Jan Ole Rypestøl

• Adhikar, Purushottam; Frivold, Maria Tønnessen; Martin, Roman & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2026). Exploring agency–structure dynamics in green path development: evidence from the emerging battery industries in Arendal and Gothenburg. Industry and Innovation. ISSN 1366-2716. doi: 10.1080/13662716.2026.2662850. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The paper investigates agency – structure dynamics in green regional industrial path development in contrasting regional innovation systems (RISs). Empirically, the article draws from the emerging battery industries in the thick and diversified RIS of Gothenburg, Sweden, and the thick and specialised RIS of Arendal, Norway. Following a path tracing method, the paper highlights how Volvo Cars played a key role in initiating a battery partnership with Northvolt in Gothenburg. In contrast, the emergence of the battery industry in Arendal relied more on system-level agency and institutional support. Furthermore, the article demonstrates that the distinction between firm- and system-level agency in green path development processes may be blurry. Actors at both levels sometimes merged their actions and pursued shared objectives from a unified platform. We call this merger of firm- and system-level agency ‘coalition agency’ and identify it as a key driver of green path development in the two cases.

• Rypestøl, Jan Ole; Payne, Marion; Isaksen, Arne & Knudsen, Jon Paschen (2025). Cluster emergence, development and organisation in contrasting institutional settings: insights from United Kingdom and Norway. European Planning Studies. ISSN 0965-4313. 33(12), s. 2261–2279. doi: 10.1080/09654313.2025.2557538. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This article explores the intersection of cluster theory and the varieties of capitalism (VOC) literature to understand how industry clusters emerge, develop and organise innovation activities in contrasting institutional settings. VOC theory suggests that cluster development and innovation operations tend to differ in liberal market economies (LMEs) and coordinated market economies (CMEs). In LMEs, clusters tend to form spontaneously, while in CMEs, they often rely on policy support for their development. Based on an empirical examination of the media cluster in Bergen, Norway (a CME), and the digital games cluster in Guildford, United Kingdom (an LME), we show that cluster growth and innovation activities are more nuanced than the two ideal models indicate. This article contributes to theory by challenging ideal-type expectations in VOC-based cluster analysis; it also contributes to practice by highlighting the critical but varying roles of universities, entrepreneurial culture and targeted policy support in shaping cluster success.

• Frivold, Maria Tønnessen & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2025). Asset sourcing dynamics for green industry path development. European Planning Studies. ISSN 0965-4313. 33, s. 1956–1974. doi: 10.1080/09654313.2025.2535460. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This research article examines asset sourcing dynamics and how the geography of asset sourcing influences green regional industrial restructuring. Empirically, the article considers how access to regional assets influences the green restructuring of the regional innovation system in the Agder region of southern Norway and discusses the role of geography in the unfolding of such processes in both emerging and mature industries. Based on 36 interviews, the study determines that the region is the most important geographical level for asset sourcing activities designed to promote green industrial restructuring. Furthermore, the article reveals that access to regional assets is most important for supporting the least radical regional green industrial path developments, while more radical mechanisms rely less on the regional level. Finally, the article suggests that asset sourcing for green restructuring is most intense in firms belonging to emerging industries, while firms in mature industries less actively source assets to restructure.

• Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Örtenblad, Anders (2025). Studenters erfaringer med og ønsker for praksis i høyere utdanning. I Örtenblad, Anders & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (Red.), Praksisorientert og studentaktiv læring: Arbeidslivsrelevans og akademiske verdier i høyere utdanning. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202870478. s. 79–94. doi: 10.23865/cdf.244.ch4. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  “Reflection” is a widely used term, especially in higher education, where students are often asked to “reflect” on many different things. The main thesis of this chapter is that there is a need for more knowledge about how reflection can be carried out. Inspired by existing literature, the author presents a model of concrete steps in a reflection process. Contrary to those who claim that it is not possible or desirable to provide detailed instructions for reflection, the chapter develops and presents a four-step instructional model. The author suggests that reflection has at least two ingredients: 1) target and 2) source of reflection. The model is intended to help teachers communicate to students what they mean, and expect, when they ask them to reflect on something. Compared to existing literature, this chapter contributes with a more detailed presentation of what it means, as well as how, to reflect.

