• Business incubation and the network resources of start-ups 

      Pettersen, Inger Beate; Aarstad, Jarle; Høvig, Øystein Stavø; Tobiassen, Anita Ellen (Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship;5(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-02-03)
      The focus in this paper is to study whether business incubation can provide entrepreneurial start-ups with critical network resources. We make a distinction between incubator-provided network resources and start-ups’ ...
    • The emergence of absorptive capacity through micro-macro level interactions 

      Martinkenaite-Pujanauskiene, Ieva; Breunig, Karl Joachim (Journal of Business Research;69(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-12)
      A firm's absorptive capacity involves two dimensions: horizontal and vertical. The horizontal dimension refers to a dynamic interplay between internal and external environments of the firm, which is extensively covered in ...
    • Hvorfor kjøper bedrifter forsikring? 

      Nordahl, Helge A. (Magma;18(8), Academic article, 2015-12-15)
      De fleste bedrifter bruker forsikring som en del av sin risikostyring. For mange praktikere er dette en selvfølge, men klassiske teoretiske verk innen finans predikerer det motsatte, nemlig at bedriftene bør overlate ...
    • Investing in Human Resource Planning: An International Study 

      Døving, Erik; Nordhaug, Odd (Management Revue;21 (3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      In this paper we study drivers of firms’ human resource planning practices. This is done by analyzing two central parts of personnel planning, formal HRM strategies and analyses of competence development needs. Data ...
    • Lasting temporariness: Projects as capability bridges across time and organizational levels 

      Breunig, Karl Joachim; Söderlund, Jonas; Kvålshaugen, Ragnhild (Academy of Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      This study reveals how learning and experiences accumulated in temporary projects contribute to capability development and change of strategic orientation in project-based organizations. We argue that capability development ...
    • Microfinance mission drift? 

      Strøm, Øystein; Mersland, Roy (World Development;38 (1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-01)
      Claims have been made that microfinance institutions (MFIs) experience mission drift as they increasingly cater to customers who are better off than their original customers. We investigate mission drift using average loan ...
    • Performance and governance in microfinance institutions 

      Strøm, Øystein; Mersland, Roy (Journal of Banking & Finance;33 (4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-04)
      We examine the relationship between firm performance and corporate governance in microfinance institutions (MFI) using a self-constructed global dataset on MFIs collected from third-party rating agencies. Using random ...
    • Women on corporate boards: Key influencers or tokens? 

      Ladegård, Gro; Elstad, Beate (Journal of Management and Governance;Online first, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      This paper investigates how the increasing ratio of women directors on corporate boards is associated with decision-making dynamics, specifically the perceived participation and influence of the women on the board. We test ...