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• Mahsa, Samsami; Tønnessen, Øystein & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2023). Entrepreneurial orientation confronting disruption: embedded in networks in Iran and Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic. European Journal of International Management. ISSN 1751-6757. 21(2), s. 192–219. doi: 10.1504/EJIM.2023.133427.
• Tønnessen, Øystein & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2023). Work from home and collective creativity: Exploring the experiences of IT professionals. Cogent Business & Management. ISSN 2331-1975. 10(3), s. 1–21. doi: 10.1080/23311975.2023.2262219. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Mahsa, Samsami; Tønnessen, Øystein & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2022). Entrepreneurial orientation confronting disruption: Embedded in networks of enterprises in Iran and Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic. European Journal of International Management. ISSN 1751-6757. doi: 10.1504/EJIM.2022.10048400.
• Lahtinen, Paivikki & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2022). Curricula: Enhancing Creativity in Education, Fostering Creativity in Digital Group Work: A Handbook for Individuals, Educators and Professionals . Jacobs University. ISSN 9783756513055. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.25524.32643.
• Tønnessen, Øystein; Dhir, Amandeep & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2021). Digital knowledge sharing and creative performance: Work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. ISSN 0040-1625. 170. doi: 10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120866. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Lattemann, Christoph; Arntsen, Erik; Flåten, Bjørn-Tore; Fürst, Neele; Holen, Jannicke & Cappelen, Birgitta (2020). Is There a Proper Way to Teach Design Thinking? Empirical Evidence from Design Thinking in Education. Journal of Design Thinking (JDT). ISSN 2645-3304. 1(1), s. 35–48. doi: 10.22059/jdt.2020.76035. Vis sammendrag

  Since about a decade ago, design thinking has become a prominent topic in the scientific and business world. In order to keep up with global competition, design thinking has proven to be a valuable concept for assisting companies to innovate their products, services and processes. Therefore, business schools worldwide have introduced design thinking courses with the aim of preparing the future workforce. Scholars debate about the appropriate approach to teach design, with this paper trying to identify how a design thinking course should be arranged to teach non-designers the processes, methods and mindset of design thinking. It deals with the question of which form of knowledge conversion is more effective for bringing non-design students closer to the design thinking mindset. To answer this, it reviews current studies on design thinking in education. In particular, the research refers to Simon’s and Schön’s concepts of science of design and reflection-in-action, along with Nonaka and Takeushi’s SECI model. The research involves an experiment with two similar one-week design thinking courses, each having different teaching approaches. The courses are then compared through analysis of reflection reports by students, semi-structured interviews with them and a survey. This research shows that applying design thinking knowledge to real-life projects should be a core element in design thinking curricula, as it plays a crucial role in successfully imparting design thinking. Further, co-teaching and co-learning modes, where designers and non-designers work together and socialization takes place, is more appropriate for imparting design thinking than instructional teaching and learning modes, where design thinking coaches instruct non-designers to internalize design thinking.

• Shneor, Rotem; Flåten, Bjørn-Tore & Zhao, Liang (2020). The Future of Crowdfunding Research and Practice. I Shneor, Rotem; Zhao, Liang & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (Red.), Advances in Crowdfunding: Research and Practice. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 978-3-030-46309-0. s. 499–519. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-46309-0_21. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Shneor, Rotem & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2020). Crowdfunding Education: Objectives, Content, Pedagogy, and Assessment. I Shneor, Rotem; Zhao, Liang & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (Red.), Advances in Crowdfunding: Research and Practice. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 978-3-030-46309-0. s. 475–497. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-46309-0_20. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Shneor, Rotem; Zhao, Liang & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2020). Introduction: From Fundamentals to Advances in Crowdfunding Research and Practice. I Shneor, Rotem; Zhao, Liang & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (Red.), Advances in Crowdfunding: Research and Practice. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 978-3-030-46309-0. s. 1–18. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-46309-0_1. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Kidwell, Donna Kay; Flåten, Bjørn-Tore; Arntsen, Erik & Lindquister, Berit (2017). The Pop-up Campus: A Unique Learning Experience that Brings Business and Design Students Together to Solve Complex Collaborative Challenges. EDULEARN Proceedings. ISSN 2340-1125. s. 4330–4333. doi: 10.21125/edulearn.2017.1931.
• Shneor, Rotem & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2015). Opportunities for Entrepreneurial Development and Growth through Online Communities, Collaboration and Value Creating and Co-creating Activities. I Kaufmann, Hans & Shams, Riad (Red.), Entrepreneurial Challenges in the 21st Century: Creating Stakeholder Value Co-Creation. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 9781137479747. s. 178–199. doi: 10.1057/9781137479761_11.
• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore; Isaksen, Arne & Karlsen, James Tommy (2015). Competitive firms in thin regions in Norway: The importance of workplace learning. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift. ISSN 0029-1951. 69(2), s. 102–111. doi: 10.1080/00291951.2015.1016875.
• Teigland, Robin; Di Gangi, Paul; Flåten, Bjørn-Tore; Giovacchini, Elia & Pastorino, Nicolas (2014). Balancing on a tightrope: Managing the boundaries of a firm-sponsored OSS community and its impact on innovation and absorptive capacity. Information and organization. ISSN 1471-7727. 24(1), s. 25–47. doi: 10.1016/j.infoandorg.2014.01.001.
• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2013). Do Organizational Boundaries Still Matter? I Holbek, Jonny; Kristiansen, S & Randøy, Trond (Red.), Management for Progress. Novus Forlag. ISSN 978-82-7099-734-3. s. 269–286.
• Shneor, Rotem & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2012). Grunnprinsipper innen elektronisk forretningsdrift for entreprenørskap, Perspektiver på Entreprenørskap. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 978-82-7634-956-6. s. 128–145.
• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore & Hansen, Jens Ørding (2009). Virtual Worlds and Learning in Multinational Corporations, Skriftserien nr 149. Universitetet i Agder. s. 61–71.
• Shneor, Rotem & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2008). The Internet-enabled internationalization process: A focus on stages and sequences. The E-Business Review. ISSN 1550-7793. 8, s. 243–248. Vis sammendrag