• Örtenblad, Anders & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2025). Balansegang på en ustø vippe – bakgrunn og introduksjon. I Örtenblad, Anders & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (Red.), Praksisorientert og studentaktiv læring: Arbeidslivsrelevans og akademiske verdier i høyere utdanning. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202870478. s. 11–38. doi: 10.23865/cdf.244.ch1. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The aim of this chapter is to introduce the book, its main themes and chapters. The primary objective of the book is to examine and find a balance between the increased demands for the inclusion of practice-oriented elements in higher education over the past decade and the academic values that all higher education institutions must maintain. The inclusion of practice in higher education has been a more obvious strategy for vocational education than academic higher education. Now, when there are also demands for practice and work-life relevance in academic subjects, there is a need for both research and literature that focuses on precisely this. In this introductory chapter, the authors provide a background for the delicate balance between the sometimes difficult to reconcile practice-based approach and academicism, and point out and comment on the chapters’ various suggestions for how this challenging balance can be mastered. We also present some themes that run across the structure of the book.

• Andersen, Elfi Fei-Yin Peniche; Frivold, Maria Tønnessen; Örtenblad, Anders; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Eriksen, Maren Songe (2025). For å lykkes med praksis i utdanningen behøver man noe mer enn bare en oppskriftsbok. I Örtenblad, Anders & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (Red.), Praksisorientert og studentaktiv læring: Arbeidslivsrelevans og akademiske verdier i høyere utdanning. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202870478. s. 95–136. doi: 10.23865/cdf.244.ch5. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The significance of experiential learning as a pedagogical method to enhance educational quality and prepare students for the workforce is discussed in this chapter. Experiential learning involves transforming practical experiences into applicable knowledge. The authors have identified and analyzed what previous literature highlights as necessities for successful experiential learning and have categorized the recommendations into eight success factors: admission, information, structure, the teaching situation, the experience, reflection, the instructor, and the student. We discuss these success factors in light of empirical data from various practical situations in educational contexts and find that some success factors, particularly the role of the instructor and student engagement, are more crucial than others. Sometimes, learning processes can succeed without all success factors being present, and conversely, some learning processes can fail even if all factors are present. The importance of the different success factors is context dependent. Furthermore, the significance of timing is discussed, and how the right timing can have a significant impact on the success of experiential learning processes. We therefore introduce a ninth success factor for experiential learning: timing.

• Eriksen, Anna Maria Emelie Langemyr & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2025). Universitetspedagogikk- fra teori til praksis. I Örtenblad, Anders & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (Red.), Praksisorientert og studentaktiv læring: Arbeidslivsrelevans og akademiske verdier i høyere utdanning. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202870478. s. 137–158. doi: 10.23865/cdf.244. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  In 2019, a legal requirement was implemented mandating that anyone applying for promotion or a position involving teaching at a Norwegian university or college had to first complete a basic course in university pedagogy. The aim of this requirement is to strengthen the practical-pedagogical competence of university-level educators. In this chapter, the authors detail how the basic course is organized and conducted at the University of Agder. They then explore four factors regarding the course’s impact on teaching: (i) participants’ attitudes towards teaching, (ii) preparation for teaching, (iii) execution of teaching, and (iv) evaluation of teaching. The insights gained from this chapter are valuable as they shed light on the learning outcomes of such courses. Thus, the chapter makes an important empirical contribution to the debate on practical-pedagogical competence at Norwegian universities and colleges.

• Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Martin, Roman (2025). Regional resilience: Unpacking adaptive capacity and adaptive action- Insights from the southern Norway oil and gas industry. I Karlsen, James Tommy; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Trippl, Michaela (Red.), Sustainable regional restructuring: Insights from economic geography and regional innovation studies. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISSN 9781035330782. s. 93–109. doi: 10.4337/9781035330799.00014. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  In this chapter, we explore sustainable regional restructuring from a resilience perspective. Resilience is typically defined as the capacity to adapt structures, functions, and behaviours in response to shocks. We argue that the capacity of a regional economy to adapt is not enough, as adaptive capacity needs to be paired with adaptive action. While adaptive capacity accumulates over time, the willingness of regional actors to perform adaptive action is also influenced by expectations of the future. In our analysis, we explore the interplay between adaptive capacity and adaptive action in the oil and gas industry in Agder during two recent crises, namely the drop in oil price in 2014 and the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Even though these two crises differ from the ongoing climate crisis, they provide relevant lessons for understanding how firms and regions accumulate adaptive capacity and what triggers their adaptive action.

• Eriksen, Anna Maria Emelie Langemyr & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2025). Regional green initiatives in concert: Charting co-evolutionary pathways in regional transition. I Karlsen, James Tommy; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Trippl, Michaela (Red.), Sustainable regional restructuring: Insights from economic geography and regional innovation studies. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISSN 9781035330782. s. 129–144. doi: 10.4337/9781035330799.00016. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Today, regional industries are confronted with an increasing imperative to restructure towards more sustainable production processes. As a result, regions are now experiencing several green industry initiatives being launched concurrently within their boundaries. Research on regional innovation and evolutionary economic geography (EEG) has acknowledged that the coevolution of industrial paths can be important for regional development. Nevertheless, most research has focused on developing singular paths in different regions. Thus, we have limited knowledge of how multiple emerging regional green initiatives compete or interact with existing strong industries and each other within the same region, as well as how regional innovation system (RIS) factors might influence such interpath dynamics. This chapter addresses this knowledge gap by providing a theoretical and empirical exploration of how multiple green initiatives may influence each other and the overall regional green transition. Empirically, the chapter draws on data from the Agder region in southern Norway.

• Eriksen, Anna Maria Emelie Langemyr; Isaksen, Arne & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2023). Exploring regional industrial culture. Changing industrial culture and human agency in a Norwegian region. European Planning Studies. ISSN 0965-4313. doi: 10.1080/09654313.2022.2162333. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This paper explores the role that industrial culture and human agency play in regional industrial development. It makes three contributions. First, it discusses and explores the concept of regional industrial culture and examines its relevance for regional industrial development. Second, it identifies and investigates two main forms of regional industrial culture: one self-interest dominated type and one community dominated type. Third, the paper discusses how firm – and system-level agencies can contribute to changing the dominant form of industrial culture at the regional level. The paper also provides a study of the regional industrial culture and change in the culture by key actors and agency in the Molde region in Western Norway since 2010. The empirical study demonstrates that the concepts of self-interest and community dominated culture and their link to firm – and system – level agency is relevant to capture and describe a regional industrial culture and potential changes within it. We found that the industrial cultural change in the Molde region could be regarded as mainly being the outcome of system level agency performed by both firm – and system – level actors.

• Firlus, Benjamin Hans; Martin, Roman & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2023). Weaving sustainability: Asset modification and green path development in Norway’s outdoor textile industry. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift. ISSN 0029-1951. 77(5), s. 269–280. doi: 10.1080/00291951.2023.2271494. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The article contributes to the literature on industrial path development through its focus on asset modification for green path development in the Norwegian outdoor textile industry. The authors drew on the concepts of green path development and asset modification to develop a theoretical framework that describes green industrial restructuring as a process by which firms build on various firm-level and system-level assets that are altered through different asset modification modes, which in turn leads to different green path development outcomes. The framework was applied in a study of the greening of the Norwegian outdoor textile industry. A case study was based on data from interviews with firm leaders and industry experts. The findings show that all modes of asset modification are at play in the ongoing greening process. However, asset upgrading and asset creation play a central role. Furthermore, firm-level assets in combination with system-level assets at national and supranational scales are particularly important inputs to the greening of the industry. The authors conclude that in contrast to findings from previous research on industrial path development, regional-level assets play a minor role, which can be explained by the lack of geographical clustering and local embeddedness of the industry.

• Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2022). Exploring the social dimension of regional industrial restructuring. I Callegari, Beniamino; Misganaw, Bisrat Agegnehu & Sardo, Stefania (Red.), Rethinking the social in innovation and entrepreneurship. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISSN 9781839108167. doi: 10.4337/9781839108174.00011. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rypestøl, Jan Ole; Kyllingstad, Nina & Martin, Roman (2022). Asset modification for regional industrial restructuring in times of economic crises. European Planning Studies. ISSN 0965-4313. s. 1–20. doi: 10.1080/09654313.2022.2105643. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Contributing to the literature on regional industrial restructuring, this article presents findings on how firms modify assets to overcome an economic crisis. Empirically, this article draws on interviews with 33 firms in the oil and gas (O&G) industry in Southern Norway, which experienced a major crisis caused by a fall in global oil prices in 2014–2015. We investigate how the crisis affected the asset base of the local firms, how they modified their firm-level assets to restructure, and how and to what extent they drew on system-level assets to overcome the crisis. We find that the firms experienced a substantial asset drain. Asset reuse was the prevailing mode of asset modification in the early phase of the crisis, while asset bridging through collaboration with other organizations became more important in the later phase of the crisis. With exception of the local university, system-level assets were of little relevance to the firms. The study shows that during crises firms benefit from well-aligned firm- and system-level assets and from a regional industrial milieu that supports inter-organizational collaboration.

• Rypestøl, Jan Ole; Martin, Roman & Kyllingstad, Nina (2022). New regional industrial path development and innovation networks in times of economic crisis. Industry and Innovation. ISSN 1366-2716. 29(5). doi: 10.1080/13662716.2022.2082271. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This paper presents novel research on how exogenous shocks and economic crises affect innovation, knowledge networks, and new path development in regions. Conceptually, we take a regional innovation systems perspective which views new path development as the outcome of innovation and knowledge exchange between firms and other actors, facilitated by a common institutional framework. Empirically, we draw on interviews and network data from the oil and gas industry in southern Norway. Following a long period of prosperity, the industry was hit by the oil price shock in 2014 and entered an economic crisis. The findings suggest that the shock triggered the firms to commit even more forcefully to innovation and to expand their knowledge networks geographically. To cope with the crisis, they applied a variety of strategies, which can be associated with different forms of path development. We draw conclusions for innovation policy in the context of exogenous shocks and crises.

• Isaksen, Arne & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2022). Policy to support digitalisation of industries in various regional settings: A conceptual discussion. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift. ISSN 0029-1951. 76(2), s. 82–93. doi: 10.1080/00291951.2022.2060857. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  ABSTRACT The purpose of the article is to analyse regions’ varying preconditions for digitalisation of industry and, on that basis, discuss regionally tailored policy strategies to stimulate digitalisation. Building on both regional innovation system and asset modification approaches, the authors suggest a theoretical framework that identifies regions’ potential for digitalisation from their stock of relevant assets at the firm and innovation system level. The analysis identifies four types of regions with different preconditions for supporting digitalisation of industries. This in turn provides the foundation for a discussion of the role of actor-based and system-based policy strategies to support digitalisation in each type of region. From the existing literature, the authors discuss empirical examples of digitalisation within each of the four types of regions but also highlight that individual regions need to tailor the portfolio of policy support within the identified strategy, as each region is structurally and institutionally unique.

• Rypestøl, Jan Ole; Isaksen, Arne; Eriksen, Anna Maria Emelie Langemyr; Iakovleva, Tatiana Aleksandrovna; Sjøtun, Svein Gunnar & Njøs, Rune (2021). Cluster development and regional industrial restructuring: agency and asset modification. European Planning Studies. ISSN 0965-4313. doi: 10.1080/09654313.2021.1937951. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Kyllingstad, Nina; Rypestøl, Jan Ole; Schulze-Krogh, Ann Camilla & Tønnessen, Maria (2021). Asset modification for regional industrial restructuring: digitalization of the culture and experience industry and the healthcare sector. Regional studies. ISSN 0034-3404. 55(10-11), s. 1764–1774. doi: 10.1080/00343404.2021.1878126. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This paper researches how firm- and system-level asset modification and alignment underpin and direct new path development from digitalization. It suggests that asset reuse mostly promotes path extension or path upgrading, while asset creation and asset destruction will be more evident in the process of path emergence. The empirics support asset modification as a key mechanism for regional restructuring from digitalization, but suggest that the typology should be more nuanced. Specifically, the empirics demonstrate asset upgrading as a key mechanism.

