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- Dahlin, Peter, 1981-, et al.
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Absorptive capacity, co-creation, and innovation performance : A cross-country analysis of gazelle and nongazelle companies
- 2020
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Ingår i: Baltic Journal of Management. - : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 1746-5265 .- 1746-5273. ; 15:1, s. 81-98
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of absorptive capacity (ACAP) and co-creation on innovation performance (INN).Design/methodology/approachThe authors use survey data from Swedish and Norwegian companies (n=1,102) and establish a cross-national equivalence between Sweden and Norway.FindingsThe subsequent structural model revealed interesting differences. For Sweden, co-creation fully mediates the effect of ACAP on INN, whereas for Norway, ACAP has a direct effect on INN with no mediation. Subsequent regressions including control variables showed that the structural model is reasonably robust. The authors conclude that, despite the many common national features conducive to innovation between these two countries, sufficient differences remain to create substantial variation in the innovation processes.Originality/valueThe study presents a second-order model of ACAP that permits a unique test of cross-country differences.
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- Foss, Lene, et al.
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Creativity and implementations of new ideas : Do organisational structure, work environment and gender matter?
- 2013
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Ingår i: International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship. - : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 1756-6266 .- 1756-6274. ; 5:3, s. 298-322
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: This paper uses a combination of organisation theory, gender theory and the work environment to study the generation and implementation of new ideas in organisations. How do employees' perceptions of organisational structure and the work environment affect idea generation and implementation, and how does gender moderate this relationship?Design/methodology/approach: The study develops and tests a structural equation model using data from a survey of a large Norwegian energy corporation. Survey items are measured using five-point scales and show good internal consistency levels. Exploratory factor analyses are used to ensure internal consistency, and confirmatory factor analyses are used to assess the fit of the model. Convergent and discriminant validity tests are also performed. Common method bias and invariance are evaluated across the female and male samples.Findings: The theoretical model had a better fit for the male sample than the female sample, indicating that men's innovations were better captured than women's. The relationship between creativity and implementation is moderated by gender: women's ideas are not implemented to the same degree as men's. Work pressure has a positive effect on creativity; support from colleagues affects both idea generation and implementation, though support from managers does not.Research limitations/implications: The study has the usual limitations of cross-sectional surveys. The findings confirm that the two phases of the innovation process (idea generation and implementation) depend on similar intrinsic motivational factors in the work environment. However, implementing ideas also depends on decision-making authority.Practical implications: Managers should be aware of how to increase innovative potential among employees. Employees should be given decision-making authority and work in an environment with supportive colleagues. The gendered findings in the study indicate that more attention should be paid to women's innovations in male-dominated corporations.Originality/value: The study integrates research from disciplines that traditionally do not communicate into one theoretical framework to explore the conditions for employee-driven innovation. The findings highlight the need for developing gender-neutral innovation measures and understanding context-embedding innovation processes.
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- Lammi, Mikko, 1961-, et al.
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Nivelrikon välittäjäaineet [Mediators of osteoarthritis]
- 2008
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Ingår i: Duodecim. - 0012-7183. ; 124:16, s. 1876-1884
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Normaalissa rustossa vallitsee tasapainotila kudosta tuottavien ja hajottavien prosessien kesken, mutta nivelrikossa painopiste siirtyy katabolian suuntaan. Nivelrikon etiologiaa ei tunneta, mutta sen syntyyn liittyy joukko tekijöitä, jotka johtavat väliaineen lisääntyneeseen hajoamiseen ja vähentyneeseen väliainetuotantoon, rustosolujen apoptoosiin, muutoksiin rustonalaisessa luussa ja nivelkalvon tulehdukseen. Nivelrikkoa välittävistä liukoisista tekijöistä ovat parhaiten tunnettuja tulehdusta moduloivat sytokiinit ja niiden aktivoimat tekijät, kuten metalloproteinaasit ja aggrekanaasit. Myös typpioksidin ja eikosanoidien yhteys nivelrikkoon on hyvin osoitettu. Viimeaikaiset tutkimukset ovat tuoneet esiin myös monia uusia tekijöitä, joilla todennäköisesti on merkitystä nivelrikon patologiassa. Nämä löydökset antavat pohjaa uudenlaisille hoitostrategioille.
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- Moilanen, Carolina, et al.
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Influence of strain rate, temperature and fatigue on the radial compression behaviour of Norway spruce
- 2017
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Ingår i: Holzforschung. - : Walter de Gruyter GmbH. - 0018-3830 .- 1437-434X. ; 71:6, s. 505-514
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A dynamic elastoplastic compression model of Norway spruce for virtual computer optimization of mechanical pulping processes was developed. The empirical wood behaviour was fitted to a Voigt-Kelvin material model, which is based on quasi static compression and high strain rate compression tests (QSCT and HSRT, respectively) of wood at room temperature and at high temperature (80-100 degrees C). The effect of wood fatigue was also included in the model. Wood compression stress-strain curves have an initial linear elastic region, a plateau region and a densification region. The latter was not reached in the HSRT. Earlywood (EW) and latewood (LW) contributions were considered separately. In the radial direction, the wood structure is layered and can well be modelled by serially loaded layers. The EW model was a two part linear model and the LW was modelled by a linear model, both with a strain rate dependent term. The model corresponds well to the measured values and this is the first compression model for EW and LW that is based on experiments under conditions close to those used in mechanical pulping.