  The internationalization process literature has traditionally focused on evolutionary paths firms pass through when developing international market service capabilities. The introduction of Internet as a new channel for international market development has altered some of the basic assumption of these traditional approaches. Although recent studies have contributed with normative and anecdotal findings concerning the influence of Internet on international marketing practices, few explore the actual stages firms go through when developing foreign market service capabilities through the Internet, as well as their sequences. This paper contributes to the Internet-enabled internationalization literature by proposing two developmental paths, representing Internet-based versus Internet-enabled firms. And it does so while refocusing the attention to the process dimension of internationalization. Seven propositions are outlined, and future research avenues are suggested.

• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore & Shneor, Rotem (2008). Strategic e-HR: Matching e-Business Value Drivers and HR Management Tasks, Evolution and Revolution in the Global Knowledge Economy: Enhancing Innovation and Competitiveness Worldwide. Global Business and Technology Association. s. 328–339. Vis sammendrag

  The scant e-HR literature has thus far focused on the shift from traditional HR Management to the adoption of e-HR. However, very little attention has been granted into understanding the strategic match between actual HR tasks and e-HR value creation. This paper embeds e-business logic into HR operations management. This is done by conceptualizing a framework for analyzing and evaluating e-HR activities in terms of the fit between e-business value drivers and key HR activities. This effort culminates in suggesting e-HR value creation analysis matrix, based on which five propositions are formulated predicting the relative impact each value driver may have on different HR activities.

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• Shneor, Rotem; Zhao, Liang & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2020). Advances in Crowdfunding: Research and Practice. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-3-030-46309-0. 543 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Knudsen, Harald & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2015). Strategisk ledelse. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISBN 9788202406981. 540 s.

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• Tønnessen, Øystein & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2023). Creative Processes in a Hybrid Work Environment: A Case Study.
• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2023). Har vi verktøyene for å utdanne fremtidens jobbskapere?
• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2023). Green Start-up Support.
• Lahtinen, Paivikki & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2022). Fostering creativity in education.
• Tønnessen, Øystein & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2022). Ideas from mixed interaction: A case study of employee creativity in hybrid work settings.
• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2021). Entreprenørskapskultur blant studenter: Kan entreprenørskap læres?
• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2021). Entreprenørskapskultur og iverksetting blant studenter.
• Tønnessen, Øystein; Flåten, Bjørn-Tore & Bøch, Jøran (2020). Kronikk: Ni av ti tror måten de jobber på endres for godt nå. [Avis]. Dagens næringsliv.
• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore & Øyna, Stine (2020). Nytt gründer-studium på Sørlandet. [Radio]. NRK radio.
• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2018). Kan entreprenørskap læres?
• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2018). Samskaping av kunnskap.
• Damsgaard, Eirik; Flåten, Bjørn-Tore & Richardsen, Marte Stine (2018). Innovasjon og nyskaping ved universiteter. [Radio]. NRK.
• Randøy, Trond & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2016). Kommer vi til å se noe helt nytt som ingen har tenkt på før? [Avis]. Fædrelandsvennen.
• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore & Edland Linnebo, Odd-Jone (2016). UiA Nyskaping.
• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2016). Kommersialisering av forskningsresultater - UiA Nyskaping.
• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2016). Instituttlederen - "dritten i midten"?
• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2016). Studiepoeng for praksis.
• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore & Izunwanne, Pamela Chidiogo (2014). ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE CREATION PROCESSES AND OUTCOMES: INSIGHTS FROM NIGERIAN ORGANIZATIONS .
• Karlsen, James Tommy; Pinheiro, Romulo ; Zyzak, Barbara; Flåten, Bjørn-Tore & Isaksen, Arne (2013). Kunnskap og innovasjon i Agder. I Wallevik, Kristin & Jørgensen, Geir (Red.), Krise, omstilling og vekst: en regionanalyse av Sørlandet. Agderforskning. ISSN 978-82-7602-210-0. s. 97–115. Vis sammendrag

