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An empirical investigation into the sources of supply chain disruptions
2019
Master's thesis Industrial Economics and Technology Management IND590 - University of Agder 2019 Firms are facing a vast array of risks which can cause disruptions to the normal operation of their supply chains. Managers striving to prepare for and overcome these disruptions have a broad selection of literature and risk reports at their disposal when assessing risks to their supply chain. These risk reports and academic works provide differentiated and compelling answers to what are the most pressing risks to supply chains, but are they accurate? This study aims at providing managers with an empiricalfoundation on what the main sources of supply chain disruptions have been the last decade b…
The Impact of Digital Vulnerabilities on Organizational Resilience : A case study of different perceptions in a supply chain
2019
Master's thesis Industrial Economics and Technology Management IND590 - University of Agder 2019 Digitalization hasled organizations to bemore effective and cost efficient. However,it has also broughtnew sets of vulnerabilities. Digital vulnerabilities can occurfrom technology, such as bugs or malfunction in software, or from human interaction with technology. These vulnerabilities could originate from either intentional or unintentional actionsand reduce an organizations’resilience if appropriate capabilitiesare not constructed. These capabilities areconsidered to be an organizations’skill to achieve itsambiguous goals. This thesisaimsto investigate how digital vulnerabilities impact organ…
Norske ledere i fremmedkulturelle situasjoner : en kvalitativ studie av beslutningsadferd i Maritime Hydraulics AS
2004
Hovedoppgave i Industriell økonomi og informasjonsledelse, Høgskolen i Agder, Grimstad Dagens ledere står overfor stadig nye utfordringer, for eksempel gjennom økt internasjonalisering. Nye utfordringer gjør lederadferd viktigere enn noen gang. Vi ønsket å undersøke og kartlegge norske lederes adferd. Vi har formulert følgende forskningsspørsmål som avhandlingen søker svar på: I en norsk bedrift, hvordan utøver norske ledere i fremmedkulturelle situasjoner lederadferd i beslutningsprosesser? For å få svar på dette undersøkte vi erfaringene til et utvalg av ledere i én norsk bedrift. Undersøkelsen viser at fremmedkulturelle situasjoner synes å påvirke lederadferd når beslutningsalternativer …
Open process innovation practices : an exploratory study
2018
Master's thesis Industrial Economics and Technology Management IND590 - University of Agder 2018 Konfidensiell til / confidential until 01.07.2023
Transition to a fossil- and emission-free construction industry
2018
Master's thesis Industrial Economics and Technology Management IND590 - University of Agder 2018 The object for this thesis is to see how Nettpartner, which is Norway’s largest electrical infrastructure contractor, can contribute to the green change in the construction industry. To go green has become a big topic in the Norwegian construction industry during the last few years, and in 2017 a report concluded that the Norwegian construction industry could reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases with close to 99 % if the industry planned better before they started building. The method used in this research is the constructive research. The aim of constructive research is to solve practical…