Department of Management
Recent Submissions
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Risk Management and Earned Value Management Synergies in International Organisations: A Case Study at CERN
(Master thesis, 2024)This thesis investigates the interaction between risk management and earned value management in project management, focusing on the preferences and outcomes of these methodologies at CERN. Through qualitative research ... -
Measuring Onboarding Impact in Norwegian Universities: A Qualitative Inquiry of the Organizational Process
(Master thesis, 2024)Onboarding, the process of integrating new employees into an organization, is crucial for increasing employee engagement and performance, reducing turnover, and ensuring long-term organizational success. The purpose of ... -
Behind the Veil of Choice: Testing the Effect of Decision Information and Decision Structure Interventions in a Self-Service Food Setting
(Master thesis, 2024)Through a series of three high powered studies, this thesis explores and measures responses to two different nudging interventions related to price display and serving utensils in a self-service food environment. Study 1 ... -
Behind the Veil of Choice: Testing the Effect of Decision Information and Decision Structure Interventions in a Self-Service Food Setting
(Master thesis, 2024)Through a series of three high powered studies, this thesis explores and measures responses to two different nudging interventions related to price display and serving utensils in a self-service food environment. Study 1 ... -
Entrepreneurs' Responses to Crises
(Master thesis, 2024)This research is a qualitative analysis on how entrepreneurs can fail in the most effective way. The study draws on various theories to address our research questions, including sunk cost, domino effect, decision avoidance, ... -
Kunsten å Forebygge: Lederens Vei til et Harmonisk Hybrid Team
(Master thesis, 2024)Hybride team og bruk av hjemmekontor har hatt en betraktelig økning siden Covid-19, og blir ansett som fremtidens arbeidstilnærming for konsulentbransjen. Dette har medført store utfordringer for ledere, spesielt tilknyttet ... -
Crowdfunding in the Norwegian digital press
(Master thesis, 2024)The study provides a comprehensive analysis of how media influences and reflects perceptions of crowdfunding. By analyzing trends in article numbers, sentiment, sources, and platform mentions, the research offers insights ... -
Kunsten å Forebygge: Lederens Vei til et Harmonisk Hybrid Team
(Master thesis, 2024)Hybride team og bruk av hjemmekontor har hatt en betraktelig økning siden Covid-19, og blir ansett som fremtidens arbeidstilnærming for konsulentbransjen. Dette har medført store utfordringer for ledere, spesielt tilknyttet ... -
Stoic Philosophy And Entrepreneurial Minds: Unveiling The Resilience Of Norwegian Entrepreneurs In The Context Of Stoicism
(Master thesis, 2024)This study investigates the association between modern Stoic tenets and the resilience of entrepreneurs in Norwegian startups. The early failure rate of new firms in Norway and the obstructive mental impact because of ... -
Stoic Philosophy And Entrepreneurial Minds: Unveiling The Resilience Of Norwegian Entrepreneurs In The Context Of Stoicism
(Master thesis, 2024)This study investigates the association between modern Stoic tenets and the resilience of entrepreneurs in Norwegian startups. The early failure rate of new firms in Norway and the obstructive mental impact because of ... -
The Power of Unity
(Master thesis, 2024)Abstract Sopra Steria is one of Norway’s leading consulting businesses. For several years, they have been at the top of the prestigious Great Place to Work rankings. Considering the change in the external environment, their ... -
The Power of Unity
(Master thesis, 2024)Sopra Steria is one of Norway’s leading consulting businesses. For several years, they have been at the top of the prestigious Great Place to Work rankings. Considering the change in the external environment, their size ... -
From the classroom to the boardroom
(Master thesis, 2024)This thesis explores the role universities play in fostering successful student ventures through the Organizational Sponsorship (OS) framework. By analysing 13 student-founded startups, it identifies key support mechanisms ... -
From the classroom to the boardroom
(Master thesis, 2024)This thesis explores the role universities play in fostering successful student ventures through the Organizational Sponsorship (OS) framework. By analysing 13 student-founded startups, it identifies key support mechanisms ... -
How can utilities affect residents’ energy-efficiency investment intentions?
(Master thesis, 2024)Enforcing EU legislation and high electricity prices urge Norwegian residents to undertake energy-efficiency investments. However, investment inefficiencies, such as imperfect information on energy-efficiency investment ... -
News Framing of the China’s Belt and Road Initiative: A Media Analysis
(Journal article, 2020)Purpose: Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) became international media headline news as a vision of China which was presented by Xi Jinping back in 2013. The policy actors of China, US, Western, and BRI partnering countries ... -
Cultural Crowdfunding: Does Experience Matter?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Despite increasing interest in crowdfunding as an alternative source of, or supplementary, funding, there is stilllimited adoption of this new digital practice among artists. The current study explores the variety of ... -
Bridging the urban-digital divide: Crowdfunding as an online middleground space
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The paper attempts to provide a critique of the premise of territoriality in creative cities. A validated hypothesis in the literature on economic geography is that the density and “territoriality” of members of the so-called ... -
Økonomirapportering i prosjekter - En kvantitativ undersøkelse av årsaker til at prosjekter mister kontroll over økonomirapportering, og må foreta nedskrivninger av resultat sent i gjennomføringsfasen
(Master thesis, 2023)Økonomirapportering i byggeprosjekter er sammensatt og ofte preget av mye usikkerhet, spesielt i store og komplekse prosjekter. I mange byggeprosjekter rapporteres resultat som kalkulert, helt frem til slutten av prosjektet ... -
The Dark Side of Members’ Heterogeneity Within Online Brand Communities and Global Virtual Teams: An Extension to Schwartz’s Value Theory
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The present article positions culture at the center of analysis investigating schadenfreude within online brand communities and global virtual teams. Through this article, the authors explore the underlying causes and ...