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Towards a sustainable event industry in Sørlandet : A study onminimizing plastic cup waste in the event industry in the context of circular economy
2021
Master's thesis in Industrial economics and technology management (IND590) The master’s thesis was based on the outcomes from a report compiled after a network gathering emphasizing on the increase of sustainability in the event industry in Agder. The network gathering was organized by the music festival Ravnedalen Live. By cooperating with their partners, including Norwegian Research Centre NORCE, the festival management identified the scope for improvement. In this regard, the thesis aims to examine measures to promote sustainability in the event industry in Sørlandet. The theoretical background presents sustainability, circular economy, supply chain, and an introduction to the event indu…
Use of Obeya Visual Room in Entrepreneurial Decision-making
2017
Master's thesis Industrial Economics and Technology Management IND590 - University of Agder 2017 Entrepreneurs attempting to develop ideas outside the boundaries of organisations face challenges (e.g. high uncertainty and complexity levels, resource constraints, etc.) that might lead to failure due to different reasons, one of which is poor decision-making. Consecutively, due to constant changes in customer and market needs, entrepreneurial decisions must be taken rapidly. Hence, entrepreneurs need to take rational and effective decisions in order to succeed. Based on the highlighted problem, this study aims to investigate the impact of two approaches, experimentation and visualisation, to …
Evaluating New Market Opportunities : A case study of the Norwegian oil & gas industry
2017
Master's thesis Industrial Economics and Technology Management - University of Agder 2017 The objective for this thesis is to examine the composition of internal and external factors that shape the industry, and how such a combination can benefit firms in seeking potential markets. To answer this combination this thesis proposes a tool, EPM (Evaluation of Potential Markets). This tool offers a structured approach to evaluate new market opportunities, and seeks to determine the source of competitive advantage on the basis of fundamentals from two dominant theories within strategic management: Resource-based view of the firm (RBV) and Porter’s industry analysis. EPM is assigned to a case stud…
Implementing Performance Management - a Bottom-up Perspective : A CASE STUDY OF A MANUFACTURING FIRM
2018
Master's thesis Industrial Economics and Technology Management IND590 - University of Agder 2018 In 2016, a world-class manufacturing plant, determined to remain competitive in the future, develop a business system to spread their vision and values throughout the organization. This business, inspired by principles from both Lean and Toyota Production System, has greatly emphasized the Kaizen Philosophy – where subordinates play a key role in the optimization of their work processes. This led to a plethora of process improvements, yet as the lack of focus was prominent, and the impact of these improvement efforts was hard to measure. Management acknowledged a need for strategic directions, a…
Profittstyring med Target Costing i eiendomsutviklingsbransjen : Et kvalitativt casestudie av Target Costing sitt potensiale innen eiendomsutviklings…
2021
Master's thesis in Industrial economics and technology management (IND590) Masteroppgaven omhandler arbeidsmetodikken, Target Costing, og undersøker anvendbar-heten og potensialet tilknyttet å benytte metodikken innen eiendomsutviklingsbransjen. Target Costing har sitt opphav fra Japan, og er særlig utbredt innen bilindustrien, hvor standardisering og homogenitet i produksjonen er nøkkelen til å redusere kostnader. Oppgaven har derfor hovedsakelig et eksplorativt utgangspunkt ettersom hensikten er å undersøke i hvilken grad Target Costing kan benyttes i en «ny» bransje. Masteroppgaven baseres på et casedesign og en kvalitativ metode, hvor eiendomsutviklingsbedriften Stor-Oslo Eiendom utgjør…
Risk and reward Sharing Partnerships : A Study of Cross-Industry Adaptation from the Aviation Industry to Oil & Offshore
2019
Master's thesis Industrial Economics and Technology Management IND590 - University of Agder 2019 After the 2014 drop in oil prices, there was a need for several organizations in the Norwegian oil and offshore sector to optimize their operations. One of these companies, MacGregor AS, wished to innovate their supply chains to face certain challenges. One solution they considered was to adopt a partnership model from the aerospace industry called risk and reward sharing partnerships (RRSP). Traditional procurement strategies usually involve a buyer and a supplier. The buyer purchases a good or service from the supplier, and further refines the product before selling it to customer. However, in…
Beslutningsunderlagets betydning i anvendelse av Best Value Procurement : En flercasestudie av tre barnehageprosjekter i offentlig sektor, gjennomfør…
2021
Master's thesis in Industrial economics and technology management (IND590) Best Value Procurement (BVP) is an innovative procurement method that aims to shift the focus from price to quality when selecting suppliers. The method is new in Norway, and Direktoratet for forvaltning og økonomistyring (DFØ) facilitates the testing of the method in the public sector. From conversations with employees in the construction industry, it emerged that traditional contracts tend to lock the rules early in the project. With BVP as a starting point, it was desirable to determine how to ensure a sound basis for decision-making to further prepare a solution, before signing the contract. The study addresses k…
IT outsourcing blant norske virksomheter: Mixed-Method Approach : Norske virksomheters metodiske tilnærminger og avgjørende faktorer knyttet til IT o…
2021
Master's thesis in Information systems (IS501) Outsourcing av IT er en omfattende prosess med mange trinn. Det finnes i dag mye litteratur om outsourcing generelt. Det eksisterer derimot lite forskning som tar utgangspunkt i det norske markedet. Bakgrunnen for denne studien har derfor vær tå gjøre en grov kartlegging av outsourcing basert på norske forhold. Vi er spesielt interesserte i hvordan norske virksomheter selekterer tjenesteleverandører. I tillegg undersøker vi hva som kan forklare tilfredshet i outsourcing knyttet til det norske markedet. Våreforskningsspørsmål er følgende: «Hvordan er de norske virksomhetenes bruk av metodiske tilnærminger ved valg av tjenesteleverandører og dere…
Crowd-out effect on consumers attitude towards corporate social responsibility communication
2022
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is assumed to function better in open societies and competitive markets where market forces drive communication and voluntary adoption of self-regulated quality CSR practices. Thus, the common wisdom maintains that consumer awareness of positive CSR activities of an organisation elicits positive perceptions about the organisation. Contrarily, we find negative and insignificant effect of CSR communication on perceived CSR performance in the context of Norway. The findings are consistent with predictions of crowding-out theory which submits that moderately enforced government policies can displace consumers’ intrinsic motivations to contribute to public g…
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Relation to National Market Economies : A Case Study in Arendal
2019
Master thesis Innovation and Knowledge Development ME513 - University of Agder 2019 This paper discusses developments within the field of system approaches to regional economies. The focusof the paper is the approach that was developed in the last decade with a special focus on entrepreneurs within the regional system called the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem approach. While other system approaches primarily analyze institutions and the regions’ largest actors such as universities, big businesses, and the government, the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (EE) focuses primarily on individual entrepreneurs and the dynamics between them and the institutionsand actors that support them. These dynamics work …