• Isaksen, Arne; Eriksen, Anna Maria Emelie Langemyr & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2020). Regional industrial restructuring: Asset modification and alignment for digitalization. Growth and Change. ISSN 0017-4815. 51(4), s. 1454–1470. doi: 10.1111/grow.12444. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This paper provides a conceptual framework to understand the innovation-based restructuring of industries in a regional context. The framework includes how firms create new assets, reuse existing assets and destruct hampering assets to support innovation processes. The framework also covers how such asset modifications take place at the innovation system level. A core argument is that innovation activity is strengthened and regional restructuring supported when firms’ internal assets are aligned with assets at the regional innovation system level. We illustrate the framework with empirical examples of how digitalization as an innovation process takes place in firms in traditional manufacturing industries and in local newspapers in the Agder region in southern Norway.

• Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2020). Regional Industrial Restructuring. I Farinha, Luis; Santos, Domingos; Ferreira, João J.M. & Ranga, Marina (Red.), Regional Helix Ecosystems and Sustainable Growth. Springer. ISSN 9783030476960. s. 125–146. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-47697-7. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Trippl, Michaela; Baumgartinger-Seiringer, Simon; Frangenheim, Alexandra; Isaksen, Arne & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2020). Unravelling green regional industrial path development: Regional preconditions, asset modification and agency. Geoforum. ISSN 0016-7185. 111, s. 189–197. doi: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2020.02.016. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Regions across the world are searching for ways to fashion new green growth paths and to promote green shifts in mature industries. The article aims to explore conceptually and based on illustrative empirical examples from the literature how green restructuring unfolds in regions. We propose a framework that explicates how regional preconditions in form of pre-existing industrial structures, organisational support structures, institutional set-ups and natural assets are transformed into various types of green path development through agentic processes of asset modification.

• Isaksen, Arne; Trippl, Michaela; Kyllingstad, Nina & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2020). Digital transformation of regional industries through asset modification. Competitiveness Review: an international business journal. ISSN 1059-5422. 31(1), s. 130–144. doi: 10.1108/CR-12-2019-0140. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Isaksen, Arne; Kyllingstad, Nina; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Schulze-Krogh, Ann Camilla (2019). Entrepreneurial discovery processes in different regional contexts: A conceptual discussion. I Mariussen, Åge; Virkkala, Seija; Finne, Håkon & Aasen, Tone Merethe (Red.), The Entrepreneurial Discovery Process and Regional Development. New Knowledge Emergence, Conversion and Exploitation. Routledge. ISSN 9781138574557. s. 35–53. doi: 10.4324/9781351273763-3. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Johnsen, Hans Christian Garman; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Schulze-Krogh, Ann Camilla (2018). Coping with economic policy: Innovation policy in times of disruption. I Johnsen, Hans Christian Garman; Holtskog, Halvor & Ennals, Richard (Red.), Coping with the Future: Rethinking Assumptions for Society, Business and Work. Routledge. ISSN 9781138559325. s. 69–83. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Johnsen, Hans Christian Garman; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Berge, Marianne (2018). Coping with methodology: Validity and knowledge about the future. I Johnsen, Hans Christian Garman; Holtskog, Halvor & Ennals, Richard (Red.), Coping with the Future: Rethinking Assumptions for Society, Business and Work. Routledge. ISSN 9781138559325. s. 126–148. doi: 10.4324/9780203712894-9. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Kyllingstad, Nina & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2018). Towards a more sustainable process industry: A single case study of restructuring within the Eyde process industry cluster. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift. ISSN 0029-1951. 73(1), s. 29–38. doi: 10.1080/00291951.2018.1520292. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Isaksen, Arne; Kyllingstad, Nina; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Schulze-Krogh, Ann Camilla (2018). Differentiated regional entrepreneurial discovery processes. A conceptual discussion and empirical illustration from three emergent clusters. European Planning Studies. ISSN 0965-4313. 26(11), s. 2200–2215. doi: 10.1080/09654313.2018.1530143. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Aarstad, Jarle (2018). Entrepreneurial innovativeness and growth ambitions in thick vs. thin regional innovation systems. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. ISSN 0898-5626. s. 639–661. doi: 10.1080/08985626.2018.1444104. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Martin, Roman & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2017). Linking content and technology: on the geography of innovation networks in the Bergen media cluster. Industry and Innovation. ISSN 1366-2716. 25(10), s. 966–989. doi: 10.1080/13662716.2017.1343132. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2017). Regional industrial path development: The role of new entrepreneurial firms. Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. 6(3), s. 1–19. doi: 10.1186/s13731-017-0064-1. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