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- Simonen, Jakko, et al.
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The Covid-19 Pandemic and Regional Economic Resilience in Northern Finland, Norway and Sweden : a pre-study
- 2021
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The COVID-19 pandemic has been first and foremost a health crisis, but it has had severe negative impacts on northern economies. This pre-study report aims to provide a statistical review of the regional economic impacts as well as the recovery processes of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arctic 5 cities in Northern Finland, Sweden, and Norway, i.e., Oulu and Rovaniemi in Finland, Luleå and Umeå in Sweden and Tromsø in Norway. Our cross-country regional research design makes it possible to study how the COVID-19 shock and the differences in national and regional containment regulations have affected these areas compared to the development in other regions and at the national level. This pre-study report will focus on the labour market effects of the pandemic and the role of sectoral structures in the Arctic 5 cities.
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- Simonen, Jaakko, et al.
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The Covid-19 pandemic and regional economic resilience in northern Finland, Norway, and Sweden – a pre-study
- 2021
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The COVID-19 pandemic has been first and foremost a health crisis, but it has had severe negative impacts on northern economies. This pre-study report aims to provide a statistical review of the regional economic impacts as well as the recovery processes of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arctic 5 cities in Northern Finland, Sweden, and Norway, i.e., Oulu and Rovaniemi in Finland, Luleå and Umeå in Sweden and Tromsø in Norway.Our cross-country regional research design makes it possible to study how the COVID-19 shock and the differences in national and regional containment regulations have affected these areas compared to the development in other regions and at the national level. This pre-study report will focus on the labour market effects of the pandemic and the role of sectoral structures in the Arctic 5 cities.The aim of our long-term research, which is based on this pre-study, is to analyse the short- and long-run regional economic impacts as well as the recovery processes of the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Finland, Sweden, and Norway. Our goal is to provide valuable information about successful and less successful practices in these regions and thereby provide policy recommendations for the future. Regional effects will be analysed from the point of view of regional resilience.
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- Simonen, Jaakko, et al.
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The COVID-19 pandemic and regional economic resilience in northern Finland, Norway, and Sweden – bouncing back or not?
- 2023
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Ingår i: Arctic Yearbook. - : University of the Arctic Thematic Network (TN) on Geopolitics and Security. - 2298-2418. ; , s. 251-274
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The COVID-19 pandemic has been first and foremost a health crisis, but it has also had severe negative impacts on the global economy. It has shaken regional economies, especially labour markets, over the last two years. Arctic regions are no exception. The aim of this article is to analyse the regional economic impacts, as well as the recovery processes, of the COVID- 19 pandemic in Arctic 5 cities in Northern Finland, Sweden, and Norway (Oulu and Rovaniemi in Finland, Luleå and Umeå in Sweden and Tromsø in Norway).In many countries, including Finland, Sweden and Norway, governments decreed various types of lockdown policies to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to such policies, the pandemic has had an asymmetrical impact not only on individuals but also on communities and regions. This has given new urgency to a place-based approach to regional development, mitigating territorial inequalities. Our goal is to study how hard the Arctic 5 cities have been hit by the COVID-19 shock and how well they have been able to absorb, adapt to and recover from the crisis. The research question thus focuses on the resilience of the regions.In this study, we focus on the analysis of public statistics concerning the development of labour markets. We also analyse changes in human behaviour during the pandemic using the information provided by Google Mobility data. These mobility data and labour market indicators are used to measure regional economic and social resilience. Our research shows that, for example, regional socioeconomic structures have played an important role in how well the regions have been able to withstand the pandemic and recover from it. Differences in national containment regulations have also affected this development. These cross-border comparisons provide information on how well different measures in different regions across national borders have functioned and what impacts they have had on regional economies, especially on labour markets and people’s mobility.
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- Östbye, Stein, et al.
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The creative class : do jobs follow people or do people follow jobs?
- 2018
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Ingår i: Regional studies. - : Routledge. - 0034-3404 .- 1360-0591. ; 52:6, s. 745-755
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Regional adjustment models are applied to explore causal interaction between two types of people distinguished by educational attainment, and two types of jobs, creative class jobs and other jobs. Data used are for labour market regions in Finland, Norway and Sweden from the 2000s. Creative class jobs follow people with high educational attainment (oneway causation), but creative class jobs also follow main jobs and vice versa (circular causation). The results suggest that stimulating creative class job growth could be accomplished through attracting people with higher education, but also through attracting main sector business with the added benefit that the initial stimulus would be reinforced through circular and cumulative causation between job creation in the two sectors.
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