  Denne rapporten består av tre deler som analyserer ulike områder av regionen med ulike forfattere og innfallsvinkler og disse er: - En analyse av et utvalg fra regionens næringsliv; - Kunnskap og innovasjon på Agder og - Regional ledelse og samhandling på Agder.

• Galhena, Bandula Lanka & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2013). Antecedents and Outcomes of Organizational e-HRM Adoption.
• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore; Isaksen, Arne & Karlsen, James Tommy (2013). Global Competetive Firms in “Thin Regions”: The Importance of Knowledge Use.
• Tunca, Burak; Troye, Sigurd Villads & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2013). Brand Connections in Children’s Self and Peer Descriptions: Findings From Norway.
• Frølunde, Lisbeth; Flåten, Bjørn-Tore & Teigland, Robin (2012). Leveraging the 3D Internet for Entrepreneurial Practices: Opportunities for Co-creation.
• Di Gangi, Paul; Flåten, Bjørn-Tore; Teigland, Robin & Giovacchini, Elia (2011). Exploring the Organization-User Relationship in Private-Collective Knowledge Communities.
• Lisbeth, Frølunde & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2011). Leveraging The Affordances Of The Emerging 3d Internet For Entrepreneurial ”Next Practices”: Selected Case Studies From The Nordic Creative Industries.
• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2011). Value Creation through the Firm or the Community? New forms of Collaboration.
• Di Gangi, Paul; Teigland, Robin; Flåten, Bjørn-Tore & Giovacchini, Elia (2011). Are we in this together? Exploring private-collective knowledge communities.
• Falkenberg, Joyce; Flåten, Bjørn-Tore & Teigland, Robin (2009). Rethinking the boundaries of the firm: The open/closed paradox.
• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2009). Internet-enabled Collaboration: The Problem Solving Lens.
• Falkenberg, Joyce; Flåten, Bjørn-Tore & Teigland, Robin (2009). Open Sourcing: Enhancing the Resource Based View of the Firm.
• Falkenberg, Joyce; Flåten, Bjørn-Tore & Teigland, Robin (2009). Open Sourcing: Enhancing the Resource Based View of the Firm.
• Shneor, Rotem & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2008). Stages and Sequences of the Internet-enabled Internationalization Process. Vis sammendrag

  The internationalization process literature has traditionally focused on evolutionary paths firms pass through when developing international market service capabilities. The introduction of Internet and the possibility to develop international markets via this new channel has altered some of the basic assumptions of these traditional approaches. In recent years, authors have contributed with normative and anecdotal findings concerning the influence of Internet on international marketing practices, and with it the internationalization process of the firm. Still, few insights exist concerning the actual stages firms go through when developing markets through the Internet, as well as their sequences. This paper contributes to a growing body of literature on Internet-enabled internationalization by proposing two developmental paths, representing Internet-based versus Internet-enabled firms. And it does so while refocusing the attention to the process dimension of internationalization. Seven propositions are outlined, a preliminary evaluation of the proposition based on five case studies is presented, and future research avenues are suggested.

• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2008). Promoting Knowledge Transfer through Human Resource Management in MNCs. Vis sammendrag

  Drawing on the resource-based view of the firm, Gupta and Govindarajan (2000) suggest that the ability to transfer and exploit knowledge in the intra-corporate context is the core rational for why multinational corporations (MNCs) exist. However, as noted by the authors, this notion does not imply that such knowledge transfer takes place smoothly on a routine basis. In order to ease the problems related to knowledge transfer, attempts are being made to look at organizational characteristics and mechanisms as well as human resource management (HRM) practices in the organization to find facilitators for knowledge transfer in multinational enterprises (Foss & Pedersen, 2002; Minbaeva, Pedersen, Björkman, Fey, & Park, 2003). The purpose of this paper is to look at specific HRM practices and empirically investigate how they can facilitate knowledge transfer. Tacit knowledge (Polyani, 1966), which is the most complex knowledge to transfer, requires personal interaction and a rich social interplay in order to be transferred (Bresman, Birkinshaw, & Nobel, 1999). Consequently, ¿inter-subsidiary social interaction¿ is suggested as the mediating variable. The questions then are how the social interaction can be facilitated and how does it influence the transfer process. Training, recruitment, job rotation and performance measures are suggested as important antecedents and serve as independent variables. Therefore, the fundamental research question I will explore is: ¿To what degree do HRM practices in MNCs facilitate inter-subsidiary social interaction for the purpose of knowledge transfer?¿

• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore & Shneor, Rotem (2008). Strategic e-HR: Matching e-Business Value Drivers and HR Management Tasks. Vis sammendrag

  The scant e-HR literature has thus far focused on the shift from traditional HR Management to the adoption of e-HR. However, very little attention has been granted into understanding the strategic match between actual HR tasks and e-HR value creation. This paper embeds e-business logic into HR operations management. This is done by conceptualizing a framework for analyzing and evaluating e-HR activities in terms of the fit between e-business value drivers and key HR activities. This effort culminates in suggesting e-HR value creation analysis matrix, based on which five propositions are formulated predicting the relative impact each value driver may have on different HR activities.

• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore & Shneor, Rotem (2008). The Role of Social Interaction in Cross-Border Tacit Knowledge Transfer: An Integrative Model. Vis sammendrag

  Knowledge is widely recognized as one of the key resources contributing to the firm¿s competitive advantage. Therefore, within organizations, knowledge is created, developed and transferred across units in both explicit and tacit forms. The transfer of tacit forms of knowledge is difficult to capture and is mostly associated with a variety of human interactions taking place along a period of time, often referred to as social interactions. However, while most existing literature automatically associates social interaction with specific means used to achieve it, the current paper argues that social interaction should be recognized as a process which exists at an aggregated level representing the use of various means and requiring an active involvement in order to carry influence and be effective. Such influence is captured in terms of reducing the power of inhibitors to knowledge transfer and in enhancing the power of knowledge transfer facilitators. A framework describing these processes is conceptualized and related propositions are outlined.

• Shneor, Rotem & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2008). Internet-enabled Internationalization: A Focus on Stages and Sequences. Vis sammendrag

  The internationalization process literature has traditionally focused on evolutionary paths firms pass through when developing international market service capabilities. The introduction of Internet as a new channel for international market development has altered some of the basic assumptions of these traditional approaches. Although recent studies have contributed with normative and anecdotal findings concerning the influence of Internet on international marketing practices, few explore the actual stages firms go through when developing foreign market service capabilities through the Internet, as well as their sequences. This paper contributes to the Internet-enabled internationalization literature by proposing two developmental paths, representing Internet-based versus Internet-enabled firms. And it does so while refocusing the attention to the process dimension of internationalization. Seven propositions are outlined, and future research avenues are suggested.

• Shneor, Rotem & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2007). Dynamic capabilities: Mitigating contractual hazards in different institutional environments. Vis sammendrag

  Building on the three theoretical pillars of transaction cost economics, resource based view, and neo institutionalism, an integrative model for evaluating firm processes is suggested. The model involves the three core constructs of contractual hazards, dynamic capabilities, and effective coordination, adopted from each approach respectively, as well as the interrelationships between these core elements. The model is then applied and examined through the prism of strategic alliances both conceptually and empirically. Finally, six propositions are made concerning the influence of different mixes of the core elements, as predictors of alliance success and failure modes.

• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2007). Knowledge transfer in multinational corporations facilitated by human resource practices. Vis sammendrag

  With increasing globalization and competition based on knowledge, the distribution of knowledge has become increasingly important. Firms that recognize the challenge of transferring procedural knowledge do need to take steps to do it effectively. This paper links the discussion on knowledge transfer with human resource management (HRM) ¿ practices. The aim is to explore inherited enablers and obstacles of different HRM ¿ practices on transfer of ¿know how¿ within multinational enterprises (MNEs). A conceptual model (Gooderham, 2004) is adopted in order to analyze knowledge exchange in MNEs with respect to HRM ¿ practices.

• Tønnessen, Øystein & Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2023). Creativity in Remote and Hybrid Work Environments. Universitetet i Agder.
• Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (2011). Problem Solving in Extended Virtual Teams. Universitetet i Agder. ISSN 978-82-7117-687-7.

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