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• Karlsen, James Tommy; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Trippl, Michaela (2025). Sustainable regional restructuring: Insights from economic geography and regional innovation studies. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 9781035330782. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Örtenblad, Anders & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2025). Praksisorientert og studentaktiv læring: Arbeidslivsrelevans og akademiske verdier i høyere utdanning. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISBN 9788202870478. 386 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

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• Krogstad, Julie Runde; Rypestøl, Jan Ole; Djørup, Søren; Grove, Knut & Birkeland, Terese (2025). Kronikk: Tre råd for grønn industri i Agder - fvn.no. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Det argumenteres ofte med at Agder har naturgitte fordeler for grønn industri med kraftoverskudd og nærhet til kontinentet. Men er utgangspunktet egentlig så unikt?  

• Krogstad, Julie Runde; Grove, Knut; Djørup, Søren; Eriksen, Anna Maria Emelie Langemyr; Birkeland, Terese & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2025). Industri, klima og kraft: 7 råd for et handlekraftig Agder. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Disse rådene kan brukes som et praktisk verktøy og inspirasjon i arbeidet med å styrke utvikling av grønn industri. Resultatet kommer av et treårig forskningsprosjekt utført som et samarbeid mellom Handelshøyskolen ved Universitetet i Agder og forskningsgruppen Klima, miljø og bærekraft ved NORCE.

• Karlsen, James Tommy; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Trippl, Michaela (2025). Sustainable Regional Restructuring: An Introduction. I Karlsen, James Tommy; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Trippl, Michaela (Red.), Sustainable regional restructuring: Insights from economic geography and regional innovation studies. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISSN 9781035330782. s. 1–10. doi: 10.4337/9781035330799.00008. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Karlsen, Asbjørn; Knudsen, Jon Paschen; Dodge, Alexander Steven & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2024). Sustainable transitions in Northern regional contexts. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift. ISSN 0029-1951. 78(3), s. 119–121. doi: 10.1080/00291951.2024.2412975. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Martin, Roman (2016). Linking Content and Technology - On the geography of innovation networks in the Bergen media cluster. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2015). Regional industrial path development. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Ellingsen, May-Britt; Krane, Martin Sollund & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2019). Barometer Nord. Forventningsbarometer for Nord-Norge. NORCE Research AS. ISSN 9788284080239. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Hovedtrenden er bedriftene optimistiske på landsdelens vegne, men mer avventende i forhold til egen bransje. Man forventer dempet prisvekst og positiv lønnsomhetsutvikling. Nordnorske bedrifter legger halvparten av investeringsbeløpet igjen i landsdelen, de forventer noe sysselsettingsvekst, men finner det utfordrende å skaffe kvalifisert arbeidskraft. For offentlig sektor er driftsresultatet omtrent som forventet, og man venter noe økning i inntekter og driftsutgifter. Det forventes økt investeringsnivå i landsdelen, og stabil sysselsetting. Det er noe krevende å få tak i kvalifisert arbeidskraft. Bærekraft og miljø er svært viktig for landsdelens ledere, brexit vurderes som uviktig

• Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Isaksen, Arne (2018). New Regional Industrial Path Development: Entrepreneurs, Knowledge Exchange, and Regional Contexts. Universitetet i Agder. ISSN 9788271178901. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Mølland, Eirin; Hansen, Kenneth; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Vangstad, Arild (2017). Regional Rapport - Norges Bank 1/2017. NORCE Research AS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Strickert, Sissel; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Kyllingstad, Nina (2017). Omstilling Agder - En gjennomgang av gründertiltaket Veksthuset i en ekstraordinær tid. NORCE Research AS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Mølland, Eirin; Hansen, Kenneth; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Vangstad, Arild (2016). Regional rapport - Norges Bank 1/2016. NORCE Research AS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Mølland, Eirin; Hansen, Kenneth; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Vangstad, Arild (2016). Regional Rapport - Norges Bank 2/2016. NORCE Research AS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Mølland, Eirin; Hansen, Kenneth; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Vangstad, Arild (2016). Regional Rapport - Norges Bank 3/2016. NORCE Research AS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Mølland, Eirin; Hansen, Kenneth; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Vangstad, Arild (2016). Regional Rapport - Norges Bank 4/2016. NORCE Research AS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Aarstad, Jarle & Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2016). En evaluering og analyse av NCE Media: Klyngenivå og bedriftsnivå. Høgskulen på Vestlandet. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Jørgensen, Geir; Hansen, Kenneth; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Vangstad, Arild (2015). Nasjonal rapport - Norges Bank 4/2015. NORCE Research AS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Jørgensen, Geir; Hansen, Kenneth; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Vangstad, Arild (2015). 4/2015 - Økonomisk analyse for region Sør, Norges Banks regionale nettverk. NORCE Research AS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Jørgensen, Geir; Hansen, Kenneth; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Vangstad, Arild (2015). Runde 2/2015 - Økonomisk analyse for region Sør, Norges Banks regionale nettverk. NORCE Research AS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Jørgensen, Geir; Hansen, Kenneth; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Vangstad, Arild (2015). Runde 1/2015 - Økonomisk analyse for region Sør, Norges Banks regionale nettverk. NORCE Research AS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Jørgensen, Geir; Hansen, Kenneth; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Vangstad, Arild (2015). Økonomisk analyse for region Sør, Norges Banks regionale nettverk 3/2015. NORCE Research AS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Jørgensen, Geir; Hansen, Kenneth; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Vangstad, Arild (2014). Økonomisk analyse for region Sør, Norges Banks regionale nettverk 1/2014. NORCE Research AS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Jørgensen, Geir; Hansen, Kenneth; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Vangstad, Arild (2014). Økonomisk analyse for region Sør, Norges Banks regionale nettverk 2/2014. NORCE Research AS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Jørgensen, Geir; Hansen, Kenneth; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Vangstad, Arild (2014). Økonomisk analyse for region Sør, Norges Banks regionale nettverk 4/2014. NORCE Research AS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Jørgensen, Geir; Hansen, Kenneth; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Vangstad, Arild (2014). Økonomisk analyse for region Sør, Norges Banks regionale nettverk 3/2014. NORCE Research AS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2014). Banebrytende nyetableringer? En kartlegging av nyetablerte bedrifter med potensiale til å starte nye næringer på Agder. NORCE Research AS. ISSN 9788276022384. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Agderforskning har på oppdrag fra VRI- Agder gjennomført en kartlegging av innovative nyetableringers betydning for regional næringsutvikling. Kartleggingen har hovedfokus på innovative nyetableringer med potensiale til å skape nye næringer i regionen.

• Jørgensen, Geir; Hansen, Kenneth; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Vangstad, Arild (2013). Nasjonal Rapport - 4 2013 Oppdragsgiver: Norges Bank *Unntatt offentlighet*. NORCE Research AS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Jørgensen, Geir; Hansen, Kenneth; Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Vangstad, Arild (2013). REGIONAL RAPPORT FRA REGION SØR FOR RUNDE 4 2013 Oppdragsgiver: Norges Bank *Unntatt offentlighet*. NORCE Research AS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rypestøl, Jan Ole & Isaksen, Arne (2013). Samarbeid og konkurranse - om klyngevekst og oppgraderingsmekanismer i IKT næringen på Agder. Universitetet i Agder. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

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