation and Knowledge Management in the Fish Feed Industry Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
This thesis investigate innovation and knowledge management in the fish feed industry, and how they administer knowledge. The thesis analyzes empirical findings from two case studies of two Norwegian fish feed producers. ...